Man jailed for more that 11 years over André Bent murder
An eleventh man involved in violent disorder in Maidstone which led to a murder has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison. [block_2]
A VAT fraudster who fled the country eight years ago to escape justice has been jailed for four years
[block_2] Mohammad Tanwir Khan, of Bluestone Drive, Heaton Moor, Stockport, ran a company called Spearpoint Limited and absconded to Pakistan after he was convicted of an £817,000 VAT fraud in 2013.
A 45-year-old man from West Derby has become the latest in Merseyside to be jailed as part of Operation Venetic – an international operation targeting criminals who used a mobile encryption service to try to evade detection
Michael Devine, of Pete Best Drive, West Derby, was jailed for 17 years, 3 months at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday 23 August after pleading guilty to being concerned in the importation and supply of Class A and B drugs (cocaine, heroin, ketamine, amphetamine). Devine used the encrochat handle ‘Lawfularbor’ to import and distribute […]
A drug dealer from London who supplied Class A drugs and recorded himself exploiting vulnerable addicts in Hove has been jailed
[block_2] Jesutomisin Ifeoluwa, 22, of Williamson Close in Greenwich, was jailed for seven years at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday (August 19) after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of class A drugs – crack cocaine and heroin – and with the acquisition, use and possession of criminal property.
Motorists are being urged to drive safely as part of a national campaign targeting those who take the risk of driving whilst under the influence of drugs.
From Monday 23rd to Sunday 29th August 2021 officers from Kent Police will be out in force across the county, working with our partners to follow an intelligence-led approach to target those who recklessly drug drive.They will be proactively patrolling and targeting high-risk locations to identify and prosecute motorists who are impaired by drugs.Officers will […]
Four people have been arrested by Kent Police as part of an investigation into modern slavery and human trafficking offences
[block_2] On Thursday 19 August 2021, coordinated search warrants were carried out by officers at properties in Cambridge, Croydon, Dagenham and Reading. During the searches a number of items were seized including more than 70 phones, three cars, and thousands of pounds in cash that could not be accounted for.
A man who sexually abused a number of children in Northampton over a period of 12 years has been jailed for his crimes
Simba Masvaure, aged 44, was convicted of 11 sexual offences on June 11 following a trial at Northampton Crown Court, where on Friday, August 13, he was sentenced to 15 years in custody, plus a two-year extended licence on release, for sexual assault by penetration, attempted rape and sexual activity with a child. The judge […]
Police investigating a robbery in Ripon on 13 August have charged two people with robbery and possessing an offensive weapon
A 17-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man appeared at Harrogate Magistrates’ Court today (20 August) and were remanded in custody to appear again on 17 September. Three other people who were also arrested in connection with the incident, remain on police bail to allow for further enquiries to be carried out. Enquiries remain ongoing into […]
Anger and heartache has rippled through the families and motorcycle community in Hampshire after a man responsible for their death walked away from court a free man due to a legal technicality
19-year-old Joshua Kempster of Meon Valley who was 17-years-old at the time of the collision had been out driving along the B3035 with a pal in his Fiesta on the night Andrew Cuthbert, 58 and Gary Groves, 62 died following a fatal collision caused by Kempsters driving. Kempster had pleaded guilty in previous proceedings to […]
Man Charged with Murder of Leeds nurse Eileen Barrott
A man is due to appear in court charged with murder in relation to the death of his wife in #Leeds. Mark #Barrott, aged 54, has been charged with the murder of Eileen Barrott, aged 50, who was found dead at the couple’s home in Naburn Fold, Whinmoor, on Sunday, August 15. He is due […]
A drug supplier who used encrypted messaging service Encrochat to sell cocaine has been sentenced to 10 years in prison
It following an investigation by the joint National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police Organised Crime Partnership (OCP). [block_2] Under Operation Venetic – the UK law enforcement response to the takedown of the EncroChat platform – the OCP began investigating an Encrochat user named ‘Sleekyak’ who was using the service to sell cocaine.
A gang of heroin and cocaine dealers predominantly from south east London have been jailed for more than 39 years between them
Nine people have been sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court this week, with members from Charlton, Orpington and Catford, all charged with conspiracy to supply class A drugs. [block_2] The ‘TJ’ and ‘Alpo’ county lines networks supplied drugs, namely crack cocaine and heroin, in Kent, Essex, Grimsby as part of an “organised crime network which targeted […]
Can you help Police to locate wanted Whitby man Stephen Anthony Phillips
39-year-old Phillips is wanted for failing to appear at Scarborough Magistrates Court in connection with public order offences and resisting an officer. He is believed to be in the #Whitby, #Scarborough or #Eastfield area. If you have any information which would assist officers to locate Phillips please contact 101, select option 1 and pass the […]
A depraved member of police staff who worked in Greater Manchester Police’s Digital Imaging Unit has been sentenced after being found guilty of voyeurism in the workplace
[block_2] 37-year-old Jean Renoir Janga of Sussex Close, Bamber Bridge, appeared at Manchester Crown Court today (Friday 20 August 2021) following his conviction of six counts of voyeurism at an earlier hearing.
