September saw criminals jailed for an array of offences in south east London, ranging from gun possession to harassment.
We've summarised five noteworthy cases below:
Mark Bishop and Darren Donnelly
Mark Bishop, 41, of Abbey Wood, and Darren Donnelly, 44, of Thamesmead broke into the home of an elderly couple and attacked them before fleeing with stolen property.
After punching a man in his 70s several times and assaulting his 60-year-old partner, the pair stole the couple's Mercedes which they used to drive away and burgle another house.
Both men were sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on September 2, with Bishop handed a seven-year sentence and Donnelly jailed for six years.
Drug dealer Khai Whittle threatened a teenager with a knife after they refused to kiss another person’s shoes.
He went on to commit a burglary and attempt to break into a car while on bail, after he was arrested for the initial offence in early February.
The 18-year-old, of Foots Cray Lane, Sidcup, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court to one and a half years in prison after he pleaded guilty to seven charges against him.
Ross Knox, 30, pleaded guilty to possessing five guns and various types of ammunition which were discovered at his home in Penge.
The Met Police said they had uncovered "two shotguns, two revolvers, a handgun, and numerous types of ammunition" at the address on Penge High Street during a raid back in May.
He was sentenced to a total of five years imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court on September 22.
Nigel Bundock, 37, conducted a campaign of harassment against a woman, breaking a restraining order twice.
Police said he had a history of abusive behaviour against his victim, who he sent more than 250 unwanted text messages.
Bundock, of Freeman Road, Gravesend, pleaded guilty to two counts of breaching a restraining order and was sentenced to 21 months at Maidstone Crown Court.
Kevin Simpson, 45, spat in the face of a bus driver at the height of lockdown.
He approached the open driver’s window of an N11 when it was stationary at the Ludgate Circus traffic lights at around 4.30am on May 13, asking for the doors to be opened.
When the driver explained she could not do this at traffic lights as it was unsafe, suggesting Simpson, of Brockley Road, Lewisham, walk to the next bus stop where she could pick him up, he put his head through the open window and spat in her face.
After being traced by his spit, he was sentenced to 18 weeks in prison, as he plead guilty to one offence of actual bodily harm (ABH) at London Magistrates Court.
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