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Brixton murder: Detectives arrest a 45 year old man in south London
After yesterday’s shocking murder of a man in Atlantic Road, Brixton, the Met Police are reporting that they have arrested a 45-year-old man in connection with the crime. Here’s their full press...
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Lambeth & Met Police put an entire Brixton council estate on a 48 hour...
Lambeth and the Metropolitan Police have posted up notices declaring that the entire Moorlands Estate off Coldharbour Lane in Brixton has been subject to a 48 hour Closure Notice. Baffled residents...
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Lambeth Labour petition to save Streatham Police Station not handed over to...
Lambeth Labour has yet to submit a petition to Sadiq Khan calling for the Labour Mayor of London to keep open the police station along Streatham High Road. The petition was launched in August 2017. In...
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Brixton drug suspect smashes the record for refusing to poo in custody after...
In a truly bizarre case involving an industrial strength sphincter, prosecutors have announced that they have dropped their case against a suspected drug dealer who refused to use the toilet after...
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Police report a ‘noxious substance attack’ on woman in her twenties in Brixton
Police were called to Brixton Road this afternoon following reports of a woman in her twenties being the victim of a noxious substance attack. Police and ambulances are currently on the scene on...
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Another dramatic car crash on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
Coldharbour Lane in Brixton seems to be turning into a real blackspot for car accidents with yesterday’s dramatic collision happening just 100 metres from another crash – and that car was only removed...
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All of Lambeth is under a Section 60 stop and search order until 5am, Weds...
Lambeth police have announced that the entire borough has been placed under a Section 60 order from 3pm today through to 5am tomorrow, Weds 7th November. A Section 60 Order for the borough of Lambeth...
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Opinion: We don’t need Section 60 stop & search – we need youth services
Earlier this week, Brixton Buzz reported on the borough-wide implementation of Section 60, which gives the police powers to search anyone they fancy, without having to give a reason why. There’s been...
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‘Suspicious package’ closes down central Brixton, Thurs 31st Jan 2019
Reams of police tape were being unfurled in central Brixton a few moments ago, as a suspicious package caused the westbound stretch of Brixton Road from Atlantic Road to the tube station to be sealed...
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Report from the public meeting on community safety in the Loughborough...
Last week we reported that a public meeting on Community Safety in the Loughborough Junction area was to be held in response to the murder of Glendon Spence in the Marcus Lipton centre. Local resident...
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Remembering victims on the 20th anniversary of the Brixton Market nail bombing
Today is the 20th anniversary of the Brixton Market nail bombing, which took place on 17th April 1999. The bomb went off at 5.25pm, and injured 48 people. Over three successive weekends between 17th...
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‘London’s Most Dangerous Gang – Met Police’– Brixton graffiti, June 2019
An anti-police message has appeared on a railway bridge which spans the main road in the centre of Brixton. The graffiti says, ‘London’s Most Dangerous Gang – Met Police – The System Goons – ACAB!!!’...
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The Laundry Restaurant on Coldharbour Lane applies for late night booze licence
If there’s one thing that Brixton is desperately in need of, it’s even more licensed restaurants, so the good news is that old Walton Laundry on Coldharbour Lane will soon be transformed into The...
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Brixton graffiti demands justice for Sean Rigg, ‘killed by the Brixton police’
Some powerful graffiti has appeared on the high level railway bridge in the centre of Brixton with the message, “RIP Sean Rigg (and all the others) killed by the Brixton police… no justice, corrupt...
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Pepper sprayed by the police in Effra Road, Brixton – photos
We’ve no idea what led up to this incident, but we have to register our concern about the way that this guy was pepper sprayed by the police after a chase in Efrra Road, Brixton tonight. We saw the...
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Breaking news: Stabbing outside Southwyck House by Coldharbour Lane, Brixton,...
A stabbing has been reported in central Brixton, with police attending to an incident on Moorland Road, next to the the Barrier Block (aka Southwyck House). 4.30pm: We spoke to bystanders on the scene...
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Brixton’s Quick Stop Food & Wine closed down after 18,000 nitrous oxide...
The Met Police have shut down Quick Stop Food & Wine in Acre Lane, Brixton after a huge stash of 18,000 nitrous oxide canisters (‘laughing gas’) were found in the shop’s basement. The order to...
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Brazen moped thieves attempt two break-ins at Brixton’s Market House
Early this morning, thieves tried to smash their way into Brixton’s Market House bar, with one attack leaving the window on Electric Lane seriously damaged. Sources told Brixton Buzz that the first...
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Met Police wheel in giant LCD screen displaying mugshots of wanted...
Crushing the festive spirit and introducing an unexpected mix of Bladerunner-meets-1984 into Brixton’s Windrush Square were these giant LCD screens displaying the names of wanted locals. Seen...
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In photos: Armed and masked police officers make an arrest on Brixton’s...
These were the scenes in Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane a short while ago, with masked and armed police officers making an arrest of one man. The incident took place opposite the Barrier Block, by the...
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