Brixton news, rumour and general chat - Aug 2015

[Tricky Skills]

From Chief Inspector Roy Smith, Lambeth Police:

1. During the early hours of Saturday 8th August police were called to reports of a disturbance in Combermere Road, Stockwell. Police officers from Lambeth Borough Emergency Response were on scene within minutes and three adult male victims were taken to hospital one suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg, a male with stab wounds to his hands and a third male with serious stab wounds to his back & face.

Enquiries are ongoing at this stage by Detectives from Operation Trident and there have been no arrests yet. Anyone with any information or who may have heard or seen anything are asked to contact the police by calling 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Additional neighbourhood police officers will be on patrol this evening and over the weekend.

2. A murder overnight of a young male in Flaxman Road following an outbreak of violence (Flaxman Road is on the Southwark border beyond Angell Town Estate).

 

[OrangeSoda]

Hi all, longtime lurker. Did anybody hear about the terrible accident last Sunday around 9pm after Brixton Splash? Those motorbike guys were zooming up and down Brixton/Streatham Hill. Well one them fell off the bike and lost his leg by Brixton Bus Garage, not sure it was cut off or it ripped off. Pretty serious, they put up a white screen to give him privacy, they managed to stabilise him and took him to hospital. Lots of police and a helicopter, they closed off the road in both directions.

 

[Gramsci]

Got this via BRUG committee:

Here's a good opportunity for local campaigns...



Call out to Brixton people, especially with those with a cause to promote to a worldwide audience. The group ASIAN DUB FOUNDATION will be filmimg a video for their track STAND UP in Brixton next Tuesday 11th Aug at 12.00, meeting outside Brixton Tube.


They want people to shout the chorus 'Stand Up'. Bring Banners, wear T-Shirts to promote your campaign.


Spread far and wide,

(might be of interest to Greebo ViolentPanda)

also editor Tricky Skills

 

[lang rabbie]

They want people to shout the chorus 'Stand Up'. Bring Banners, wear T-Shirts to promote your campaign.

Brixton, next Tuesday:

 

[Greebo]

Brixton, next Tuesday:
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In timehonoured tradition.

 

[Maharani]

The Standard are reporting centre of the incident was Combermere Road.

DietCokeGirl posted about this as it was happening.

 

[Maharani]

Which branch of Tesco? There are so many in Brixton...

As BigMoaner said, Acre Lane store.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

I've been traveling 49 years to get here, not me this post.
I called heads, it was ok.

 

[Greebo]

I've been traveling 49 years to get here, not me this post.
I called heads, it was ok.

Dexter, if you ever want or need to drop by some time, you know where VP and I are. You're entirely free to ignore, decline, or accept - no hard feelings.

He's usually in even when I'm not and VP would enjoy the bloke talk, whether you're on urban or not.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

Dexter, if you ever want or need to drop by some time, you know where VP and I are. You're entirely free to ignore, decline, or accept - no hard feelings.

He's usually in even when I'm not and VP would enjoy the bloke talk, whether you're on urban or not.

Thank you.

 

[Dexter Deadwood]

This is no country for poor people.
You don't know what you are talking about; do you?

 

[DJWrongspeed]

This murder in Stockwell sounds like summertime madness all over again

One witness, who asked not to be named, said: "At about 1.10am I heard a commotion and I saw a large group of people running down the street.
"They seemed to be chasing somebody. There was a lot of them. A hundred maybe, or possibly more like 200 people.
"I thought it must be some sort of flash mob or something along those lines - this is quite a lively area.
"But then a couple of minutes later I heard a gunshot and I realised it was a much more serious situation."
The witness, who lives on the street where the incident took place, added: "After about eight or 10 minutes the police started to show up and the crowd started to disperse.
"One of the [injured] men was walking around with blood all over his face.
"It was like something out of a zombie movie - I've got no idea how he was still moving around."

 

[editor]

Some interesting stuff on this week:
Our picks of what’s on in Brixton this week: gigs, clubs & parties: Monday 10th – Sunday 16th August

In particular:

Saturday 15th August: Lambeth Left Unity host ‘Solidarity Games for Greece’ at Brockwell Park
Lambeth Left Unity are organising a sports-day fundraising event in Brockwell Park on Saturday 15th August – where they will be raising money for Medical Aid for Greece. There will be rounders, cricket, 5-a-side football and much more. The event is open to all and (as long as it’s not pouring with rain), sounds like it could be a good laugh.

 

[editor]

Some photos from around town:

Brixton scenes – mattress man, balloons and an al fresco office or two, Aug 2015

 

[DietCokeGirl]

This murder in Stockwell sounds like summertime madness all over again

Having also witnessed it, I'd say that quote is a huge exaggeration. There was about 15-20 and most had already gone before the police arrived.

