Officers from Lancashire Police investigating Lee Dawson’s death in Preston have charged two men with his murder tonight
Andrew Wilcock, 29, of Lincoln Walk, Preston, and Benjamin Bibby, 20, of Dawson Walk, Preston, are both charged with murder and having a bladed article in their possession. They will appear in Preston Magistrates’ Court tomorrow morning (Tues, June 21st) Five other men, aged 18 to 31, arrested on suspicion of […]
In connection with the Bristol riot, a man pleads guilty to a charge of violent disorder
A 23-year-old man has admitted to a charge of violent disorder committed during the March 2021 riot in Bristol city centre. Arthur Lazarus, of Falmouth, Cornwall, appeared in court earlier today and pleaded guilty to the charge. He has been released on conditional bail and will appear in the same court on July 28 to […]
Following a fatal stabbing in Tottenham, a teenager has been charged with murder
The male, 15, was charged with murder on Sunday, June 19, and will appear in custody at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday, June 20.On Saturday, June 18, he was apprehended by detectives.This comes after police were called to reports of a male stabbed in Orchard Place around 12.10 a.m. on Saturday, June 18.Despite emergency services’ […]
A woman is scheduled to appear in court after two police officers were assaulted after intervening in a street fight
Officers responding to a fight call in Nottingham’s Clumber Street were kicked and pushed, leaving them bruised and in pain. Police were quickly dispatched to the scene shortly before 3.30 a.m. on Friday (17 June). During the investigation, four people were arrested and several officers were assaulted. Jadakiss Ancel-Samms, 19, of Lobelia Close, St […]
Three people have been charged in Kent, Sussex, and Essex with stealing high-value vehicles
The Chief Constable’s Crime Squad of Kent Police investigated a number of reports of car owners having their vehicles stolen after advertising them on the internet. Following an investigation, three men were apprehended in connection with the theft of seven cars in Kent, one in Sussex, and one in Essex between Monday, November 15, 2021, […]
A violent rapist who was imprisoned indefinitely for public protection in 2010 is now living in Dagenham and using a fictitious name on Facebook
Shane Smith was sentenced to prison in 2010 for repeatedly raping and torturing a schoolgirl, including raping her at least eight times and beating her while she was tied to a bed by her hands and feet.Other incidents included the victim being tied down in a garden shed and being raped.He escaped from a secure […]
A West Yorkshire man has been charged with murder in the death of Armend Xhika
On Thursday, May 13, 2021, Armend, 22, was fatally stabbed in Sheffield. On Friday, June 17, detectives arrested a 24-year-old man for murder and a 21-year-old woman for assisting an offender. Luigi Antonacci, of Bradford’s Scoresby Street, has been charged with murder. He is still being held by police and will appear in Sheffield […]
A 50-year-old man who died last week in Sheffield has been identified, as his family pays tribute to him
At 9.21 p.m. on June 16, emergency services were called to reports of a man in distress at a fishing pond off Herries Road in Sheffield’s Shirecliffe neighbourhood.Kevin Hodkinson, a father of three from Sheffield, was taken to hospital by ambulance but was pronounced dead a short time later.Kevin’s family has shared a photograph of […]
A man has been charged in connection with an investigation into a girl being approached in Harlow
A man approached a teenage girl near Oakwood Pond, between Upper Park and Fourth Avenue, shortly before 4.10 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15. According to reports, the man attempted to kidnap her but she escaped. Since the incident, high-visibility patrols have been conducted in the area, and a man was arrested on the morning of […]
Police have charged two suspects in connection with football-related violence in Nottingham city centre
Officers were called to The Cross Keys pub, in Byard Lane, Lace Market, after receiving reports of violent disorder involving football fans. It was reported that a group of Leicester City supporters started throwing bottles and street furniture after getting into a dispute with Nottingham Forest fans who were inside the pub. The incident […]
In Theale, a man has been sentenced to prison for causing serious injury through reckless driving
Frank Nyantakyi, 34, of Maiden Place, Reading, was sentenced to three years and three months in prison at Reading Crown Court. He was also banned from driving for five years, with a two-year and two-month extension, and will be required to take an extended retest when his disqualification expires. On 3 May, […]
Following an incident in Huyton earlier this week, a man is in jail for racially abusing and assaulting a police officer, as well as damaging a police car
Steven Benfield, 30, of no fixed address, pled guilty to racially aggravated public order, assault on a police officer, and criminal damage to a police vehicle. He was sentenced to 36 weeks in prison today, Friday, June 17th, at Liverpool Magistrates Court. Benfield was also ordered to pay £154 in court costs […]
A man on the run from police has been jailed after a woman in Chelsea was threatened with an axe and robbed
Mark Toth, 37, of Shrewsbury Street, Kensington, was sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery and remaining unlawfully at large on Friday, 1 April. On Friday, June 17, he was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court. Toth is the final robbery offender to be sentenced. He fled to Spain […]
A Southampton man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for having over 47,000 indecent images of children
A Southampton man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for having over 47,000 indecent images of children. William McDowall, 57, of Shirley Road, Southampton, appeared in court on Friday, 17 June, after previously pleading guilty to three counts of making indecent photographs or pseudo-photographs of a child, possessing a prohibited image of a child, […]
This afternoon, between Peacehaven and Newhaven, an intoxicated driver was arrested
Local police officers stopped a vehicle travelling between Peacehaven and Newhaven this afternoon after receiving information from members of the public that the driver was intoxicated. The driver provided a positive breath sample at the roadside, with the result being slightly more than double the legal limit. He was arrested and is still being […]
Following a trial at Bristol Crown Court, a 35-year-old man was found guilty of murdering his next-door neighbours
Collin Reeves admitted manslaughter in the deaths of Jennifer and Stephen Chapple in Norton Fitzwarren on November 21, last year, but denied murdering them, claiming diminished responsibility at the time. A jury, however, rejected his defence and accepted the prosecution’s case that his actions were intentional. When he is sentenced on Tuesday, June 21, he […]
Police have charged fifteen people following a series of raids in Preston and Chorley aimed at reducing the supply of Class A drugs
Lancashire Police officers executed a number of warrants earlier this week as part of Operation Superior, following reports of drug dealing in the area, including heroin and crack cocaine. Police raided 20 properties between Tuesday and Thursday, seizing suspected Class A drugs, cash, mobile phones, and weapons. This week’s arrests and subsequent charges are […]
A 39-year-old man from Bishopstoke was sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty and subsequently convicted of a series of serious child sex offences
Michael Littlefield, 39, of Camborne Close, Bishopstoke, was found guilty by a jury during a five-day trial at Southampton Crown Court on Monday, April 25, 2022. He was found guilty of eight counts of sexual assault on a child under the age of 13, two counts of engaging in sexual activity in the presence […]
