Man jailed for burglary and robbery in Bournemouth
A man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after admitting a burglary and a robbery at the same home in Bournemouth. Darren John Lane, aged 46 and of no fixed abode, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 4 January 2024. On the evening of Thursday 30 November 2023 Lane attended the […]
A man has been jailed following an assault in Bournemouth that left a man with serious injuries
A man has been jailed following an assault in Bournemouth that left a man with serious injuriesMichael Parker, aged 33 and of Grosvenor Gardens in Bournemouth, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Tuesday 12 December 2023. He was sentenced to eight years imprisonment after being convicted following a trial of wounding with intent, having earlier […]
A man has been found guilty of murder after he killed a mother of two
Alberto Fioletti, aged 31 and of Fordingbridge, was found guilty on Friday 8 December 2023 of murder following a four-week trial at Bournemouth Crown Court. On Friday 12 May 2023, the defendant and the victim – 34-year-old Stephanie Hodgkinson from Bournemouth – arranged to meet at the victim’s home address in Rosemount Road to discuss […]
Jack Anthony Rowland Receives 11-Year Sentence for Rape and Assault Offences
Jack Anthony Rowland, 24, of Dorchester, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted of non-fatal strangulation, criminal damage, assault, and two counts of rape. The sentencing took place at Bournemouth Crown Court on Monday, November 27, 2023. The first incident unfolded on November 11, 2022, at Rowland’s home address in Dorchester. […]
Jack Anthony Rowland Receives 11-Year Sentence for Rape and Assault Offences
Jack Anthony Rowland, 24, of Dorchester, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being convicted of non-fatal strangulation, criminal damage, assault, and two counts of rape. The sentencing took place at Bournemouth Crown Court on Monday, November 27, 2023. The first incident unfolded on November 11, 2022, at Rowland’s home address in Dorchester. […]
A boat skipper has been jailed after a man was killed when the vessel he was steering crashed into a buoy at high-speed
Morgan Smith, 21, had been drinking alcohol prior to the collision, which took place at Poole Harbour during the early hours of 2 May, 2022. The rigid hull inflatable boat (RIB), named ‘Fargo’, was travelling at up to three times the speed limit when it struck a large metal navigation buoy, and Smith, who was […]
Poole Harbour Collision sees Helmsman Jailed After Sussex Resident’s Death
A boat helmsman has been convicted of gross negligence manslaughter for causing a fatal collision in Poole Harbour due to high-speed operation. Morgan George Smith, a 21-year-old from Northampton, admitted to the charge at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday, 20 July 2023. He received a three-year prison sentence at Winchester Crown Court on Tuesday, 21 […]
Three members of an organised crime gang supplying drugs in Dorset have been jailed following a detailed investigation by detectives
Jubaer Ahmed, aged 36 and of Bournemouth, Belal Ahmed, aged 39 and of London, and Steven Waddington, aged 38 and of Bournemouth, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court to be sentenced on Friday 7 July 2023 after admitting charges of conspiracy to supply class A and class B drugs, possessing class A drugs with intent to […]
Six people smugglers have been jailed for a total of 26 years for transporting migrants into the UK in the back of a refrigerated lorry through Portsmouth port
But the alleged ringleader of the crime group remains at large and is now wanted by the National Crime Agency, as is another member of the crime group. Goran Jalal (pictured left), aged 37 and from Bradford, is suspected of organising crossings, while Hemin Ali Salih (pictured middle), aged 37 and from Manchester, is wanted […]
Six people smugglers have been jailed for a total of 26 years for transporting migrants into the UK in the back of a refrigerated lorry t…
But the alleged ringleader of the crime group remains at large and is now wanted by the National Crime Agency, as is another member of the crime group. Goran Jalal (pictured left), aged 37 and from Bradford, is suspected of organising crossings, while Hemin Ali Salih (pictured middle), aged 37 and from Manchester, is wanted […]
A man has been jailed for drugs offences after being found with cocaine on two occasions in Bournemouth
Ermal Jahelezi, 23 and of Bournemouth, was sentenced on Friday 14 April 2023 at Bournemouth Crown Court to three years and seven months in prison for being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug of class A and two counts of possessing a controlled drug of class A with intent. On Tuesday 8 March […]
A motorist has been jailed after he admitted to causing a fatal road traffic collision near that also left two other people with serious injuries
Shane Bovey, aged 41 and of Yeovil, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court to be sentenced on Tuesday 2 May 2023 after admitting causing death by dangerous driving. He also admitted two offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and aggravated taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent. Bovey was sentenced to 14 years in […]
A motorist has been jailed after he admitted to causing a fatal road traffic collision near that also left two other people with serious …
Shane Bovey, aged 41 and of Yeovil, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court to be sentenced on Tuesday 2 May 2023 after admitting causing death by dangerous driving. He also admitted two offences of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and aggravated taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent. Bovey was sentenced to 14 years in […]
Three county lines drug dealers in Bournemouth have been jailed after a series of warrants
Marcus Bowles-Dove, 35 and of London, was sentenced to four years and four months in prison for being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. Tory Marcus James, 26 and of London, was jailed for three years and four months and 34-year-old Beata Par, of Bournemouth, received a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence for being […]
A man who sneaked migrants into the UK in the back of his refrigerated truck has been sentenced to prison
Marinel Danut Palage carried refugees from France to Portsmouth before transporting them to Runcton, West Sussex, near Chichester. According to Bournemouth Crown Court, the operation was carried out at least three times, bringing roughly 10 to 12 foreigners illegally into the UK. The 31-year-old man received a nine-year prison sentence. Marinel Danut Palage took migrants […]
Five individuals convicted for smuggling migrants as young as 13 into the UK via refrigerated truck
A criminal organization comprised of five individuals has been convicted for their involvement in smuggling migrants into the UK using a refrigerated truck via Portsmouth port. The group’s illicit activities were exposed after a four-year probe conducted by the National Crime Agency (NCA), which included a surveillance operation that lead to the suspects’ arrest. On […]
Two men have been jailed after an attempted robbery at a residential address in Weymouth
Richard David Grimshaw, 53 and of Weymouth, and Shane Peter Smith, 33 and of Portland, were sentenced for attempted robbery and assault at Bournemouth Crown Court on Monday 20 March 2023. Grimshaw was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison and Smith received a seven-year jail term. At approximately 5.15pm on Sunday 14 […]
Five members of an organised crime syndicate were found guilty of smuggling migrants into the UK via Portsmouth port in the back of a ref…
The National Crime Agency conducted a four-year investigation and a surveillance operation that resulted in the gang’s arrests.NCA officers observed members of the group driving their VW Touran people carrier to meet a lorry driven by Romanian national Marinel Danut Palage, 31, at an industrial estate in Runcton, West Sussex, in the early hours of […]
