A man who had devices at his flat containing over a thousand indecent images of children and sent sexual messages to children has been ja…
Asfandyar Saleem, 28 from Lewisham was sentenced to 52 months imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday, 28 November. He had previously pleaded guilty to 11 offences:– one count of perverting the course of justice;– three counts of making an indecent image of a child;– six counts of attempted sexual communication with a child under […]
Suspected crack cocaine and heroin have been found hidden in kitchen fittings during a search warrant in Northfleet
Officers executed the warrant at a property in the High Street on Friday 10 November 2023. While inside the property they found the drugs hidden inside kitchen fittings. The constables also seized several mobile phones, various drug paraphernalia and cash.
Officers trawl 500 hours of CCTV to secure murder conviction following the death of Maureen Gitau
A man has been convicted of the murder of Maureen Gitau, whose disappearance led to a massive police search in a desperate attempt to find her body. Today, 16 November at the Woolwich Crown Court, Mark Moodie, 55 of Nightingale Place, Woolwich was convicted of the murder of 24-year-old Maureen Gitau. Maureen’s body has never […]
A sex offender who abused a young child and engaged in explicit conversations with others has been jailed.
Jonathan Martin filmed himself committing a number of serious sexual assaults against a boy and also encouraged children from outside the UK to engage in sexual activity online. Kent Police’s Paedophile Online Investigation Team was first alerted to Martin’s offending in May 2022 after he uploaded indecent images of children to the internet. Searches at […]
Sexual Predator Caught Near Police Station Sentenced
A sexual predator, Daniel Boyd, 31, has been apprehended after arranging to meet a 14-year-old girl for sexual purposes, just meters away from a police station. Boyd had sent explicit messages and explicit images to the supposed young girl, culminating in a planned rendezvous for sexual activity. However, upon his arrival at Bromley South Station […]
Former Soldier Pleads Not Guilty to Wandsworth Prison Escape
Former soldier Daniel Khalife, accused of escaping from Wandsworth prison in London, has pleaded not guilty to the charge of escaping from lawful custody. The 21-year-old appeared in court via video link from HMP Belmarsh, where he is currently held. The alleged escape took place on September 6, and Mr. Khalife reportedly spent four days […]
Two men have appeared at court after proactive Gravesend officers seized quantity of class A drugs and a stolen car
.At around 10pm on Monday 4 September 2023, a Ford Kuga was being driven in the town centre in a manner that alerted a police patrol. The constables then followed the vehicle on the A2 towards London and requested the driver stop in Station Road, Belvedere. The car came to a halt and the two […]
Two men have appeared at court after proactive Gravesend officers seized quantity of class A drugs and a stolen car
.At around 10pm on Monday 4 September 2023, a Ford Kuga was being driven in the town centre in a manner that alerted a police patrol. The constables then followed the vehicle on the A2 towards London and requested the driver stop in Station Road, Belvedere. The car came to a halt and the two […]
Steroid Abuser Found Guilty in Retrial for Greenwich Holiday Inn Murder
Taye Francis, a convicted rapist with a history of violence against women, has been found guilty of murder for the second time in the tragic case of the Holiday Inn stabbing that claimed the life of his girlfriend, Khloemae Loy, in Greenwich. The court’s decision came on July 9, 2023, at the end of a […]
Prison Officer Pleads Guilty to Assault at HMP Thameside
A prison officer at HMP Thameside, Isa Bangura, has pleaded guilty to assault after he used excessive force in self-defence during an attack by an inmate. Bangura, 34, admitted that he kicked inmate Emmanuel Nyeko in the head on December 4, 2020, following an altercation. During the incident, Bangura had opened Nyeko’s cell door to […]
Stockroom Worker Jailed for Handling Stolen Goods: £45,298 Compensation Ordered
Lai Uong, 47, from Southfields in Gravesend was jailed for two years and eight months in 2022 after he admitted handling stolen goods. The stockroom worker had been stealing goods from his employer John Lewis from its store in Bluewater and re-selling them on an online site. Items, including laptops, wearable tech and mobile phones […]
A cocaine supplier has been jailed for nine years following the cracking of a heavily-encrypted messaging service for criminals
Lee Prescott arranged to purchase kilogram blocks of the class A drug using the illegal EncroChat mobile phone platform, unaware the software had been cracked by international law enforcement agencies. Kent Police was provided with messages showing that between April and the end of May 2020, Prescott had agreed to buy 6kg of cocaine in […]
A convicted drug dealer who stabbed a police officer during a warrant in Gravesend will serve a further two-and-a-half years in prison
Kuran Gill, 32, attacked the PC with a knife during the incident on Wednesday 21 April 2021. Officers had attended his home in Sun Marsh Way to arrest him and search the property as part of a drug supply investigation being carried out by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate. They were met with […]
A man from Dartford has been charged in connection with the possession of a firearm that has links to the Murder of Hayley Burke
A man has appeared in court after being charged with having a firearm in connection with the murder of Hayley Burke, who was shot after a hostage situation at a Dartford home on Friday night by her ex-partner violent convicted thug Jacob Cloke. Terry Beaton, 28, of Dartford, appeared before Medway Magistrates this morning after […]
A man from Dartford has been charged in connection with the possession of a firearm that has links to the Murder of Hayley Burke
A man has appeared in court after being charged with having a firearm in connection with the murder of Hayley Burke, who was shot after a hostage situation at a Dartford home on Friday night by her ex-partner violent convicted thug Jacob Cloke. Terry Beaton, 28, of Dartford, appeared before Medway Magistrates this morning after […]
Detectives have charged a suspect following a serious assault in Swanley
.The incident is reported to have happened in the area of Hart Dyke Road during the early hours of Saturday 6 May 2023. Officers attended the area where a man in his 20s was found with serious injuries consistent with stab wounds. He was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition. Later […]
Three men who admitted running an organised prostitution ring have been ordered to repay nearly a quarter of a million pounds
Kent Police launched an investigation into the Mayfair Girls escort agency after thousands of business cards were found at the home of a man arrested in Kings Hill in July 2017. Enquiries revealed the agency was an online front for organised prostitution, with the men behind it earning 30% commission for every appointment arranged. The […]
Three men have been charged as part of a Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate investigation into the supply of class-A drugs
At around 5.05pm on Thursday 27 April 2023 police officers stopped a van in the Centre Road area of New Ash Green that was found to contain quantities of cocaine and cash. The driver was arrested along with a second man who had been seen walking away from the vehicle towards a nearby property, where […]
