Snaresbrook Crown Court

Fifteen people have been charged with drugs offences following a series of dawn raids in Newham.

The leader of a gang that stole thousands of pounds in distraction thefts at cash machines across London has been jailed for four years.

An Imam has been found guilty of sexually abusing two young girls in Newham.

Three ammonia-wielding carjackers who dragged former boxer Michael Watson down the road by his seatbelt during an attempted robbery have been convicted.

Three teenagers who ran away smiling after stabbing a 14-year-old boy in Manor Park will be sentenced next month.

A knifeman who drove a moped at the police officer trying to arrest him has been jailed for two years.

A man has been charged with assault following an alleged attack on two police officers in Manor Park.

A man who bit an officer’s cheek and hurled racist abuse while resisting arrest has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.

Rapper J Hus will face trial in December after denying carrying a knife in Stratford.

A ‘vile’ paedophile who preyed on ‘vulnerable’ children for more than 30 years has been jailed.

A young man from Newham has appeared in court charged with trying to lay his hands on £300,000 in criminal cash.

An armed robber who carried out two bomb hoaxes at shops just one road away from where he lived has been jailed for life.

A nurse who raped a patient at an east London hospital was today sentenced to 15 years behind bars.

A flytipper who dumped 20 tonnes of builders waste on a Beckton road has been banned from Newham.

Three men have been jailed for a total of more than 50 years for a playground shooting.

Shocking video footage captures the moment a flytipper dumps 20 tonnes of waste on a busy Beckton road.

Six people have appeared at Thames Magistrates Court including a teenager from East Ham and two women following a series of drug raids targeting a suspected ‘county line’ supply network to Suffolk.

A ticket tout who started a scam within six weeks of being let out of prison is back behind bars after setting up another bogus company to dupe fans of West Ham and other Premier League football clubs.

A Plaistow man who was involved in a violent knife fight on the Tube has been jailed for eight years.

One of the victims of acid attacker John Tomlin has refused to forgive him, saying he “deserves the death penalty”.

A man who took part in a simulated drive-by shooting using fake pistols opposite a playground in Forest Gate has been jailed for more than a decade.

A scout leader from Plaistow who preyed on young boys has been given 11 years in jail.

Two teenagers have been jailed for their part in a “terrifying attack” that saw a teenager stabbed and sprayed with ammonia inside a house.

A couple from East Ham who illegally turned an office block into 14 flats have been fined £86,000.

Three teenage gang members have been convicted of breaking into a North Woolwich home to launch a knife and acid attack on a 16-year-old boy.