Jump to content

Recommended Posts

The two men who work there were held up at 6 this morning. They had a meat cleaver held to their throats by two attackers, who made off with some three-hundred pounds in cash, and cigarettes. The police came and looked at the CCTV but, as of about 6pm, hadn't returned to take the tape away. Nero

Agreed with everyone - great shop and lovely people and horrified to hear they had to undergo such a thing


Then again, it's not Chiswick Louisa is it?


I hope they catch the guilty and the guilty receives the appropriate sentence - ball-bag hanging and similar (such as hand chopping-off) can be left to Sharia law and suchlike

Quite right Sean it's not, in Chiswick armed robbery is precisely half the rate it is in SE15/SE22 and SE5, so chances are it wouldnt happen as regularly there as it would here. I didnt know ball bag hanging was part of Sharia law either, next time i'm in Bradford or Luton I shall ask the locals. Hmmmm.


Louisa.

Louisa


I was careful to say Sharia law "and such like" - ie, not the law itself but any eye-for-an-eye still punishment


The reason I mention Chiswick is not to dispute the relative crime figures but to highlight the fact that in another thread about (much pettier but maybe no less significant) crime you told people to get over it as it was SE London not Chiswick... but in THIS case the empathy was much quicker to the fore

Well having a box of veg or some parcel with clothing in stolen outside a house in SE London isnt exactly a shocker is it? People were talking like it was something to be surprised about! Armed robbery, again, nothing to be surprised about in SE London, but the human cost is a lot greater and the consequences much more severe Sean. Both happen here in SE22, and also Chiswick, but they happen here more regularly. One isnt worth talking about, the other is!


Louisa.

I spoke with the owner yesterday afternoon, everyone at Red Apple is alright but shaken and he has changed their security procedures as a result. However, the newsagents has CCTV with apparently good pictures taken of the two youths involved. He also said that this problem is getting worse, the shop in Goodrich Road has been shut and converted into a flat because it was robbed so many times.

I was in my local newsagent on Grove Vale yesterday and saw 2 teenage males clearly looking through the window into the shop behind the front counter. They only stopped looking when the shop owners wife spotted them. They then came into the shop and claimed they were looking at the Calpol and were wondering if it was okay to use on a 3 month old baby.


They could be telling the truth but I would say they were casing the joint!


These youngsters have graduated from their bread and butter street robberies to till snatches/armed robberies at newsagents and betting shops, these places are seen as easy targets.

I was in there yesterday and people seemed fine, although I didn't know about the robbery. It's awful what happens sometimes around here.


And I thought I was going insane the other day when I walked up Goodrich and the newsagents was gone. I can imagine that there will be more robberies at the one on CPR now.

I was heartened to see two police support officers walking past Mirhash. Then I was disappointed to see two more following about 30 yards behind. I did think about askign them why they had to do the beat in fours, but then couldn't be bothered as I feared they might take it the wrong way. Nero

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • That's great you have the cat! Sorry to interfere, and feel free to ignore this, but it might not be a great idea to post your mobile number on a public forum? You can message the owner on the forum via a private message.
    • Copleston centre hire for adult parties 
    • Most churches rent out halls for children's' parties but rarely adult parties, Christ Church only does afternoon parties,   The East Dulwich Community centre hires out halls to 9 pm only and all music needs to be on a sound restrictor as is in a residential area. St Johns with St Clements have a small hall but not sure if they allow adult parties. Nunhead Green has a newish community centre with a couple of different size halls. Most places seem to charge around £40 ph  with a deposit of £100/200 (returned if no damage or excess cleaning needed.
    • Hello, Recently there have been various comments made on the forum which have resulted in heated discussions being had. I for one, hold up my hand and wanted to personally thank whoever is keeping the forum going.. remember when it was likely to close. We are all adults and should known when it is right to continue or just ignore or if really feel it necessary comment via pm. I have had a long relationship with the forum and have bought, sold, offered advice and in deed made friends on the forum over the years. It is a public forum after all and everyone is entitled to express their opinion and is also free. I am not as tech minded as most but with the season of good will approaching and-knowing in this economic climate how many people are  struggling, I  thought it would be a lovely idea, to perhaps set up a just giving page to raise funds for a local charity who might appreciate a contribution towards their Christmas festivities… On a practical side, might just be to complicated to administer as I am sure all have charities that we support so my other thought was not me, as I am useless but to set up a just giving page and whatever monies are raised, perhaps contribute to the festivities that use to be run by local shops or whatever.. Maybe even use a local church hall and just make it special for perhaps folk that find it difficult to access events or no access for say wheel chair users.. guess really, one is looking for guidance from the church and of course volunteers. Shoot me down if you must or feel the need but this is my view and no, sadly I won’t be around in the months before Christmas but can help remotely.      
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...