Serious Collision Investigators are appealing for witnesses after a man died in a fatal collision in Tonbridge
At around 3am on Saturday 5 March 2022, a silver Audi S3 was involved in a single-vehicle collision on Woodgate Way, in the direction on Tonbridge. The driver of the car, a man in his 20s, was declared deceased at the scene. The man’s next of kin have been informed. Officers would like to hear […]
County lines gang sentenced after trafficking a child to run drugs in Sussex
A group of “exploitative” drug suppliers controlling the ‘Blue’ county line have been sentenced following a joint investigation led by British Transport Police (BTP). Two members of the gang were found to be exploiting a vulnerable 16-year-old boy to peddle heroin and crack cocaine as part of their drug supply business. The four men were […]
A man from Birmingham has been jailed for more than nine-and-a-half years following a National Crime Agency investigation into a suspecte…
21-year-old Khalid Khan was arrested by officers from the NCA’s Armed Operations Unit at a flat in the Rubery area on 13 November 2021. As officers entered the premises a jacket, packet of drugs and mobile phone were thrown from the window into the street outside. In a pocket of the jacket officers found a […]
A man from Birmingham has been jailed for more than nine-and-a-half years following a National Crime Agency investigation into a suspected organised crime group involved in the supply of firearms in the West Midlands.
21-year-old Khalid Khan was arrested by officers from the NCA’s Armed Operations Unit at a flat in the Rubery area on 13 November 2021. As officers entered the premises a jacket, packet of drugs and mobile phone were thrown from the window into the street outside. In a pocket of the jacket officers found a […]
A man from Manchester was jailed at Manchester Crown Square, years after he assaulted and threatened to kill his victim
Aston Greenwood, of 16 Lancaster Street, Chadderton, pleaded guilty during the course of the investigation to GBH, controlling and coercive behaviour, threats to kill, and two counts of common assault against a child. The court heard how in June 2021, Greenwood was arrested after breaking into the victim’s address in the early hours of the […]
A man who stabbed two other men outside a nightclub in Basildon has been jailed for more than three years as a result of quick work by officers
Wagner Silva had been at Unit 7 nightclub at Festival Leisure Park when a disturbance broke out at about 4am on Saturday 2 October. Silva was in a group of about 15 people when a fight broke out within that group. The 20-year-old then seen to pause and consider what is happening in front of […]
A man who stabbed two other men outside a nightclub in Basildon has been jailed for more than three years as a result of quick work by of…
Wagner Silva had been at Unit 7 nightclub at Festival Leisure Park when a disturbance broke out at about 4am on Saturday 2 October. Silva was in a group of about 15 people when a fight broke out within that group. The 20-year-old then seen to pause and consider what is happening in front of […]
A man has been arrested after a pedestrian was injured in a road traffic collision in Trowbridge yesterday
Police were called to the collision in Mortimer Street at around 4.45pm yesterday evening (04/03). The driver of the vehicle left the scene immediately after the incident, but, following detailed enquiries, a man was arrested in the Bath area overnight. A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent […]
A dangerous driver who caused the death of his girlfriend after colliding with a truck has been jailed
Cameron Holdsworth ploughed into the heavy goods vehicle on the evening of October 1, 2019 after driving at excess speed on the wrong side of the road. The collision on Coniston Road in Blyth sadly killed passenger Hannah Inman, 21, who was in a relationship with Holdsworth. An investigation later confirmed that Holdsworth – driving […]
Police are appealing for the public’s help locating a Barrow man who is missing
Peter Penman, 30, was last seen with his partner Lisa Beattie, 33, in the Duke Street area of Barrow at around 12pm on Thursday, 3 March 2022. Both are now missing. Peter is described as white, with short brown hair. Officers are concerned for their welfare and urge anyone with knowledge of their whereabouts to […]
Wateringbury man Mark Golding receives ban for drink-driving
Golding, aged 52, of Cobbs Close, Wateringbury, was sentenced on 23 February 2022 at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to driving when above the legal drink-drive limit, in Barming, on 29 January 2022. When stopped he gave a reading of 112 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 […]
Lamberhurst man disqualified for 23 month after drink-driving
Toby Tapp, aged 21, of Brewer Street, Lamberhurst, was sentenced on 15 February 2022 at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to causing danger to road users and driving above the legal drink-drive limit, in Flimwell, East Sussex, on 29 January 2022. When stopped he gave a reading of 108 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 […]
Lamberhurst man disqualified for 23 month after drink-driving
Toby Tapp, aged 21, of Brewer Street, Lamberhurst, was sentenced on 15 February 2022 at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to causing danger to road users and driving above the legal drink-drive limit, in Flimwell, East Sussex, on 29 January 2022. When stopped he gave a reading of 108 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 […]
London man receives driving ban for failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver
Koagan Koyi, aged 25, of Birkenhead Street, London, was sentenced on 23 February 2022 at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court. He was convicted by Magistrates for failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver, in Maidstone, on both 17 May 2021 and 18 May 2021. He was disqualified from driving for a total of […]
Tunbridge Wells man disqualified for driving offences
Darius Lutinskas, aged 45, of Rowan Tree Road, Tunbridge Wells, was sentenced on 22 February 2022 at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to driving above the legal drink-drive limit and driving without insurance, in Paddock Wood, on 9 January 2022. When stopped he gave a reading of 107 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres […]
Sevenoaks man Daniel Shuttleworth disqualified for drug-driving
Shuttleworth, aged 31, of Ovenden Road, Sevenoaks, was sentenced on 22 February 2022 at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to using a motor vehicle on a road when the passengers are likely to cause danger and driving above the legal drug-drive limit, in Sundridge, on 22 June 2021. When stopped he gave a reading […]
London man receives driving ban for dangerous driving in West Malling
Gurmit Singh, aged 42, of Wadeville Avenue, Romford, was sentenced on 9 February 2022 at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to driving dangerously, in West Malling, on 21 June 2021. He was disqualified from driving for a total of 12 months and ordered to carry out 300 hours of unpaid work within 12 months. […]
Orpington man disqualified for drug-driving in Harrietsham
Aleksandar Rakas, aged 44, of Beddington Road, Orpington, was sentenced on 4 February 2022 at Margate Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to driving while unfit through drugs, in Harrietsham, on 12 March 2021. He was disqualified from driving for a total of 24 months. He was also ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid […]