Drug dealer jailed after escaping custody
A drug dealer who escaped while in custody has been jailed. Reece Reddington was initially arrested on 17 March after he made off from officers in Celandine View, Soham, and hid in a garage. He was spotted throwing a mobile phone in a nearby garden, which contained hundreds of messages relating to drug dealing. Two […]
A man who strangled his partner and threatened her with a knife has been jailed
Louis Vincent, 33, subjected the victim to years of abuse during their relationship. He would wait for her in the communal car park when she got home and block her in with his car so she couldn’t drive away before shouting at her and banging on her car window. He frequently shouted and screamed at […]
A man who denied attacking his partner was caught red-handed after she managed to secretly record some of the abuse
David Barrett, 40, was reported to police on 7 September by a relative of the victim who said he had hurt her. Officers visited the house where the pair lived and established Barrett had attacked the woman after an argument, grabbing her by the neck. The argument stemmed from her doing something he did not […]
A man who was caught with more than £500 worth of class A drugs on him in Millfield has been jailed
Officers from our Neighbourhood Support Team were carrying out an operation in the Lincoln Road area of Millfield on 21 August last year when they came across 30-year-old Evaldas Lygmalis heading towards the same property as them in Rock Road. Lygmalis was seen to go behind a parked car and place something in his mouth […]
Upton Brothers Sentenced for Series of Violent Attacks in Wisbech
In a disturbing turn of events, brothers Riley and Bricy Upton, aged 24 and 21 respectively, have been sentenced to six years in prison for a series of violent attacks that left three men hospitalised. The incidents occurred in Wisbech, with the final judgment delivered at Peterborough Crown Court on January 26.
The first assault took place on October 18 last year at a children’s play centre on Fen Road. Staff members intervened when the brothers displayed aggressive behaviour , but the situation escalated into a physical altercation. One employee suffered gashes to the head and bruised ribs as a result.
A more severe attack unfolded on November 4 in Market Square when the brothers approached and assaulted a man unprovoked. The victim endured kicks and punches, resulting in facial bruising, chipped teeth, and stitches to the eye socket.
Following this assault, the Upton brothers, along with a group of others, purchased alcohol from a Lynn Road fuel station. In a brutal assault, they repeatedly punched, kicked, and stamped on a man in the group, causing a fractured jaw and severe cuts and bruising.
The arrests were made the following day, and both brothers were charged with two counts of GBH with intent, assault by beating, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Pleas of guilt were entered, leading to their sentencing on Friday, January 26.
Detective Sergeant Lee Womack expressed satisfaction with the outcome, stating, “These attacks were fuelled by a combination of alcohol and the brothers’ seemingly blasé attitude to violence. I am pleased they will both be behind bars for a good stretch – Wisbech will be a safer place without them on the streets.”
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A man found growing 136 cannabis plants in Huntingdon has been jailed
Acting on information received from members of the public and their own intelligence, officers from the Huntingdon Neighbourhood Team paid a visit to a property in Surrey Road on 27 November. They discovered five rooms containing cannabis plans and arrested 27-year-old Viktor Sokolaj at the scene. Sokolaj admitted being concerned in the production of cannabis. […]
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A drug dealer who tried to hide cocaine and heroin between his buttocks has been jailed.
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A knife-wielding man who tried to steal money from a woman at a Peterborough cash machine has been jailed
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A drug dealer who was awoken by police officers forcing entry to his Peterborough flat in the early hours of the morning has been jailed
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