Saleem Raza Sadik from Bradford has been jailed for five years and four months for his part in a “county lines” drug dealing operation targeting addicts and users in Skipton
Sadik, 42, of Toller Lane, Heaton, was jailed at Bradford Crown Court on 19 August after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs – cocaine and heroin. He was part of a drugs supply chain in partnership with his brother, 38-year-old brother Naim, also of Toller Lane, who was jailed […]
A terrorist attack on a busy shopping street could have been prevented if the probation service had recalled him to prison when he was seen buying items to make a fake suicide vest, a jury has found
Sudesh Amman, 20, from Queensbury, north London, was shot dead by undercover surveillance officers after he went on a knife rampage in Streatham, South London in February last year. The inquest jury at the Royal Courts of Justice found that the killing was lawful but was asked to reach conclusions on whether the probation service […]
A sex offender from Tunbridge Wells has been jailed after he assaulted an elderly woman in her own home
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Three males have been charged with multiple offences including burglary, theft and dangerous driving
[block_2] Michael Craggs, 25, of Lapage Terrace, Bradford has been charged with 14 offences which include five burglaries, three attempted burglaries, theft from a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, failing to stop and driving without insurance.
A former Member of Parliament has been summonsed to court in connection to a series of alleged fraud offences
Jared O’Mara, the former MP for Sheffield Hallam, has today (19 August 2021) been summonsed along with his former chief of staff, Gareth Arnold. The pair have been summonsed to attend Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on 24 September 2021 in connection with offences relating to a number of allegedly fraudulent expenses claims that were […]
Today marks 32 years since the Marchioness disaster, when the vessel was struck near Southwark Bridge
The Marchioness disaster was a collision between two vessels on the River Thames in London in the early hours of 20 August 1989, which resulted in the deaths of 51 people. The pleasure steamer Marchioness sank after being hit twice by the dredger Bowbelle at about 1:46 am, between Cannon Street railway bridge and Southwark Bridge. [block_2] Marchioness had been hired for the evening for a birthday party and had […]
Police are renewing an appeal for information on the whereabouts of Che Isaacs-Neville, who is now wanted for being unlawfully at large
[block_2] On July 28, Isaacs-Neville was convicted in his absence of two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm; two counts of assault by beating; criminal damage; and theft of a motor vehicle.
Man wanted after prison release error after blowing up ATM machine around the Home counties
Police are desperately trying to locate Colin Golding from Aldershot who pleaded guilty to ATM thefts and attempting to blow up ATM’s. The 25-year-old was awaiting sentencing for a series of ATM thefts and burglaries across Hampshire, Thames Valley and Dorset between April 2019 and January 2020. He had pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal […]
A former West Mercia Police officer was today (Wednesday, August 18) found guilty of causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving
[block_2] Jamie Holloway appeared at Worcester Crown Court in relation to the death of Mr David Shaw following a road traffic collision in Worcestershire on 28 May, 2018.
An extended jail sentence has been imposed on a man from Ashford who set up online chat rooms to distribute indecent images of children
An extended jail sentence has been imposed on a man from Ashford who set up online chat rooms to distribute indecent images of children. [block_2]
Drug dealers who sold crack cocaine and heroin across England have been jailed for more than 39 years between them
The group was sentenced following a lengthy investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate. It resulted in nine men and one woman being charged with offences that spanned Kent, Essex and Lincolnshire. The ring leaders, Kazeem Akinfolarin and Michael Odedina, were both jailed for almost 10 years at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday […]
A suspect has appeared in court following a burglary at a pharmacy in Ashford
Kent Police was called after a window at the business in the town’s High Street was damaged at around 4am on Monday 16 August 2021 and medication was stolen. Following an investigation by Ashford’s Community Safety Unit and Local Policing Teams, Joseph Creasey was charged with burglary on Wednesday 18 August. Mr Creasey, 36, of […]
Man who evaded Police for nearly two years is jailed
Man wanted for two years receives prison sentence [block_2] 29 year-old James Sebastion Thomas of Hembridge Road, Selby deliberately evaded police for almost two years before he was jailed.
A suspect was arrested thanks to the work of a trusty police dog in Southwater near Horsham
[block_2] Police were alerted by a resident after a security light was set off on his driveway in Worthing Road at 2.30am on August 10.
Callum Aylett, from Milton Keynes, was convicted in less than three hours at Luton Crown Court after a trial lasting just over three weeks
[block_2] A man has today (17/8) been found guilty by unanimous verdict of the murder of 18-year-old Jay Fathers and grievous bodily harm with intent on another man in Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, in the early hours of New Years’ Day this year.
A Hove man has been jailed following an unprovoked assault that left his victim with a fractured skull
[block_2] Aftab Miah, 37, of Sherbourne Close in Hove, was jailed for 21 months on Tuesday, July 27, after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm without intent at Lewes Crown Court.