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‘I thought I was safe - then they raped me’: Girl tells of alleged sex ring attack
A teenage girl thought she was escaping an argument when she got into a car with a Chadwell Heath man – but he took her to a house and raped her, a court heard today.
Redbridge Businesses Against Crime win award for work over last decade
A business partnership in Redbridge working towards cutting crime for the past 10 years has been acknowledged with a special award for the work it does alongside police.
Ilford man in Dubai jail to have appeal hearing today
An Ilford man sentenced to four years in a Duabi jail for drugs consumption is to have an appeal hearing today against the prison term.
Teenager arrested while in hospital for trespassing at Ilford station
A 17-year-old has been arrested for trespassing – while recovering from “serious electrical burns” in hospital – after he was found near the railway line at Ilford station.
More than £11k of goods taken in burglary at Orchard Estate building site office
Builders carrying out improvement works at the Orchard Estate, in Woodford Green, were burgled overnight on Wednesday.
Hainault robber, who punched man to floor for his mobile phone, sentenced to four years in prison
A Hainault robber who was seen “sizing up potential victims” outside a tube station before punching a man to the floor for his mobile phone, has been jailed for four years alongside a teenage accomplice.
Six of ‘Redbridge’s most wanted’ arrested by police – can you identify 14 others?
Six men who appeared in last week’s Recorder as part of “Redbridge’s most wanted” have been arrested by police.
‘Bricks flew through my windows’ man tells of horror crash in Clayhall
A 60-year-old man woke to a nightmare after a car ploughed over his front garden wall, sending bricks flying through the windows of his home.
Girl tells court of escape from alleged child prostitution ring hours before friend ‘raped’
A teenage girl fought off the advances of an alleged sexual predator in an Ilford hotel hours before he allegedly raped her friend, a court heard today.
Prostitutes, condoms and kerb crawlers: Special meeting called in Ilford
Prostitutes lining street corners, used condoms left in alleyways and kerb crawlers were some of the complaints made by Loxford residents at a special meeting on Monday.
Man smashes way out of Ilford off licence with stolen £4 packet of cigarettes
This was the devastation left at an Ilford off licence after an unhappy customer smashed his way out the shop with a £4 packet of cigarettes this afternoon.
Redbridge Islamic sites visited by police following boarding school ‘arson attack’
Police have been visiting Muslim centres across Redbridge today following a suspected arson attack at an Islamic boarding school on Saturday.
Woman attacked by man on rollerblades in South Park, Ilford
A woman standing in a park with her baby in a pram was attacked from behind by a man wearing rollerblades.
Boy accused of Hainault park stabbing in court
A teenager accused of stabbing a 15-year-old boy in a Hainault park is due in court later this month.
UPDATE - police were called to reports of bomb in Green Lane Co-op store but no package was found
Police have now lifted a cordon after they were called to reports of a suspect package in The Co-operative Food store in Green Lane, Goodmayes.
PICTURES: Redbridge’s most wanted - can you identify these people?
Police have released the images of 20 men and women who make up Redbridge’s most wanted – and they need your help in tracking them down.
Spotting if your friend is becoming a terrorist taught to Redbridge youth leaders
After attending a six month workshop on how to prevent extremism, one schoolgirl says she has a completely different understanding of terrorism.
Chadwell Heath man ‘raped child prostitute as pimp held her down’, court hears
A Chadwell Heath man was part of an east London child prostitution ring that preyed on vulnerable teenage girls from a care home, a court heard today.
Want to visit another world? Seven Kings student tells you how
Books can transport you to different worlds, according to one 16-year-old who believes in reading so much he is starting his own campaign and book club.
Burglars use tools from shed to break into Hainault home
Burglars used tools from a garden shed to break into a Hainault home on Saturday.
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‘I thought I was safe - then they raped me’: Girl tells of alleged sex ring attack
A teenage girl thought she was escaping an argument when she got into a car with a Chadwell Heath man – but he took her to a house and raped her, a court heard today.
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