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 […]
A PCSO discovered a suspect in an alleyway
After a Police Community Support Officer located a Gravesend robbery suspect, patrols arrested him quickly. On Thursday, January 12, 2023, at around 9.20 a.m., a man entered a shop on Valley Drive and allegedly stole cash from the till before fleeing. Officers were called, and a PCSO discovered a suspect in an alleyway […]
A man has been jailed for threatening bailiffs with a firearm which he later pointed at police officers
Richard Todd, 52, of Foxberry Road SE4 2SR, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, 19 December to five years’ imprisonment. He had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of ammunition […]
A man has been jailed for threatening bailiffs with a firearm which he later pointed at police officers – (ID 538525)
Richard Todd, 52, of Foxberry Road SE4 2SR, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, 19 December to five years’ imprisonment. He had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of ammunition […]
A man has been jailed for threatening bailiffs with a firearm which he later pointed at police officers
Richard Todd, 52, of Foxberry Road SE4 2SR, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday, 19 December to five years’ imprisonment. He had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of ammunition […]
A drug dealer has been ordered to pay back more than £14,000 which he earned from his criminal activities
John Coyne appeared at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday 19 December 2022 where a confiscation order was made, which ordered him to give up his ill-gotten gains. In August 2021 he was handed a sentence of nine months, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work after he was charged with, and […]
A man from Dartford has been jailed following a violent assault with a frying pan which left a woman suffering serious head injuries
Sebastian Birzu beat the victim with the cast iron utensil but then claimed she had been injured after falling and banging her head on a radiator. Birzu and the woman were in a relationship and had been in a flat together in Heath Street, when the assault happened during the morning of Saturday 19 March […]
A man from Stone has been charged with assault
Tyreece Beasley, 21, of Bevis Close, has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent after a man was alleged to have been injured during an incident in the early hours of the morning in Gravesend. The victim was reported to have sustained facial injuries during the assault which happened on Sunday 30 October 2022. […]
Three drug dealers have been given jail terms for running a county line between London, Dover and Folkestone
An investigation by Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team found crack cocaine and heroin were being brought into Kent by a network using the pseudonyms George, Jack and Billy. Enquiries which stemmed from a quantity of the two drugs being dropped at a petrol station led to a warrant at a caravan park in […]
A man and a woman have been pulled to safety by officers after a car entered a water-filled ditch following a collision in Romney Marsh
The collision happened during a period of exceptional demand for the force, with police responding to almost 4,000 emergency calls across the county over three days. The woman in the vehicle was given CPR by an attending constable after she was initially unresponsive. She recovered and was taken to hospital. The incident happened shortly after […]
A violent assault which led to a man being stabbed in Dartford has resulted in the offender being jailed for seven years
Lewis Puddifoot of Dickens Avenue, Dartford, was sentenced after he attempted to steal a mobile phone from the victim during an incident on Sunday 23 January 2022 in Hythe Street. The victim was standing outside a restaurant talking on his mobile phone when he was approached by Puddifoot at around 10.40pm. The 41-year-old demanded the […]
An arsonist who blew up his ex-partner’s garden shed has been jailed for three years and two months – (ID 530849)
Tyrone Ludlow was captured on doorbell camera footage walking towards his victim’s address in Gravesend whilst carrying a petrol can. Moments later there was an explosion and the outbuilding at the rear of her property was destroyed by flames. Ludlow, 35, of Lane Avenue, Greenhithe, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday 23 September […]
An arsonist who blew up his ex-partner’s garden shed has been jailed for three years and two months
Tyrone Ludlow was captured on doorbell camera footage walking towards his victim’s address in Gravesend whilst carrying a petrol can. Moments later there was an explosion and the outbuilding at the rear of her property was destroyed by flames. Ludlow, 35, of Lane Avenue, Greenhithe, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday 23 September […]
An arsonist who blew up his ex-partner’s garden shed has been jailed for three years and two months
Tyrone Ludlow was captured on doorbell camera footage walking towards his victim’s address in Gravesend whilst carrying a petrol can. Moments later there was an explosion and the outbuilding at the rear of her property was destroyed by flames. Ludlow, 35, of Lane Avenue, Greenhithe, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Friday 23 September […]
A prisoner who murdered a man in his cell at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison.
Stevie Hilden, 31, of no fixed address, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday, 15 July, at Woolwich Crown Court. He must serve at least 17 years before being eligible for parole. On Monday, May 16, he was found guilty of the murder of Sundeep Singh Ghuman, 36, in the same court. On 18 […]
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with several offences
It follows an investigation by officers from the South East Command Unit, PC Thomas Andrews was charged with: ABH Criminal Damage on Monday, July 11th.There were three counts of intentional strangulation.He was held in custody until his appearance at Westminster Magistrates’ Court the following day.He has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear […]
A knife-wielding robber who threatened to stab an elderly woman during a Gravesend shop robbery and a burglar who targeted a Gillingham h…
During June, the team of uniformed officers and detectives who primarily investigate burglary and robbery crimes received prison sentences totaling 12 years and nine months. One of them was a serial offender. Michael Williams went to a house near Watling Street in Gillingham and broke in while the residents were sleeping. Before fleeing the scene, […]
A knife-wielding robber who threatened to stab an elderly woman during a Gravesend shop robbery and a burglar who targeted a Gillingham home while the occupants were in bed are just two of the people sentenced in June as a result of the Chief Constable’s Crime Squad’s work
During June, the team of uniformed officers and detectives who primarily investigate burglary and robbery crimes received prison sentences totaling 12 years and nine months. One of them was a serial offender. Michael Williams went to a house near Watling Street in Gillingham and broke in while the residents were sleeping. Before fleeing the scene, […]
