Item added 6th April 2003
FROM EMAIL FROM WATCHLINK UNIT, WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Prison Absconder Sought By Police:

The Metropolitan Police Service is calling on the public to help trace an abscondee from prison who repeatedly preys on the elderly in London and the South East.

Allen Stephen Johnson, who is now 63 years old, absconded from HMP Leyhill, an open prison, in March 2000 and is wanted to complete that sentence and in connection with a series of offences committed since that date.

Enquiries by the Burglary Artifice Desk of the Service Intelligence Unit
(SCD10) have linked Johnson to offences committed in Islington, Fulham, Marylebone, Newham, Enfield, Wandsworth, Kensington, Barnet, Barking and Dagenham, Richmond upon Thames, Paddington, Bromley, Havering and Tower Hamlet.

DC Simon Clarke from SCD10 said: "Johnson is still thought to be offending in the London area but is known to travel extensively throughout the south coast. He uses guesthouse and hostel accommodation for short periods at a time and has a criminal history stretching back 50 years.

"His normal method is to befriend the victims in the street and then use a specially tailored story to gain their confidence before stealing property from their homes or stealing their cheques."

Johnson is known to use a large number of aliases including: Alan Johnson, Alan Jackson, Sam Cutler, Peter Burridge, Brian Saunders, Allen Williams, Sam Wilson, Steven Johnson, Alan Hinkley, David Cox, Colin Mayhew, John Townsend, Brian Willis.

Johnson is white, 5ft 7ins with hazel coloured eyes, is of proportionate build with grey receding hair, he has numerous tattoos on his arms including "Mum" and "Rita".

Anyone who recognises the man pictured and knows his whereabouts or has other information should contact their local police or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Item added 6th April 2003
FROM EMAIL FROM WATCHLINK UNIT, WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Tooting & Balham Crime Report - 3rd April 2003:

The files attached have the full report - it's a worrying report this week with 4 incidents in our immediate vicinity: A street robbery in Church Lane, a burglary at an Amen Corner flat, a burglary of school premises in Welham Road and, worst of all, an aggrivated burglary on Southcroft Road where the occupants were threatened with a handgun by 7 intruders.

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Item added 29th March 2003
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Tooting & Balham Crime Report - 28th March 2003:

The files attached have the full report - 1 incident in our immediate area this time - a street robbery involving the theft of a mobile phone in Rectory Lane.

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Item added 22nd March 2003
FROM EMAIL FROM WATCHLINK UNIT, WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Tooting & Balham Crime Report - 21st March 2003:

The files attached have the full report - 3 incidents in our immediate area this time - all street robberies - one in Rectory Lane and two in Moyser Road.

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Item added 22nd March 2003
FROM EMAIL FROM WATCHLINK UNIT, WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Tooting & Balham Crime Report - 13th March 2003:

The files attached have the full report - 1 incident in our immediate area this time - a burglary in Welham Road.

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Item added 9th March 2003
FROM EMAIL FROM WATCHLINK UNIT, WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Tooting & Balham Crime Report - 7th March 2003:

The files attached have the full report - 4 incidents in our immediate area this time - one mugging and three burglaries including one in our road:

Street Robbery RECTORY LANE TOOTING SW17 Monday 3rd March 2003 at 1700. A group of youths approached the victim and demanded he hand over his phone. He refused to comply and they then searched and on finding the phone decamped with it.

Residential Burglary CROWBOROUGH ROAD TOOTING SW17 between Thursday 27th February 2003 at 2300 and Friday 28th February 2003 at 0615. Suspect(s) broke into premises and took property.

Residential Burglary IDLECOMBE ROAD TOOTING SW17 between Thursday 13th February 2003 at 1200 and Sunday 2nd March 2003 at 1400. Thieves broke into the premises through a rear window.

Residential Burglary RECTORY LANE TOOTING SW17 between Tuesday 4th March 2003 at 2330 and Wednesday 5th March 2003 at 0600 An intruder slipped the front door lock and stole property from ground floor rooms whilst the occupier was upstairs

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Item added 1st March 2003
FROM EMAIL FROM WATCHLINK UNIT, WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Tooting & Balham Crime Report - 27th Feb 2003:

The files attached have the full report - one incident in our immediate area this time - a burglary in Salterford Road. Thursday 27th February 2003 at 0345 the burglar entered the premises through an open front window and took property. He made off when disturbed by the occupier.

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Item added 1st March 2003
FROM EMAIL FROM WATCHLINK UNIT, WANDSWORTH COUNCIL:
Tooting & Balham Crime Report - 21st Feb 2003:

The files attached have the full report - a bad week for this area - one violent robbery/stabbing in Moyser Road at 0030 on Sat 15th Feb, two robberies in Welham Road on Fri 14th Feb at 1425 and 1530 and one burglary in Idlecombe Road during Mon 17th Feb.

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