A criminal who fled to Spain after being arrested for handling stolen vehicles has been jailed for over three years
[block_2] Luke Gilleeney, from Gravesend, was charged with offences in January 2015 but failed to answer bail and went on the run to Marbella.
A suspected metal thief has been found hiding in a Larkfield car park following a search assisted by a police dog
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A driver who killed an elderly man in a crash and then tried to hide the fact he’d been speeding has been jailed
[block_2] Martin Young, 68, was driving his blue Audi A3 along the A1307 on Monday, 16 December, 2019, when he crashed into a Volkswagen Polo being driven by William Hall, 84, at the junction with Dean Road, between Horseheath and Linton.
A drug dealer who was found flushing cocaine and heroin down the toilet in a vulnerable man’s home has been jailed
[block_2] Neighbourhood officers received concerns that a man was being exploited by drug dealers in his home in Marquis Close, St Neots.
A man has been jailed for arson following an incident in Southampton
[block_2] Shane McCarthy, 27, from Granby Grove, Southampton, appeared at Southampton Crown Court on Friday, 29 April, having pleaded guilty to arson in February.
A man with a “primitive and narcissistic ego” who murdered his ex-partner in a jealous rage and then set her body on fire will serve at least 23 years in prison
[block_2] Habib Jackson, of Dunstable Road, Toddington, was sentenced today (Wednesday) for the murder of 29-year-old Louise Rump at her home in Kensworth.
A 52-year-old Barnsley man has been jailed after he subjected his victim to a torrent of abuse and controlling behaviour
[block_2] Nigel Hallam, formerly of Tudor Way, also physically assaulted his victim and on one occasion violently kicked her down the stairs.
A man has been jailed for knife and racial harassment offences
[block_2] Andy Koseda, 54 of no fixed address, appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday, 5 May where he was sentenced to two years and six months imprisonment for threatening a person with a knife in a public place, racially aggravated harassment, criminal damage, possession of a knife and using threatening words to cause […]
A man from Denton has been jailed for child sex offences
Thomas Cooper of Tame Street, Denton, was yesterday sentenced at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court to 3 years and 9 months imprisonment, as well as being subject to a 10 year sexual harm prevention order and his name on the sex offender register for life, after pleading guilty to: 2x counts of an offender […]
A man has been jailed for a double stabbing following an investigation by officers from the Met
Daniel Bell, 43 of Shakespear Avenue, Hayes, appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday, 4 May where he was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for two counts of Section 18 grievous bodily harm [GBH].Bell was convicted of the offences following trial at the same court on Wednesday, 8 February.Police were called at 11.19pm on Sunday, […]
Tracey Connelly, the mother of Baby P, who died after months of abuse, will be released from prison after the Parole Board rejected a government challenge against its ruling
Connelly was jailed in 2009 over the death of her 17-month-old son, Peter, who suffered more than 50 injuries, including fractured ribs and a broken back. The case sparked outrage as Baby P received 60 visits from social workers, police and health professionals over eight months. Justice Secretary Dominic Raab had asked the Parole […]
A Maidstone dealer who conspired to supply large amounts of drugs has been jailed for more than a decade
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Urgent and decisive action taken by a Kent Police team has helped save an elderly woman
[block_2] On the afternoon of Friday 22 April 2022, an Ashford resident reported they were concerned for their neighbour, who is in her 70s and had not been seen for several days. The informant also said there appeared to be post and newspapers accumulating at her front door.
A 24 year-old man from Kent has been charged after a 20 year-old woman was raped in Portsmouth in the early hours of Saturday 30 April 2022
She was helped by staff, the venue has assisted in the police investigation, and she is now being supported by specialist officers. [block_2] As part of the investigation 24 year-old Ethan Barr of Mallings Drive in Bearsted has been charged with rape.
A teenage driver who drove a stolen car the wrong way through the Blackwell Tunnel and then caused a head-on collision has been sentenced to four years in jail
Johal Rathour, 18, of Bridge Road, Grays, was identified by officers from the Met’s Road and Transport Policing Command after he caused the crash in the early hours of 4.22am on 6 August 2021. Luckily, no serious injuries were caused to the driver of the Mercedes van he crashed into. However, Rathour caused £80,000 of […]
A body found by police searching for a woman who went missing more than a week ago has been confirmed as Katie Kenyon
The 33-year-old, last seen getting into a Ford Transit van in Burnley on 22 April, died from head injuries, a post-mortem examination has found. Lancashire Police found the body on Friday night while searching in the Forest of Bowland. Andrew Burfield, 50, of Todmorden Road, Burnley, has been charged with Ms Kenyon’s murder. He appeared […]
Members from a South Tyneside drugs ring which joined forces with a Merseyside organised crime group have been jailed for a total of 46 years
Six convicted criminals are now behind bars for the roles they played in the shipping of high purity cocaine and amphetamine into the region – with a further two due to be sentenced at a later date. During the 22-week trial, drugs linchpin John Allcock and his cronies repeatedly denied their roles in the conspiracy, […]
The ringleader of the teenage gang that kicked father-of-three Garry Newlove to death has had his move to an open prison blocked
Adam Swellings was sentenced to life for the murder of Mr Newlove who was attacked during a row over vandalism at his Warrington home in 2007. Earlier this month the Parole Board recommended he be moved to open prison. But Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has blocked the move for Swellings, who is eligible for parole […]