Medway patrols acted quickly to apprehend a suspect in a knifepoint robbery shortly after the incident
A boy was riding an electric scooter in Darnley Road, Strood, around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, when he was approached by an unknown teenager. Before stealing the scooter, the latter is said to have shown the boy a knife tucked in his waistband and made […]
A pair of suspected burglars have appeared in court, accused of numerous break-ins in west and north Kent
Following an investigation by the Chief Constable’s Crime Squad, Benjamin Legg and Jack Piccolo were arrested on suspicion of targeting properties in Kent and Essex on May 26, 2022. Piccolo, of Station Parade, Barking, Greater London, and Legg, of Academy Drive Road, Basildon, Essex, were later charged with seven and ten […]
He denied killing the birds, which were discovered in a well after a warrant was served at the farm where he worked as a gamekeeper
Archie Watson, 21, of Dragon Lane, Manningford Bruce, Pewsey, has pleaded guilty to possessing dead birds – three red kites, five buzzards, and a herring or black-backed gull – in contravention of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. He denied killing the birds, which were discovered in a well after a warrant was served at […]
Following a “disgraceful” incident in which a car was driven towards pedestrians on a seafront promenade, three men were given suspended sentences
In the incident, which was caught on camera in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, a man was treated for non-life threatening injuries.Judge Huw Rees called it “disgraceful,” and an eyewitness described it as “madness.”The trio was ordered to perform 150 hours of unpaid labour.Richard Allen, 31, of Sheldon, Birmingham, was sentenced to 22 months in prison, suspended for […]
Following a knifepoint robbery at a Gravesend business, a suspect has appeared in court
At 8.40 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2022, a man entered a shop on Livingstone Road and is accused of threatening a member of staff and a customer with a knife. He then allegedly reached into the till and stole money before fleeing the premises. The police were called, and after an investigation, a knife […]
An Isle of Wight man accused of a serious assault on the island last summer has appeared in court
Connor Fogarty, 30, of George Street, appeared at the Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court in Newport this morning, he faced a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Joel Clinch on June 29 last year (Tuesday). At this point, no pleas were made.
An appeal has been issued for witnesses to an incident on the A4 near West Overton
Officers from the Roads Policing Unit are looking for witnesses after an incident near West Overton. Officers had reason to stop a silver Ford Focus on the A4 between Savernake Hill and West Overton at around 8.30pm on Friday 27 May due to the alleged manner of driving. In connection with the incident, a woman […]
A Southampton man who threw bricks and concrete at police has escaped prison
A Southampton man who threw bricks and concrete at police has escaped prison. Mark Peter Johnson threw bricks and large pieces of concrete at police while under the influence of alcohol. On March 25, this year, an incident occurred on Foundry Lane in Shirley. Although there were some mental health concerns, the 37-year-behavior old’s was […]
The victim was flown to a London hospital in a serious condition after emergency services arrived on the scene
Following a serious assault in Hythe, a suspect has been charged. An altercation occurred in the garden of a pub on Seabrook Road around 11.20 p.m. on Friday, May 27, 2022. A man was reportedly struck in the face and suffered a head injury during the incident. The victim was flown to a […]
A soldier has been jailed after being convicted of the rape and sexual assault of a child under 13
Shane Percival, 27, a lance corporal with the Royal Anglian Regiment, appeared at Norwich Crown Court having been found guilty of rape and sexual assault. It followed a trial in March this year after which Percival, of Lynford Drive, Eaton, Norwich was found guilty of the offences. They happened between December 2011 and August […]
A man who killed two young children while drink and drug driving will not have his sentence reviewed by the court of appeal
Martin Newman was jailed for nine years for causing the deaths of Gracie Ann and Jayden Lee Lucas on M4 at Newport. A request to review his prison term under the Unduly Lenient Sentences scheme has been refused. “I’d like to see the man who said it’s fair to come and say it to my […]
A man has been sentenced to 33 years after murdering his landlords at their property in Lambeth
Daniel Briceno Garcia, 46 previously of Dorset Road, SW8, was previously convicted at the Old Bailey on Wednesday, 18 May, of murdering Sonia Butron Calvi and Edgar Aguilera Daza.He was sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 33 years, at the same court on Friday, 27 May. Their daughter, Laura Aguilera, said […]
