Members of an organised crime group who smuggled drugs into the UK have been jailed for a total of over 17 years
Border Force officers discovered two pallet-loads of cannabis within a shipment of computer casing at Heathrow airport on Monday 8 February 2021. The drugs, which were valued at around £1 million, had been flown across from Canada and were due to be delivered to a business address in Dartford. Instead they were seized as part […]
A man who murdered a stranger claiming he was acting in self-defence has been convicted
At Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday, 18 April, Robbie Munoz, 22 of Belmont Road, Wallington, was found guilty of murdering 29-year-old Reece Williams from Greenwich. He is due to be sentenced on Monday, 5 June. Reece was fatally stabbed on Welland Street in Greenwich on 31 July 2021 and despite the efforts of his friends […]
Two fraudsters have been jailed after they used company credit cards and accounts to clear personal debt and buy luxury items for themselves
Between 2013 and 2017, the women placed more than 1,100 fraudulent orders with over 600 online retailers using the employer’s accounts. They also ordered a variety of items, including cleaning products, camping equipment, home décor, mobile devices and designer clothes. On 7 December 2017, their offending was uncovered when a mobile phone provider reported unusual […]
Serious crime detectives investigating the wholesale supply of class A and B drugs have charged a man
The man was arrested on Tuesday 28 March 2023 after enquiries carried out by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate identified him as suspected to be involved in co-ordinating the supply of cocaine and cannabis between April and May 2020. Following the arrest, officers also seized a knuckle duster and extendable baton. Lee Prescott, 35, […]
A Dartford man has been arrested and charged with five offences including vehicle and knife crimes
At around 3.40pm on Tuesday 21 March 2023, a patrol spotted a suspected stolen Ford Eco Sport in Princes Road. Officers requested the driver to stop, however they failed to do so before the vehicle was later seen in Lowfield Road where a man and teenager were arrested and taken into custody. During the arrest, […]
A Bromley paedophile who claimed sexual images of children on his computer were medical has escaped prison for the second time
Serving soldiers of the 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment participated in the new headstone rededication service for Sjt Cubberley.
A father been has jailed for sexually touching his teenage daughter and had incest porn on his phone
The 46-year-old, who will not be named in order to protect his daughter’s identity, appeared at Woolwich Crown Court for sentencing after pleading guilty to sexually touching her in two horrific incidents. According to the court, the father was largely absent from his family’s life but reconnected with them when his daughter was 15 years […]
A mother whose son was killed in a hit-and-run in Orpington by an unlicensed elderly driver is attempting a skydive to raise funds for a charity she founded in his memory
Josh Osborne, 11, died in April 2019 after being hit by a Ford Fiesta while crossing Court Road. After a week-long trial at Woolwich Crown Court, David Lockyer, 75, was found guilty by a jury of causing death by careless driving and causing death while driving an unlicensed motor vehicle. Lockyer had also been drinking […]
A mother whose son was killed in a hit-and-run in Orpington by an unlicensed elderly driver is attempting a skydive to raise funds for a …
Josh Osborne, 11, died in April 2019 after being hit by a Ford Fiesta while crossing Court Road. After a week-long trial at Woolwich Crown Court, David Lockyer, 75, was found guilty by a jury of causing death by careless driving and causing death while driving an unlicensed motor vehicle. Lockyer had also been drinking […]
A man has pleaded guilty to offences committed while he was a barrister
A barrister who has represented Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and Apprentice winner Stella English has been told to expect a jail sentence Henry Hendron, 41, whose rostrum of well-known past clients also includes the Earl of Cardigan, pleaded guilty to the allegations he bought crystal meth and party drug GBL. Hendron, of Old Compton Street, W1 pleaded guilty […]
A Met officer has been jailed for one year and four months after admitting to assaulting a woman during an off-duty incident
PC Thomas Andrews was charged on 11 July 2022 following an investigation by officers from the South East Command Unit.He pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court on 19 January to causing actual bodily harm and was sentenced at the same court on Monday, 6 March where he also received a restraining order. He will face […]
A suspected burglar has appeared in court after two businesses were targeted in Medway.
In the early hours of 17 January 2023, staff at a restaurant in Will Adams Way, Gillingham reported the premises had been broken into. Three days later, Kent Police was notified that a quantity of cash had been stolen after a second restaurant was burgled overnight in Roman Way, Strood. An investigation by the Kent […]
The County Lines and Gangs Team of Kent Police has targeted two suspected dealers in Gravesend
Officers investigating the supply of class A drugs executed a search warrant at a town centre address on February 16, 2023. Two men were apprehended on the property. The officers also seized an extendable baton, mobile phones, and crack cocaine and heroin. Mateusz Szczpczynski and Pawel Ciepielski were later charged with crack cocaine distribution, heroin […]
A man been jailed after being found guilty of raping a woman he had only met hours before
A man was sentenced to prison after being found guilty of raping a woman he had only met hours before. On Monday, 6 February, Obaro Okagbare, 32, of Holburne Road, SE3, was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison at Woolwich Crown Court. On Monday, 23 January, Okagbare was found guilty of two […]
A man has been convicted of manslaughter for a “senseless” fatal stabbing outside a sports bar
Following a three-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court, David Joseph Johnson, 37, of Haddo Street, Greenwich, was found guilty of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm with intent. At an earlier court appearance, he pleaded guilty to possessing a bladed article.Ibrahim Bah, 34, was described by his family as “a loving father and a wonderful brother” […]
Four charged with attempted Murder The victims still in a bad way in hospital
A man was walking in an alleyway leading to a railway bridge from Grange Road around 1 a.m. on Friday, 27 January 2023, when he was allegedly assaulted. The victim, a man in his forties, suffered stab wounds and was taken to the hospital, where he is still in stable condition.On Monday, January 30, a […]
The remaining members of a criminal gang responsible for running a county line into Gravesend have been jailed – (ID 551500)
Michael Olarabiro and Tia Henry were part of the G-line, a crack cocaine and heroin distribution network. Their supply chain included at least two other dealers, and all four have now received sentences totaling nearly 12 years in prison. The line was operational from June to September 2022, but it was quickly brought to the […]
The remaining members of a criminal gang responsible for running a county line into Gravesend have been jailed
Michael Olarabiro and Tia Henry were part of the G-line, a crack cocaine and heroin distribution network. Their supply chain included at least two other dealers, and all four have now received sentences totaling nearly 12 years in prison. The line was operational from June to September 2022, but it was quickly brought to the […]
