A man who was recorded speeding at more than 100mph on the M5 in Somerset while under the influence of drugs has been jailed for 16 months
Craig Gibbs was disqualified from driving when officers from the Roads Policing Unit received reports that he was driving a green Ford Focus on the A38 near Bridgwater on Monday 5 October. After he failed to stop for police, a pursuit commenced. The 32-year-old reached speeds of 100mph as officers pursued him on the […]
Brazen burglars jailed after officers attend Greggs bakery break-in – and find offenders hiding in the roof
Newton and Pickering have both been handed custodial sentences following the incident in Sunderland Two brazen burglars have been jailed after breaking into a Greggs bakery and attempting to hide from officers in the roof. Gavin Newton and Andrew Pickering were rumbled after trying to break into a safe inside the Sunderland bakery last […]
A man is behind bars for six years after pleading guilty to causing death by driving without due care and attention while over the alcoho…
Umberto Schramm, 37, of Burns Road, Wembley, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court yesterday (24 November). As well as the six year custodial sentence, he was also disqualified from driving for six years and 354 days, which is to run concurrently. Schramm collided head-on with a Ford Fiesta travelling in the opposite direction after […]
Serial abuser Joshua Terry has been sentenced to 28 months in jail after carrying out frenzied attacks on partners – leaving one with a s…
Terry, 26, was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court to a total of 28 months, including nine months for assault occasioning actually bodily harm, nine months for possession of a bladed article, four months for common assault and 10 months for witness intimidation to both be served concurrently, 10 months for disclosure of private photographs […]
A man is behind bars for six years after pleading guilty to causing death by driving without due care and attention while over the alcohol and drug limit following a fatal collision in Elstead last year
Umberto Schramm, 37, of Burns Road, Wembley, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court yesterday (24 November). As well as the six year custodial sentence, he was also disqualified from driving for six years and 354 days, which is to run concurrently. Schramm collided head-on with a Ford Fiesta travelling in the opposite direction after […]
Serial abuser Joshua Terry has been sentenced to 28 months in jail after carrying out frenzied attacks on partners – leaving one with a severely fractured cheek and in need of surgery to prevent her from going blind
Terry, 26, was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court to a total of 28 months, including nine months for assault occasioning actually bodily harm, nine months for possession of a bladed article, four months for common assault and 10 months for witness intimidation to both be served concurrently, 10 months for disclosure of private photographs […]
A man punched a police officer and then resisted arrest, causing both men to fall down three flights of stairs
Jason Turiccki, 32, was wanted for recall to prison when a police officer visited his home on the third floor of a block of flats in Ermine Street, Huntingdon, on 1 July. When the officer knocked on Turiccki’s front door nobody answered, but he decided to wait in the communal area for a few […]
Three men who robbed a Peterborough pensioner of his watch have been jailed
Omar Bkara, Nouralaine Manssouri and a 17-year-old boy, who can’t be named for legal reasons, followed the 75-year-old man and his wife as they left a shop in Long Causeway on 16 September. As they approached Minister Precincts, one of the men sprayed the victim in the face which caused his eyes to sting, […]
A man has been sentenced to three years and 10 months’ imprisonment following an investigation into a ‘county lines’ drug supply route from London to Hertfordshire by officers from the Hackney Gangs Taskforce
Shayden Mullings, 19 , of no fixed address, was sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, 20 November. He pleaded guilty at a hearing on 21 September to three counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine) and possession of cannabis. The drug supply took place […]
A man has been sentenced to three years and 10 months’ imprisonment following an investigation into a ‘county lines’ drug supply route fr…
Shayden Mullings, 19, of no fixed address, was sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, 20 November. He pleaded guilty at a hearing on 21 September to three counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine) and possession of cannabis. The drug supply took place from […]
Bunce was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment after targeting a 98 year old man in Reading
Keith Bunce, aged 44, of no fixed abode pleaded guilty to one count of robbery at Reading Crown Court. Bunce was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay £190 at the same court on 18 November. The conviction relates to an incident in Dolphin Road, Slough on 28 September this […]
Bunce was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment after targeting a 98 year old man in Reading
Keith Bunce, aged 44, of no fixed abode pleaded guilty to one count of robbery at Reading Crown Court. Bunce was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay £190 at the same court on 18 November. The conviction relates to an incident in Dolphin Road, Slough on 28 September this […]
Hazell’s reckless driving could have seriously injured or even killed an innocent member of the public
A Leatherhead man is behind bars for two years following a dangerous police pursuit earlier this year. Nicholas Hazell, 37, of Aperdele Road, Leatherhead, was sentenced to 2 years in prison after being found guilty of dangerous driving, failure to stop for police, possession of an offensive weapon, driving whilst disqualified, driving without a […]
A man who threatened a member of rail staff at York station has been jailed for 20 weeks
Philip Longstaff, aged 49, of Coronation Avenue, Shildon, was jailed by North Northumbria Magistrates on Thursday, 12 November, after breaching bail conditions relating to the incident and other offences. The court heard how on Monday, 9 November, shortly after midnight, the station night controller witnessed Longstaff smashing hand sanitiser dispensers before moving onto the […]
Two people from Weston-super-Mare have been sentenced after admitting drug supply offences
Lee Amor, pictured, and Catherine Besse, both of Dunster Crescent, were stopped in a car in Locking Road on 26 September last year and arrested. Besse was carrying a large amount of cash, while Amor was in possession of class A drugs. He had tried to hide them in his underwear but they were […]
A man who led police on a pursuit whilst over the drink drive limit has been jailed
31-year-old Spencer Joseph Morris of Oldham Road, Oldham was arrested on the morning of August 8th following a pursuit with officers on Gors Road, Towyn. North Wales Police received a report at 09:47 that a VW Golf was being driven ‘all over the place’ on the A55 between Rhuallt and Holywell. Officers from the […]
Road users in the Westbury, Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham areas of Wiltshire may experience some additional delay this Sunday
Road users in the Westbury, Trowbridge, Melksham and Chippenham areas of Wiltshire may experience some additional delay this Sunday (29 Nov). An abnormal load is due to leave Brook Lane, Westbury, around 9.30am and travel along the B3097 to Trowbridge, where it will join the A350 before travelling onwards through both Melksham and Chippenham to the M4 […]
The proprietors of a shisha bar on the Wicker in Sheffield have been issued a Fixed Penalty Notice for £2000 and had their shisha pipe and other goods seized, following a warrant
A joint investigation by South Yorkshire Police and Sheffield City Council into the premises was launched after receiving numerous reports of the bar being in breach of the current COVID-19 regulations. Both SYP and SCC staff executed the warrant last night, after previous visits advising of the regulations went unheeded. Twenty people including the […]
