Detectives investigating the murder of Sharmake Mohamud in Haringey have charged a man
Ali Cessay, 28 of no fixed address was arrested by detectives at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, 27 October. On 28 October he was charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder and possession of a prohibited weapon. He appeared in custody at Uxbridge Magistrates Court on Thursday, 28 October where he was further remanded to […]
Officers investigating an incident in which a man with a knife attacked a woman on London Road have charged a man.
Jahangir Miah, 46, of Bevis Road, Portsmouth, has been charged with affray, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and two counts of assault by beating. This follows reports at 3.04pm on Tuesday 26th October that a man had been seen outside of Poundland on London Road in possession of a knife. It […]
A Gosport crackhead – who previously avoided jail for assaulting a police officer – was tasered by police after he tried to flee having been pulled over in his ex-partner’s stolen car in September
Body-worn video footage played in court shows officers attempting to detain Matthew Wagstaff before a ‘scuffle’ in Privett Road, Gosport.
A Portsmouth man has been charged in connection with the serious assault in Cosham on Monday evening
Sammy Philpott, 36, of Eastern Road, Portsmouth, has been charged with two counts of Section 18 Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent and two counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He was remanded into custody and is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates Court this morning (Friday 29th October). A […]
A deputy head primary school teacher has appeared in court charged with 18 child sex abuse offences, including two counts of rape
Julie Morris, 44, of Ancroft Drive, Hindley, could be seen crying as she appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via videolink from prison. Ms Morris worked at a primary school in Wigan but the charges are not related to her employment. Her co-accused, David Morris, 52, who is no relation, admitted 34 offences. Mr Morris, […]
Jury finds Basingstoke man did stab police officer
Following a three day hearing at Winchester Crown Court, a jury has today (Friday 29 October) found that Thomas Gracey, 45, of Churchill Way, Basingstoke did attack an officer with a knife on April 12, 2020. This was a trial of issue because Thomas Gracey was deemed unfit to stand trial due to mental […]
A man has appeared at court following a burglary at a house in Chatham
[block_2] On Tuesday 26 October 2021 Kent Police received a report of a break-in at an address in Maidstone Road at around 9pm.
Four charged with aggravated trespass following protest in Westminster
Four people have been charged after protesters scaled a government building in Westminster. [block_2] [A] Jamie Ozden, 25 , of The Avenue, Tottenham[B] Liam Bright, 28 , of Kings Crescent, Sherborne, Dorset[C] Orla Coghlan, 26 , of The Avenue, Tottenham[D] Annabel Bewick, 19 , of Fair Street, Cambridge
Danyal Hussein has been jailed for life for the murder of sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman
He appeared at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 28 October where he was sentenced to life imprisonment to serve a minimum of 35 years. [block_2] Hussein, 19 of Guy Barnett Grove, Eltham was found guilty of murder on Monday, 5 July following a four-week trial.
Sidney Cooke, now 94, was jailed for life with a minimum five-year term in 1999 for the abuse of two brothers
He had previously been jailed in 1989 for the manslaughter of Jason Swift, 14, who was killed by a paedophile gang, but he was released early. His 19-year sentence was reduced to 16 years on appeal, and he was released after nine years amid public outcry. Jason was abducted from east London in 1985, […]
A #Tonbridge cocaine dealer has been jailed after he was arrested with an accomplice by one of our plain clothes patrols
Billy Maidment and Alison Mackinnon marketed cocaine and amphetamine through mobile phone messages to local users but were caught after their activities were watched by some of our suspicious officers. On 25 February 2020, the constables from the Tonbridge Community Policing Team were in an unmarked vehicle travelling in #Hildenborough. As they drove along […]
A man has been jailed for six years for sexual offences involving a young girl in Poole
Donald Ian Campbell, 71 and of Poole, pleaded guilty at Poole Magistrates’ Court on Friday 25 June 2021 to three counts of inciting a girl under 13 to engage in sexual activity, three counts of assaulting a girl under 13 by touching and one count of engaging sexual activity in the presence of a […]
Trio jailed after forcing man into car in Blackburn
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Following an investigation by the Safeguarding Investigations Unit, Sona Mertova was charged with the ill-treatment of a vulnerable adult in Worthing
The 47-year-old former care worker, of Western Place, Heene, Worthing, admitted the charge and appeared in court earlier this month. The incident had been recorded on a mobile phone by a concerned neighbour. She was jailed for six months for abusing a vulnerable adult with Down Syndrome. The judge said she had abused the […]
An on-the-run rapist who skipped his court sentencing more than a month ago has been sent to prison after being captured in a police chase
Jason Vincent Longhurst, 44, was due to be imprisoned for the sex attack on an unconscious teenage girl in 2011. Longhurst did not attend York Crown Court on 9 September and was jailed for nine years in his absence. He was arrested in East Yorkshire on Tuesday after a pursuit when the car he […]
Three men have been convicted for their role in a series of high-value burglaries worth a total of more than £26 million
[block_2] Jugoslav Jovanovic, 24, Alessandro Maltese, 45 and, Alessandro Donati, 44 all of Milan, pleaded guilty to being involved in the burglaries which took place over a 13-day period in Kensington and Chelsea in late 2019.
A fourth person has been charged following an allegation of a gunpoint robbery
A fourth person has been charged following an allegation of a gunpoint robbery. [block_2] Jaydon Campbell, 18 of Avonmore Road, W14 will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today charged with robbery and attempted robbery.
Police have charged a man in connection with the murder of two teenage boys in Brentwood
[block_2] The boys died following a disturbance in Regency Court at around 1.30am on Sunday morning (24 October).
An 89-year-old pensioner was found by her neighbour in Church Road in Bishopstoke at least 48 hours after she fell in her home
An inquest opened into the death of Bridget Theresa Cahalane aged 89 who was taken to the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester on the 24th of September but sadly died on the 30th of September after her condition had deteriorated. Results from her post mortem carried out gave a preliminary cause of her death […]
Officers successfully executed a warrant yesterday (Monday 25 October) as part of a planned operation near Odiham
Around 60 officers searched a property on Farnham Road and seized 29 stolen vehicles including caravans, vans, cars and quad bikes. A significant amount of cash was found, along with suspected class B drugs and weapons. Officers are now trying to trace the genuine owners of the stolen items in a bid to reunite […]
A Doncaster burglar has reportedly been jailed for over five years after he climbed through an open window and attacked a man in his own home on Westmorland Lane in Denaby, Doncaster
Kyle Grimshaw, 32, also from Denaby, was caught on CCTV on Saturday 8 August 2020. Prior to the incident, the victim fell asleep in his living room whilst watching television. He later awoke to Grimshaw standing over him and shouting before he was hit multiple times in the face. Grimshaw stole jewellery and […]
A serving Met officer has been charged with theft and perverting the course of justice
[block_2] PC Mohammad Ghalayini, attached to North Area BCU, was arrested on Wednesday, 24 March following an investigation by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards.
Callous Thugs Sentenced For Role In £15k Blackmail Plot
Callous Thugs Sentenced For Role In £15k Blackmail Plot
Officers who were doused in petrol while making an arrest have been awarded commendations for their bravery and dedication to duty by Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington
PC Andrew Bird, PC Zhak Burrows, PC Matthew Cutts, PC Stephen Gunshon, PC Megan Rees, PC Mark Thomas and Chief Inspector Jonathan Baldwin had been deployed to apprehend a prolific offender in Basildon in May 2019 when they were attacked. Earlier, officers at a memorial event on Canvey Island had received reports of a man […]
Eight people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after two teenage boys died in the early hours of this morning in Brentwood
Police received a number of calls to Regency Court, including from colleagues in the ambulance service, at about 1.30am. [block_2] Officersarrived and found three people had been injured.
Detectives From Specialist Crime Investigating The Murder Of A Ten-year-old Boy In Acton Have Charged A Woman
Detectives From Specialist Crime Investigating The Murder Of A Ten-year-old Boy In Acton Have Charged A Woman
Two people critical with serious injuries following Portsmouth house explosion
A man and his elderly mother have been taken to Southampton General Hospital after being seriously injured in a suspected gas explosion at a property in Nelson Avenue, Portsmouth 22 October shortly after 1.40 pm. [block_2]
A man who went on the run in an effort to avoid prosecution has been sentenced to 7 years on Friday 15th October for conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin into Barrow-in-Furness
Jack Murphy, 26, of Lower House Lane, Liverpool was arrested in January 2021 for a Class A drugs supply operation known as Operation Funicular that spanned July-November 2019 which investigated an organised crime group based in Merseyside. The court heard how Murphy used a ‘dealer’ phone number to send text messages advertising drugs to users […]
A man wanted by the National Crime Agency for his involvement in the supply of class A drugs worth millions of pounds has been arrested in Lanzarote.
Gary Vickery, 38, originally from Dublin, previously admitted to having a leading role in conspiring to import class A and B drugs and money laundering. In July 2021, he failed to attend court where he was due to be remanded in custody, and at the end of July a warrant was issued for his arrest. […]
Man jailed for possession of a knife in a public place
Dorai Harrison, 23 of Mostyn Road, Lambeth appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 24 September where he was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for possessing a knife in a public place.