Mugged at knifepoint near Greendale (Aug 2nd 2017)

Just want to warn everyone who uses the alleyway approaching the Green Dale by the Dulwich Hamlet Football Club.

This evening roughly around 6pm I was mugged with a knife and the black man stole my phone.

Please take extra caution when you walk there.

Of course the police have a database and a crime map.

Did they drive you around looking for the guy - at least it makes you feel they care although I've never heard of one being caught.

Sorry to hear this and glad you were not seriously harmed.

Worrying to hear as I'll be using that regularly soon on school drop offs, not something you want to hear about and 6pm is not late or dark either. It's really a prime spot if you think about it as it's like a dead end then an overgrown pathway. I have messaged James Barber in case anything can be done re CCTV or something to improve security.

I understand there was a meeting last week to discuss this issue, and whether anything more could be done to make people feel secure on those footpaths. Please could anyone report back here on what was decided?

Thanks.

stantonb Wrote:

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> The black man?

It's a description.

All descriptions of perpetrators should include passport no. and DNA profile.

Anything else, ie. not specifying name, exact height, brand and colour of clothing, shoe size, and inside leg measurement is simply generalising.

Imagine warning people about a mugger and only providing the details you managed to observe during the attack, perish the thought of such an ill-informed and badly thought out approach to raising awareness.

If the only detail you could pick out during the mugging was the fact that it was a black man then that's not very helpful. Try going to the police and say you got mugged. The police will most likely ask for a description and you'll be like 'well he was black and a man'. Cheers buddy, that really narrows it down.

What's the point in even saying it was a black man when that literally doesn't help at all. Would you have said it was a white guy if it was a white guy who took your phone? Of course you would. I'm very sympathetic towards the victim. But find it very odd the way that was worded and slipped in st the end of the post.

Kidkruger, I see what you tried there but it wasn't funny. Good effort though.

stantonb Wrote:

Would you

> have said it was a white guy if it was a white guy

> who took your phone? Of course you would.

Yes, and people on here have done in similar circumstances.

ETA: And I am unclear why you have called me Susan above.

it would seem that this alley has insufficient lighting and in the winter months is rather dark has anybody contacted the council or contacted the police in reference to this as this is a on going problem for as long as i have lived in the area surely some responsibility is with the council we all pay our council taxes and have rights

maybe its about time a petition was started about getting some CCTV along there maybe a long shot but nothing tried nothing gained

i know it is a good Short cut but maybe this alley is best avoided in the dark evenings