 

[Ms T]

I witnessed bit of drama on Dalberg Rd this morning. A black BMW came careering down the one-way system off Effra, took the bend much too fast, swerved out of control and wrapped itself round a lamppost next to the bus stop. Luckily there was no one on the pavement, although a couple of minutes later I could have been, and a couple of minutes earlier a woman with a baby had been there. The airbags were inflated in the car, and both driver and passenger got out unscathed - then scarpered, leaving the car leaking oil onto the road!

 

[snowy_again]

That junction's bonkers

 

[editor]

I witnessed bit of drama on Dalberg Rd this morning. A black BMW came careering down the one-way system off Effra, took the bend much too fast, swerved out of control and wrapped itself round a lamppost next to the bus stop. Luckily there was no one on the pavement, although a couple of minutes later I could have been, and a couple of minutes earlier a woman with a baby had been there. The airbags were inflated in the car, and both driver and passenger got out unscathed - then scarpered, leaving the car leaking oil onto the road!

We have an artists's impression.

 

[Ms T]

That junction's bonkers

Yes, loads of people in the flats saw what happened and came out. They said there are loads of accidents there. The police came and said the car was uninsured - and possibly stolen - which is why the driver and his mate ran off, presumably. What struck me was the massive bang the car made on impact.

 

[editor]

Yes, loads of people in the flats saw what happened and came out. They said there are loads of accidents there. The police came and said the car was uninsured - and possibly stolen - which is why the driver and his mate ran off, presumably. What struck me was the massive bang the car made on impact.

We've had some impressive stolen car shunts in and around my estate, but this was easily one of the most dramatic:

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2013/08/dramatic-car-crash-on-coldharbour-lane-brixton/

 

[Mr Retro]

I witnessed bit of drama on Dalberg Rd this morning. A black BMW came careering down the one-way system off Effra, took the bend much too fast, swerved out of control and wrapped itself round a lamppost next to the bus stop. Luckily there was no one on the pavement, although a couple of minutes later I could have been, and a couple of minutes earlier a woman with a baby had been there. The airbags were inflated in the car, and both driver and passenger got out unscathed - then scarpered, leaving the car leaking oil onto the road!

Fucking wankers. Lucky it was very early and nobody was in the parked cars or on the footpath.

I saw something similar on Acre lane many years ago. A car coming up out of Brixton going too fast to make the turn off and smashing into the wall. 100 yards earlier and me and my wife and friends were dead.

 

[snowy_again]

Yes, loads of people in the flats saw what happened and came out. They said there are loads of accidents there. The police came and said the car was uninsured - and possibly stolen - which is why the driver and his mate ran off, presumably. What struck me was the massive bang the car made on impact.

It's the one way system which means they speed down and then either turn left (not indicating) into Barnwell / Dalberg on a blind corner or turn right and almost hit a bus after the blind corner. The little strip got some TfL cash but that was just for the junction of Barnwell (extended pavements to make the corner harder to take at speed) and then the junction of Waterlane (the mini island).

 

[Rushy]

It's the one way system which means they speed down and then either turn left (not indicating) into Barnwell / Dalberg on a blind corner or turn right and almost hit a bus after the blind corner. The little strip got some TfL cash but that was just for the junction of Barnwell (extended pavements to make the corner harder to take at speed) and then the junction of Waterlane (the mini island).

I had to stop and guide traffic there a couple of weeks ago as a driver casually headed the wrong way down it from brixton water lane towards the fairly blind bend.

 

[Ms T]

I had to stop and guide traffic there a couple of weeks ago as a driver casually headed the wrong way down it from brixton water lane towards the fairly blind bend.

I've encountered cars going the wrong way down BWL a couple of times!

 

[Manter]

Tbf, the signage if you're coming from our way is rubbish.

 

[Rushy]

Tbf, the signage if you're coming from our way is rubbish.

I thought she looked a bit familiar...

 

[Rushy]

I've encountered cars going the wrong way down BWL a couple of times!

I remember someone pointing out to me when crossing a one way road that I didn't need to look both ways. I begged to differ.

 

[teuchter]

It's the one way system which means they speed

I'm inclined to take the view that it's primarily the drivers which cause the speeding.

 

[friendofdorothy]

I witnessed bit of drama on Dalberg Rd this morning. A black BMW came careering down the one-way system off Effra, took the bend much too fast, swerved out of control and wrapped itself round a lamppost next to the bus stop. Luckily there was no one on the pavement, although a couple of minutes later I could have been, and a couple of minutes earlier a woman with a baby had been there. The airbags were inflated in the car, and both driver and passenger got out unscathed - then scarpered, leaving the car leaking oil onto the road!

The way the car had wrapped itself around the pole of the bus stop was impressive - it was still there at lunchtime.

I've encountered cars going the wrong way down BWL a couple of times!

I've seen that too, seems to happen regularly.

 

[Ms T]

The way the car had wrapped itself around the pole of the bus stop was impressive - it was still there at lunchtime.

I'm not surprised! It was going at a hell of a speed.