Kent Police made 26 arrests and secured 30 charges as part of a nationwide campaign to tackle county lines activity – (ID 531441)
County Lines Intensification Week ran from Monday 3 October to Sunday 9 October 2022 with focused, coordinated action against drug dealing networks and work to safeguard victims. Warrants carried out around Kent led to more than £11,000 in suspected criminal cash, 24 weapons and heroin, cocaine and cannabis being seized. A total of 48 welfare […]
Kent Police made 26 arrests and secured 30 charges as part of a nationwide campaign to tackle county lines activity
County Lines Intensification Week ran from Monday 3 October to Sunday 9 October 2022 with focused, coordinated action against drug dealing networks and work to safeguard victims. [block_2] Warrants carried out around Kent led to more than £11,000 in suspected criminal cash, 24 weapons and heroin, cocaine and cannabis being seized.
Officers investigating a sexual assault at Warren Street Underground station are today releasing CCTV images of two suspects
At 12.35am on Saturday 1 October, a woman alighted a train at Warren Street station and was harassed by two men. They followed her up an escalator and halfway up the steps the men pushed her against the side of the escalator, and she was sexually assaulted. Both men then left the station. If you […]
Man with self-inflicted injuries on platform at Euston station rushed to hospitial with critical injuries
Police have cordoned off two platforms at Euston station after a man was seriously injured on board a train. Officers taped off platforms 14 and 15 this afternoon, according to photos (Friday, October 7). BTP has confirmed that a man was taken to the hospital after being injured on a train. The injuries are believed […]
Man with self-inflicted injuries on platform at Euston station rushed to hospitial with critical injuries
Police have cordoned off two platforms at Euston station after a man was seriously injured on board a train. Officers taped off platforms 14 and 15 this afternoon, according to photos (Friday, October 7). BTP has confirmed that a man was taken to the hospital after being injured on a train. The injuries are believed […]
A 21-year-old man has been jailed for 15 months, following a British Transport Police investigation
James Rutherford, of South Shields, pleaded guilty to affray and was sentenced to 12 months on Friday 23 September, at Newcastle Crown Court. He received an additional three month custodial sentence for other non BTP offences. The court heard how on Sunday May 2, officers responded to a report of an assault on board a […]
Waterloo Station on London’s South Bank evacuated after smoke seen pouring from escalator number five
[block_2] Passengers alerted staff after noticing “smoke or steam” accumulating in the roof of one of the station’s businesses.Officers from British Transport Police and a number of London Fire Brigade crews have been dispatched to the incident, which is said to be ongoing.
Man facing 16 months in prison after railway sex offences
Following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation, a man faces 16 months in prison after being filmed masturbating in front of a woman on the London Underground. [block_2] Terence Emberson, 55, of Church Road, Hertford, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on July 18 and pleaded guilty to one count of indecent exposure and breaking a […]
Detectives are investigating after a significant amount of cable was stolen from the Chiltern line at Tyseley, West Midlands
Detectives are looking into the theft of a large amount of cable from the Chiltern line in Tyseley, West Midlands.Officers are eager to speak with the men in the images in the hope that they can assist with the investigation.Offenders stole a large amount of cable from the tracks overnight on Friday, August 5th, around […]
A sexual predator who subjected a teenage girl to a horrific sexual assault has been sentenced to prison
In April, he targeted a 17-year-old girl on a train between Coventry and Birmingham International.Elemir Bandy, 61, of Upper Normacot Road, Stoke on Trent, pleaded guilty to Sexual Assault by Penetration and three counts of Sexual Assault at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 3 May.On Friday, August 12, a judge sentenced him to 12 years […]
Detectives have released images of nine individuals they believe may be able to assist them with their ongoing investigation, following violent disorder between football fans at Swindon station in April
At around 11.40 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022, a riot broke out on the platform of Swindon Railway Station.Both groups of football fans began fighting, and punches, bottles, cans, and other items were thrown.A police officer was narrowly missed by one of the bottles.At the time of the incident, the station and platform were […]
Detectives have released images of nine individuals they believe may be able to assist them with their ongoing investigation, following v…
At around 11.40 a.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022, a riot broke out on the platform of Swindon Railway Station.Both groups of football fans began fighting, and punches, bottles, cans, and other items were thrown.A police officer was narrowly missed by one of the bottles.At the time of the incident, the station and platform were […]
Officers investigating a hate crime on a train from Layton to Kirkham have released CCTV images of a suspect today
[block_2] Officers investigating a hate crime on a train from Layton to Kirkham have released CCTV images of a suspect today.
Detectives investigating a serious assault at Euston railway station are appealing for witnesses and information
An altercation occurred between the victim and a man shortly after 8.15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20.Two more men approached and attacked the victim, knocking him unconscious on the floor. The three men then bolted from the station.The victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of fractured ribs and a fractured nose.In connection […]
A 42-year-old man will appear in court this morning charged with the murder of a 24-year-old man this weekend at Reading station
Kirkpatrick Virgo, of Whitby Road, Slough, is accused of murder and carrying an offensive weapon. He was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear in Reading Magistrates’ Court this morning.Detectives are still asking anyone who saw the incident or the events leading up to it on the train to contact BTP by texting 61016 […]
British Transport Police (BTP) detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man died at Reading station last night
[block_2] Officers were dispatched to the station at 11:43 p.m. on July 30th in response to reports of an injured man on platform eight.
A serving British Transport Police officer has been formally dismissed without notice, following an accelerated misconduct hearing
Following an accelerated misconduct hearing, a serving British Transport Police officer was formally dismissed without notice.On Wednesday, July 27, Police Sergeant Coleman, based in London, was fired with immediate effect by the Chief Constable.According to the allegations, on 4 June 2022, Police Sergeant Coleman reported for duty as a Custody Officer while being unfit due […]
Police are looking for witnesses after an incident on a train between Doncaster and Cleethorpes
On Saturday, July 16, around 6pm, two men approached a 17-year-old girl on the service and began making inappropriate sexual comments to her.One of the men then inappropriately touched the victim before inviting her to a hotel with him. A number of passengers witnessed the incident and stepped in to help.Both men were discharged from […]
