The same failures, the same prison, the same verdict: another Wandsworth death was preventable
Ombudsman Adrian Usher has now twice found that a Wandsworth prisoner might not have died had they been held elsewhere.
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Police seize cannabis and £2,200 in Innes Gardens arrest
Six weeks earlier, an officer told a West Putney ward panel that rivals would move in on exactly this patch.
Burglars are targeting homes in West Putney – act now
Police confirm multiple break-ins across the ward and want residents to know what to do.
Wandsworth police officer convicted of rape – third from same unit in three years
PC Dion Arnold told victims he was a police officer so they would trust him, court hears.
Four things Putney’s police want you to know this week
A Putney High Street standoff and the e-scooter law most riders are breaking.
Three men died at Wandsworth Prison within eight days
The ombudsman is investigating but has not published a cause for any of them.
Weapons, drug deals and intimidation: why The Angel pub may lose its licence
Roehampton councillors and Putney MP weigh in against the venue, noting some residents were too scared to complain.
Third time lucky: squatters out of Putney High Street as new shop moves in
Convenience store licence already applied for while eviction case was going through the courts.
Overstretched local police teams combine to seize 20 vehicles
Joint operation on Trinity Road shows what neighbourhood officers can do together.
Police recover weapons from stolen van in Roehampton
Find described as disrupting organised criminality as ward officers step up road enforcement.