Police officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Country Watch team are issuing a stark warning to dog walkers to ‘keep dogs on leads in rural areas or face possible prosecution’.

Police officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Country Watch team are issuing a stark warning to dog walkers to ‘keep dogs on leads in rural areas or face possible prosecution’. The warning follows a number of incidents in the East Hants area whereby owners have been walking with dogs off lead and not under close control. They […]
Police officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Country Watch team are issuing a stark warning to dog walkers to ‘keep dogs on leads in rur…

Police officers from Hampshire Constabulary’s Country Watch team are issuing a stark warning to dog walkers to ‘keep dogs on leads in rural areas or face possible prosecution’. The warning follows a number of incidents in the East Hants area whereby owners have been walking with dogs off lead and not under close control. They […]
An Isle of Wight Police Officer has been sacked after sending an explicit video of himself in uniform, whilst on duty, to someone he met through a dating app

An Isle of Wight Police Officer has been sacked after sending an explicit video of himself in uniform, whilst on duty, to someone he met through a dating app. PC Jonathan Finch – better known as Joe Finch – has been dismissed from the force following a 2-day misconduct panel hearing last month.
An Isle of Wight Police Officer has been sacked after sending an explicit video of himself in uniform, whilst on duty, to someone he met …

An Isle of Wight Police Officer has been sacked after sending an explicit video of himself in uniform, whilst on duty, to someone he met through a dating app. PC Jonathan Finch – better known as Joe Finch – has been dismissed from the force following a 2-day misconduct panel hearing last month. The panel […]
A man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for the murder of 32-year-old Kayleigh Dunning from Portsmouth

Kayleigh, who has been described as ‘kind and thoughtful’ by her family, was reported missing to police on Tuesday 17 December 2019, before her body was discovered at Brandford’s flat on Kingston Crescent later that night.
Have you seen missing Jack, 16, from Portsmouth?

Last seen at around 9am this morning (9 March) in the Victoria Street area, wearing a full grey Nike tracksuit with black Air Force trainers.
This week, the Home Secretary has announced a £130.5 million boost to support police forces across the country in tackling serious and violent crime, including £490,000 for Hampshire Constabulary

This week, the Home Secretary has announced a £130.5 million boost to support police forces across the country in tackling serious and vi…

The funding boost is on top of the £880,000 already announced last month for Hampshire’s Violence Reduction Unit. It is aimed at new early intervention programmes and supporting constabularies in taking targeted action, including against murder and knife crime. Caroline commented: “I am very pleased to see more funding this month to […]
100+ firefighters are tackling a fire involving multiple thatched cottages in Bransbury

Over a hundred firefighters from across Hampshire are tackling a fire involving multiple thatched cottages in Bransbury, near #Winchester. Crews are expecting to be on scene for some time and are currently being supported by South Central ambulance service and Hampshire Police.
An Eastleigh man has been sentenced to seven years in after pleading guilty to rape in January 2019

David Gordon Howse, aged 33, of The Quadrangle pleaded guilty to raping a 24-year-old woman at some stage between 11.30pm on Tuesday 8 January and the early hours of Wednesday 9 January 2019. The woman was walking in Beaulieu Road before cutting through an alleyway into a car park area between Beaulieu Road and […]
A man has been jailed for a total of 13 years for a range of sexual offences that took place in Hampshire

Shaun Higginson aged 47, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to a total of eight offences including one count of attempted rape of a female under 16, one count of gross indecency with a girl under 14 and six counts of indecent assault on a girl under 14. The charges relate to offences that took place […]
A 27-year-old woman from Southampton has been convicted after pleading guilty to a number of offences, including drink-driving, in both S…

Shannah Cave, of Tatwin Crescent, Southampton, pleaded guilty to one count of driving whilst over the prescribed limit, one count of dangerous driving on a road or public place, one count of criminal damage, one count of assault with intent to resist arrest and one count of assaulting an emergency worker. Southampton Crown Court […]
A 27-year-old woman from Southampton has been convicted after pleading guilty to a number of offences, including drink-driving, in both Southampton and Eastleigh

Shannah Cave, of Tatwin Crescent, Southampton, pleaded guilty to one count of driving whilst over the prescribed limit, one count of dangerous driving on a road or public place, one count of criminal damage, one count of assault with intent to resist arrest and one count of assaulting an emergency worker. Southampton Crown Court […]
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a serious incident in Newport

Police were called to Caesars Road at 2.07am this morning (Sunday) to reports that a man had been seriously assaulted.
Three men have been jailed for a total thirty years and three months after £6.6million worth of cocaine was seized

• Lee Matthews, 37, of Field Way in Denmead, was sentenced to fifteen years and three months after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B drugs. • Jason Jay Stanley, 20, of Passingham Walk in Waterlooville, was sentenced to seven years and six months for conspiracy to supply Class A and Class […]
A further £4.08 million will be available next financial year to help Violence Reduction Units in the South East of England via Police an…

Within the South East, Sussex and Hampshire police force areas will each receive up to £880,000 in funding, while Kent and Thames Valley police force areas will each receive up to £1.16 million in funding. Violence Reduction Units bring together organisations across local communities to tackle violent crime and address its underlying causes. They also […]
A further £4.08 million will be available next financial year to help Violence Reduction Units in the South East of England via Police and Crime Commissioners, the Government has announced

Within the South East, Sussex and Hampshire police force areas will each receive up to £880,000 in funding, while Kent and Thames Valley police force areas will each receive up to £1.16 million in funding.
A 23-year-old woman who was subjected to a horrific attack in the back of a van on July 22, 2018, finally has justice for what happened t…

The woman, a 23-year-old from Southampton, reported the incident to police on the morning of July 22, 2018 after the man, Shafiullah Zahid, lured her into his van on the pretense he was being a good Samaritan offering her a lift home after she had been on a night out. What followed was a […]