• Inquest held in Pimlico spy murder

  By James_Mass at 16:20 on 02/02/12

  

  Almost two years after the mysterious death of Gareth Williams, the MI6 spy whose body was found in a holdall in his Pimlico flat, an inquest is to be finally held. Having carried out toxicology tests and a prolonged investigation police were unable to form a conclusion on the bizarre case. Dr Fiona Wilcox, the coroner for Westminster, is due to hold the hearing in April. A pre-inquest review will be held on 29th March at...

• Police arrest member of Pimlico Prowler gang

  By James_Mass at 16:05 on 10/01/12

  

  In a sensational dawn raid today police arrested a man believed to be a member of the notorious knife-wielding gang that targeted lone women in Pimlico in a spate of robberies towards the end of 2011. The 32-year-old was escorted away by officers of the Westminster Crime Squad who swooped in on his third-floor one-bedroom flat in Notting Hill. The officers forced their way into the man's property with the use of a battering ram. ...

• Pimlico torture murderers get life sentences

  By James_Mass at 12:33 on 22/12/11

  

  Two men, one of whom was from Pimlico, have been given life sentences for their callous torture of a love rival who died from his severe injuries.  Gary Speight, 31 and from Pimlico, was told he will serve a minimum of 30 years for the murder of 36-year-old Anthony Bates. Speight's accomplice, Dean Swift, 44, was told he will serve at least 28 years in prison.  The Old Bailey learnt how the pair subjected Bates to...

• Pimlico crime rates revealed

  By James_Mass at 16:34 on 16/12/11

  

  Want to know how many muggings have occurred in Pimlico recently? Or perhaps you've wondered what the figures are for other crimes? Well, if you're not aware of this already, there is a website for that - www.ourwatch.org.uk. For a direct link to Pimlico's crime rates, click here. Currently, the website's stats has been updated as far as October, a month which had 1405 crimes reported, an increase on the previous month's figure of...

• Pimlico's neighbourhood watch schemes

  By James_Mass at 16:03 on 16/12/11

  

  With Pimlico being plagued recently by a spate of muggings, some by knife point, locals have united as they've come together to form vigilante groups in a response to the increasing problem. But, do you know who your local neighbourhood watch is? Do you know where the nearest are based or whom you should contact if you needed them? Here we'll be highlighting where the Pimlico neighbourhood watches are and which areas they specifically...

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