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• Hampstead Thieves Move On

  By  Jesse_Custer at 12:06 on 20/07/10

  

  The two suspects who have been terrorising residents of Belsize Park and Hampstead have, according to police, disappeared.             It was made public knowledge last week, not only on HampsteadPeople, but also in the local papers, that the police had launched Operation Behrami in a concentrated attempt to catch the moped bound thieves. The police have theorised that such an...

• Body Found on Hampstead Heath Identified

  By  Simon__Lee at 10:54 on 15/07/10

  

  A few weeks ago we reported on the discovery of a body on Hampstead Heath. The body was found in a bush on the 26th of June, at 16:36 on a Saturday afternoon as people enjoyed the sun. A post-mortem was carried out the next day and police claim that the death is not suspicious.             The police have now identified the body as 56 year-old Maria Bukreedan who lived on...

• Operation Behrami Launched to Catch Moped Robbers

  By  Simon__Lee at 17:10 on 06/07/10

  

  A few weeks back I mentioned a series of robberies, all involving two men and a moped. It seems they are still going on and as suspected, have crept into Hampstead. In response to this, the police have launched 'Operation Behrami'.     The most recent attack was on a 75 year old man near Belsize Park, and previous to that, a woman talking on her phone whilst walking down North End Way in Hampstead had her watch and...

• Dog Thieves Strike - Eleven Stolen

  By  Simon__Lee at 11:41 on 28/06/10

  

  Last week, a dog-walker's van containing twelve dogs, including a Samoyed belonging to food advisor Annabel Karmel. The van was left unattended with the keys in the ignition when the driver went to collect another dog on Christchurch Hill. Nine dogs were then left, tied-up in North Finchley. The two that remain missing are both pedigrees. Needless to say, the owners of the dogs are distraught and pleas have been left everywhere, from...

• Royal Free Security Guard Jailed For Rape

  By  Jesse_Custer at 12:20 on 27/06/10

  

  A former security guard for Royal Free was jailed for rape on Friday almost a year since the incident. David Brown, who according to Ham&High had no fixed address, was jailed for eight years. The incident occurred in Camden Town near the Stables at 3AM on the 13th July 2009. Brown's denial of the attack however forced the case to go to court. Obviously any crime like this is terrible. Yet how did a man like this gain a job as a...

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