A man has been jailed after a jury found him guilty of a violent assault in Brent
Abdi Hassan, 27 of Janson Close, Brent was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment, with an extended four year licence, at St Albans Crown Court on Monday, 30 October. He had been found guilty of GBH, robbery and possession of an offensive weapon following the conclusion of a trial at Harrow Crown Court in June 2023. […]
Man to be Sentenced Following Historic Harpenden Sexual Assaults
In a significant development at the St. Albans Crown Court yesterday, Alec Housden, a 60-year-old resident of Kingsbury Gardens in Dunstable, faced the consequences of his abhorrent actions. Housden, who had already pleaded guilty to two disturbing sexual assaults and kidnappings dating back to the early 2000s in Harpenden, appeared in court to face trial […]
Ex-Children’s Hailsham Camp Manager Pleads Guilty to Sexual Grooming of Teenage Boys
A former manager of a children’s holiday camp has pleaded guilty to grooming more than 70 teenage boys online. Cameron Osman, 44, from Southampton, used the online alias ‘Lizzielemon’ to identify his victims on social media platforms such as Instagram, MyLol, and Love Crush. He then moved them onto video platforms such as Google Hangouts, […]
Ex-Children’s Hailsham Camp Manager Pleads Guilty to Sexual Grooming of Teenage Boys
A former manager of a children’s holiday camp has pleaded guilty to grooming more than 70 teenage boys online. Cameron Osman, 44, from Southampton, used the online alias ‘Lizzielemon’ to identify his victims on social media platforms such as Instagram, MyLol, and Love Crush. He then moved them onto video platforms such as Google Hangouts, […]
A former children’s holiday camp manager who groomed more than 70 teenage boys online by pretending to be a 16-year-old girl has pleaded guilty
The National Crime Agency investigated Cameron Osman, 44, from Southampton, who used the online alias ‘Lizzielemon’ to identify his victims on Instagram, MyLol and Love Crush, before moving them on to Google Hangouts, Discord and Skype. He engaged them in sexualised chat revolving around a fantasy online world with Osman pretending to be a teenage […]
A former children’s holiday camp manager who groomed more than 70 teenage boys online by pretending to be a 16-year-old girl has pleaded …
The National Crime Agency investigated Cameron Osman, 44, from Southampton, who used the online alias ‘Lizzielemon’ to identify his victims on Instagram, MyLol and Love Crush, before moving them on to Google Hangouts, Discord and Skype. He engaged them in sexualised chat revolving around a fantasy online world with Osman pretending to be a teenage […]
A man has been jailed after Met officers intercepted a drugs handover in Hertfordshire
Arthur Salmon, 51 , of no fixed address, was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment at St Albans Crown Court on Monday, 24 April. He was previously found guilty of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs at the same court on Friday, 27 January. At around 14:00hrs on 24 February 2022 officers from […]
Tough action taken against company directors for COVID-19 financial abuse
459 directors were disqualified in 2022-23 for abuse of the pandemic financial support schemes, with average disqualification length of seven years four months, up from five years ten months last year. Over 450 directors have been disqualified by the Insolvency Service in 2022-23 for abusing the COVID-19 financial support scheme, as the agency continues to […]
A man was sentenced to four years in jail having been convicted of raping a teenager in Stevenage
Emrah Demirci, aged 43, of Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, was previously convicted of one count of rape. The verdict was delivered at St Albans Crown Court on Thursday 26 January. The court had heard how on 14 April 2019, Demirci had raped a woman, then aged 18, in a hotel room in the town. As well […]
Broxbourne county lines drug dealers jailed
Two drug dealers who ran a county lines drug network in Broxbourne have been jailed for a combined total of more than eight years. Capitao Two drug dealers who ran a county lines drug network in Broxbourne have been jailed for a combined total of more than eight years. The pair were arrested in October […]
Broxbourne county lines drug dealers jailed
Two drug dealers who ran a county lines drug network in Broxbourne have been jailed for a combined total of more than eight years. Capitao Two drug dealers who ran a county lines drug network in Broxbourne have been jailed for a combined total of more than eight years. The pair were arrested in October […]
Broxbourne county lines drug dealers jailed – (ID 556479)
Two drug dealers who ran a county lines drug network in Broxbourne have been jailed for a combined total of more than eight years. Capitao Two drug dealers who ran a county lines drug network in Broxbourne have been jailed for a combined total of more than eight years. The pair were arrested in October […]
A man from Sandridge has been jailed for 10 years for firearms offences after police seized a shotgun from a van in South Oxhey
In the early hours of the morning on 27 May 2021 (correct), police were called by a resident of a property in Blackford Road, Watford, to report that a van had been abandoned in their driveway. It was reported that two men had been seen exiting the van, and overheard discussing a gun being fired. […]
Steven Smith, 48, of Grantham, was found guilty of sexual assault offences on two women and a young boy in the 1990s in both Grantham and Arlesey
Smith received a 14-year custodial sentence at St Albans Crown Court on Tuesday (13 December) and will be on the Sex Offender’s Register for life. Detective Constable Hayley Carroll, from Bedfordshire Police’s Internet Child Abuse Investigation Team, said: “We are all incredibly pleased with this outcome. It serves as an empowering reminder to all members […]
Steven Smith, 48, of Grantham, was found guilty of sexual assault offences on two women and a young boy in the 1990s in both Grantham and…
Smith received a 14-year custodial sentence at St Albans Crown Court on Tuesday (13 December) and will be on the Sex Offender’s Register for life. Detective Constable Hayley Carroll, from Bedfordshire Police’s Internet Child Abuse Investigation Team, said: “We are all incredibly pleased with this outcome. It serves as an empowering reminder to all members […]
Steven Smith, 48, of Grantham, was found guilty of sexual assault offences on two women and a young boy in the 1990s in both Grantham and Arlesey
Smith received a 14-year custodial sentence at St Albans Crown Court on Tuesday (13 December) and will be on the Sex Offender’s Register for life. Detective Constable Hayley Carroll, from Bedfordshire Police’s Internet Child Abuse Investigation Team, said: “We are all incredibly pleased with this outcome. It serves as an empowering reminder to all members […]
A Hertfordshire Constabulary officer has been dismissed without notice for using excessive force on a man during an arrest in Watford
Gross misconduct was found proven against Police Constable (PC) Stephen Dalton on Tuesday 22 November at the end of a disciplinary hearing organised by the force. The hearing was told PC Dalton arrested a man in Wilmington Close on 4 October 2019, following reports of attempted bike shed break-ins. The man was pushed against a parked […]
A man found guilty of murdering 29-year-old Kerrin Repman in a targeted hit and run has been given a life sentence
He will spend a minimum of 22 years behind bars before he is eligible for parole. Kerrin died after a BMW, driven by 42-year-old Keith McCarthy, hit the moped he was riding along Marine Parade, Dovercourt in April 2020. A pedestrian, a woman in her 70s at the time, was also left with life-changing injuries […]
