A Melksham man has been banned from driving after he was caught over the drink drive limit
Andrew Smith, 23, of Hampshire Place, Melksham, was stopped by road policing officers on the A350 in Lacock in the early hours of the morning on October 23. Officers witnessed Smith driving a Nissan Micra – the vehicle came to officers’ attention as it had an expired MOT by over 12 months. When officers […]
South West police seized more than five kilos of drugs and tens of thousands of pounds worth of cash during a region-wide crackdown codenamed Operation Scorpion
Operation Scorpion is a collaboration between the five police forces in the South West region (Avon and Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire), alongside their respective offices of Police and Crime Commissioners, the British Transport Police, South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) and the charity CrimeStoppers. This partnership combines resources to tackle […]
South West police seized more than five kilos of drugs and tens of thousands of pounds worth of cash during a region-wide crackdown codenamed Operation Scorpion
Operation Scorpion is a collaboration between the five police forces in the South West region (Avon and Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire), alongside their respective offices of Police and Crime Commissioners, the British Transport Police, South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) and the charity CrimeStoppers. This partnership combines resources to tackle […]
South West police seized more than five kilos of drugs and tens of thousands of pounds worth of cash during a region-wide crackdown coden…
Operation Scorpion is a collaboration between the five police forces in the South West region (Avon and Somerset, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire), alongside their respective offices of Police and Crime Commissioners, the British Transport Police, South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SWROCU) and the charity CrimeStoppers. This partnership combines resources to tackle […]
A 14-year-old boy from Swindon has appeared at Bristol Crown Court this morning charged with the murder of Owen Dunn
A 14-year-old boy from Swindon has appeared at Bristol Crown Court this morning (13/12) charged with the murder of Owen Dunn. No plea was entered at this time and no application for bail was made. The teenager has been remanded into secure accommodation. A pre-trial and preparation hearing was set for February 24 at Bristol […]
Sunny Coster is wanted in connection with an assault in #Tonbridge
Sunny also has links to the Maidstone and the Malling areas. [block_2] Anyone with information that could assist in locating him is asked to report it online quoting ‘Most Wanted’ and reference 46/232482/22. You can contact us using this link: https://www.kent.police.uk/ro/report/
A man has been sentenced for possessing cocaine and assault by beating following an incident in Salisbury
Brandon Snelgrove, 19, from Salisbury, pleaded guilty to the offences and has been sentenced to a community order for 12 months, with drug rehabilitation requirements for six months. He has also been fined £120 and required to pay a victim surcharge of £114. The conviction follows a swift investigation by Wiltshire Police’s Volume Crimes […]
Sittingbourne man charged with attempted murder after attack
Mathew Breaker, 46, of Swanstree Avenue, Sittingbourne, appeared before Medway Magistrates’ Court on Monday 12 December 2022. He has been charged with attempted murder, possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and two counts of possessing a bladed object in a public place. [block_2] He was charged after a woman was seriously hurt in […]
National Highways has confirmed that the Operation Brock contraflow system on the M20 in Kent will be operational tonight (Tuesday, December 13), after being delayed due to heavy snow
The arrangement, which was originally scheduled to be deployed overnight on Sunday but was postponed, will be in place when the M20 reopens at 6 a.m. on Wednesday (December 14). The M20 will be closed from 9 p.m. on Tuesday to 6 a.m. on Wednesday on the London bound M20 between junctions 9-8 and the […]
National Highways has confirmed that the Operation Brock contraflow system on the M20 in Kent will be operational tonight (Tuesday, December 13), after being delayed due to heavy snow
The arrangement, which was originally scheduled to be deployed overnight on Sunday but was postponed, will be in place when the M20 reopens at 6 a.m. on Wednesday (December 14). The M20 will be closed from 9 p.m. on Tuesday to 6 a.m. on Wednesday on the London bound M20 between junctions 9-8 and the […]
National Highways has confirmed that the Operation Brock contraflow system on the M20 in Kent will be operational tonight (Tuesday, Decem…
The arrangement, which was originally scheduled to be deployed overnight on Sunday but was postponed, will be in place when the M20 reopens at 6 a.m. on Wednesday (December 14). The M20 will be closed from 9 p.m. on Tuesday to 6 a.m. on Wednesday on the London bound M20 between junctions 9-8 and the […]
A motorist caught reversing on the M2 and another applying her makeup at the wheel were among those targeted during a unique road safety operation
Officers from Kent Police’s Road Safety Unit patrolled the county’s motorway network and the A2 in an unmarked HGV cab provided by National Highways, giving them a higher vantage point to spot certain offences. [block_2] A total of 26 Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) and 13 penalty notices were issued during the operation, which ran from […]
A motorist caught reversing on the M2 and another applying her makeup at the wheel were among those targeted during a unique road safety …
Officers from Kent Police’s Road Safety Unit patrolled the county’s motorway network and the A2 in an unmarked HGV cab provided by National Highways, giving them a higher vantage point to spot certain offences. A total of 26 Traffic Offence Reports (TORs) and 13 penalty notices were issued during the operation, which ran from Monday […]
Dermot Ryan was moments away from the unthinkable, when he found himself in the sea, losing consciousness, his body temperature plummetin…
His life was saved by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), specifically the charity’s lifeboat crew from Newhaven RNLI who plucked Dermot from the water when he was minutes away from drowning. Dermot was paragliding on Christmas Eve when he landed on a small beach at the foot of some cliffs. His escape route was […]
Dermot Ryan was moments away from the unthinkable, when he found himself in the sea, losing consciousness, his body temperature plummeting and waves crashing over him after being cut off by the tide
His life was saved by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), specifically the charity’s lifeboat crew from Newhaven RNLI who plucked Dermot from the water when he was minutes away from drowning. Dermot was paragliding on Christmas Eve when he landed on a small beach at the foot of some cliffs. His escape route was […]
Body of a man was recovered from the water’s edge near London Bridge after he entered the water
Last night, a man was seen “entering the River Thames” near London Bridge (December 12). At 5.30 p.m., the Met’s Marine Policing Unit, City of London Police, and the RNLI all joined the search for the man. Officers believe he is the man seen earlier entering the water. Police are working to identify him and […]
A woman in her 40s taken to hospital following a two-car accident in Sidcup
At 11:25 a.m. today, an incident occurred in Sidcup Hill (December 13). When police and London Ambulance Service arrived, they discovered a woman who had been injured. Officers are currently awaiting word on her condition. Police were called shortly before 11:25hrs on Tuesday, 13 December to Sidcup Hill, Sidcup following reports of a collision involving […]
Police investigating a fatal hit-and-run in Ollerton have arrested a man
A woman in her 50s died after being run over in Newark Road, Ollerton, at around 10.25pm on December 8. The motorist is suspected to have hit the female pedestrian before then driving off without stopping. She was then pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics when they arrived shortly afterwards. Police have arrested a […]
