Miracle escape in Ewell for octogenarian
Motorist John Woods, who is lucky to be alive after a pre-Christmas accident, has appealed for public help in tracking down the hit-and-run driver responsible. John, aged 84, of Tolworth, … Read More
Category: Crime
Good money goes after bad
A cash-strapped council will spend up to £350,000 on an investigation into potential fraud in its housing department. Guildford Borough Council confirmed police are working alongside an accredited anti-fraud investigation unit … Read More
What are your priorities for community safety?
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council has launched a public consultation on the priorities for community safety in the borough and are asking residents, workers, visitors and businesses to have their … Read More
Damning report on local prison
The availability of drugs at one Surrey prison is a “critical threat to safety”, as inspectors said it had one of the highest positive test rates for illicit substances of all men’s … Read More
Anti-Yob Cat protection petition
“Heartbroken” pet owners claim a group of teenagers are “trapping cats” for their dogs to “rip apart”.A petition signed by 3,675 people is calling for more action from the RSPCA … Read More
Crime and Disorder committee gets policies in order
Three important items were debated at the Epsom and Ewell Borough Council Crime and Disorder Committee meeting on 12 September 2023. The Video Surveillance System Policy (VSS), the Community Safety … Read More
Unprovoked attack on man and his dog in Epsom
On 5th September 40 year old Scott Smith of Tonstall Road, Epsom assaulted another Epsom man in an “unprovoked attack”. After the assault, during which the victim fought back in … Read More
To Catch a Bike Thief – not easy in Surrey
Epsom and Ewell Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate and former Royal Military Police officer Helen Maguire has revealed that 991 bike theft cases in Surrey were closed in 2022 without a … Read More
Brawling Bowling Club reprieved
The “level of violence and hostility” during a mass brawl inside a Surrey bowling club was unlike anything a serving police officer had ever experienced before, they have claimed. A … Read More
Derby disrupter doesn’t quite go down
Ben Newman ran onto the Epsom racecourse seconds after the starter gates opened on the 3rd June 2023 Derby flat-race. Though the horses were still out of sight by the … Read More
Ex MPC, now Epsom PPC, tackles Surrey PCs
Epsom and Ewell Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate and former Royal Military Police officer, Helen Maguire, is pushing Government to spend more on policing in Surrey given the “dire” state … Read More
Not insulated against prosecution
47 activists who caused chaos on the Surrey stretch of the M25 in the autumn of 2021 have been convicted of a variety of offences following a lengthy and complex … Read More