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Islington Shoplifting Up 39%: August 2026 Crime Figures
Shoplifting in Islington rose 39% in a year and nearly doubled from April. Violence up 9%, phone and bag theft down 22%. Ward by ward, from police.uk.
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Islington Man Charged in UK's First Rwanda Genocide Case
Dr Vincent Brown, 65, of Islington faces seven charges over the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the first case of its kind in the UK. Why his address matters.
Crime
Clerkenwell Stabbing: Victim Named, No Arrests Yet
Police have named the man who died after a stabbing in Lloyd Baker Street, Clerkenwell. No arrests have been made, and the Section 60 order has expired.
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Alex Sloley: £20,000 reward, Islington missing since 2008
The Met is offering £20,000 for information that finds Alex Sloley, missing from his Islington home since 8 August 2008, aged 16. Anyone exploited by north London gangs then is asked to call.
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Tollington Park burglary: police appeal after woman dies
Detectives want doorbell footage from Tollington Park after a 75-year-old woman died following an aggravated burglary on 11 August. The reference to quote is CAD7757/12AUG.