A former Metropolitan Police officer who pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of indecent images of children has been sentenced
Former PC Darren Hourigan, 51, who was attached to the South Area Command Unit, appeared at Kingston Crown Court on Friday, 7 July where he was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment [suspended for 18 months] for possession of indecent images of children. He had previously appeared at the same court on Wednesday, 26 April where […]
Prison for ringleader of gang which ran £10 million a month drugs lab
The kingpin of an organised crime group that controlled one of the largest amphetamine laboratories ever found in the UK has been jailed for 18 years. National Crime Agency investigators identified encrypted messaging platform EncroChat was being used to run the lab near Redditch – capable of producing 400 kilos of amphetamine per month, worth […]
A man has been convicted of attempted rape following an investigation by officers from the Met’s rape and serious sexual offences team.
Bogdan Ungureanu, 41 (31.05.81) of no fixed address was found guilty following a trial at Kingston Crown Court which concluded on Friday, 5 May. He was found not guilty of rape. He pleaded guilty to robbery and fraud ahead of the trial and will be sentenced for all offences at the same court on Thursday, […]
Two children have been safeguarded and the three London-based men, who exploited them to sell drugs in Hertfordshire, have been jailed after a proactive operation by specialist officers from the Metropolitan Police
Officers from Operation Orochi, the Met’s specialist crime team dedicated to tackling high-harm offenders involved in county lines drugs supply, raided an address in Hatfield on 18 January 2022 and found two missing London boys,, aged 14 and 15. A short while later, in Streatham in southwest London, detectives detained twin brothers Omar and Malik […]
Two children have been safeguarded and the three London-based men, who exploited them to sell drugs in Hertfordshire, have been jailed af…
Officers from Operation Orochi, the Met’s specialist crime team dedicated to tackling high-harm offenders involved in county lines drugs supply, raided an address in Hatfield on 18 January 2022 and found two missing London boys,, aged 14 and 15. A short while later, in Streatham in southwest London, detectives detained twin brothers Omar and Malik […]
A Metropolitan Police officer named Darren Hourigan has pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of indecent images of children
He appeared at Kingston Crown Court on April 26 and will be sentenced on July 7. Chief Superintendent Andy Brittain said that PC Hourigan’s arrest demonstrates the Met’s commitment to upholding the law among its ranks. Following an investigation by the Met’s Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse team, Hourigan was arrested in March 2020 […]
Detectives investigating a hairdresser who sexually assaulted two students are appealing for anyone who believes they may have been victim to similar offences to come forward
Alan Luckhurst, 36 of Worcester Park, Surrey, was found guilty of eight counts of sexual assault and two counts of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent following a trial at Kingston Crown Court on 26 January 2023. On Monday, 27 March 2023 he was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, suspended for […]
Detectives investigating a hairdresser who sexually assaulted two students are appealing for anyone who believes they may have been victi…
Alan Luckhurst, 36 of Worcester Park, Surrey, was found guilty of eight counts of sexual assault and two counts of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent following a trial at Kingston Crown Court on 26 January 2023. On Monday, 27 March 2023 he was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, suspended for […]
A man and a woman who conspired to shoot her previous partner in an attack that left him with life-changing injuries have been jailed
The male victim, aged in his 20s, was shot multiple times after Daniel Gaudin and Shannon Rule travelled by train from Waltham Forest to Merton to carry out the horrific broad daylight attack in front of terrified onlookers.On Wednesday, 5 April the pair appeared at Kingston Crown Court for sentencing. Rule was jailed for 30 […]
A man and a woman who conspired to shoot her previous partner in an attack that left him with life-changing injuries have been jailed – (…
The male victim, aged in his 20s, was shot multiple times after Daniel Gaudin and Shannon Rule travelled by train from Waltham Forest to Merton to carry out the horrific broad daylight attack in front of terrified onlookers.On Wednesday, 5 April the pair appeared at Kingston Crown Court for sentencing. Rule was jailed for 30 […]
A man and a woman who conspired to shoot her previous partner in an attack that left him with life-changing injuries have been jailed
The male victim, aged in his 20s, was shot multiple times after Daniel Gaudin and Shannon Rule travelled by train from Waltham Forest to Merton to carry out the horrific broad daylight attack in front of terrified onlookers.On Wednesday, 5 April the pair appeared at Kingston Crown Court for sentencing. Rule was jailed for 30 […]
Detectives investigating a hairdresser who sexually assaulted two students are appealing for anyone who believes they may have been victi…
Alan Luckhurst, 36 of Worcester Park, Surrey, was found guilty of eight counts of sexual assault and two counts of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent following a trial at Kingston Crown Court on 26 January 2023. On Monday, 27 March 2023 he was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, suspended for […]
Detectives investigating a hairdresser who sexually assaulted two students are appealing for anyone who believes they may have been victim to similar offences to come forward
Alan Luckhurst, 36 of Worcester Park, Surrey, was found guilty of eight counts of sexual assault and two counts of causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent following a trial at Kingston Crown Court on 26 January 2023. On Monday, 27 March 2023 he was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, suspended for […]
Prison time doubled for ‘most wanted’ tax criminal
One of the UK’s most wanted tax fugitives, who was caught and jailed for eight years last year, has had her sentence more than doubled for failing to repay the money she stole. Sarah Panitzke, originally from York, played a leading role in a vast multi-million-pound VAT fraud and became one of the UK’s most […]
A drug dealer has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years after an intelligence-led operation resulted in him being found in the possessio…
Billy Sturgeon, 20, of Wandle Road, Merton, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday, 22 March after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence; three counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs; one count of possession of criminal property; and possession of a firearm […]
A drug dealer has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years after an intelligence-led operation resulted in him being found in the possession of a loaded shotgun
Billy Sturgeon, 20, of Wandle Road, Merton, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday, 22 March after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence; three counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs; one count of possession of criminal property; and possession of a firearm […]
A man has been found guilty of rape after targeting a woman in Kingston
Mohammad Idriss, 18 of Pembury Road, Hackney, was found guilty following a trial at Kingston Crown Court on Thursday, 16 March. He had already pleaded guilty to possession of a Class B drug, theft and fraud offences in relation to the same incident. On 23 July 2022, Idriss was loitering around Kingston Town Centre when […]
A man who sprayed ammonia into the face of a Met officer before threatening him with a gun has been jailed – (ID 554309)
James Boyle, 22 of Pulross Road, Brixton, was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment at Kingston Crown Court on Monday, 13 March having pleaded guilty at the same court on 11 November 2022 to the following offences: – Administering a poison or noxious substance with intent;– Possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of […]
