A serial fraudster posed as a council worker in order to steal thousands of pounds from elderly and vulnerable people living in the Sevenoaks area
Ian Baggs has now been sentenced to prison for his role in a scam which involved charging victims for bogus work to drains at their properties. The scam saw victims initially either contacted by telephone or at their doorsteps, amid claims the local council would need to send contractors to their homes to carry out […]
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service
Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters were called to a fire at a disused pub on Wood Lane in Dagenham. A detached storage building was destroyed by fire. There were no reports of any injuries. Station Commander Peter Cox, who was at the scene, said: “Crews arrived to see smoke which appeared to come […]
A teenager was left scarred for life after being glassed by a thug who flew into a rage when topless photos of his girlfriend were leaked
Arron Kmiotek attacked the 19-year-old after it was claimed he was friends with the culprit. He walked over to the teenager – who he knew from school – and smashed an empty pint glass in his face, causing deep lacerations to his cheek, nose and right upper eyelid. He was treated by specialist surgeons for […]
Following an incident at Ty Mawr Holiday Park, Towyn on Saturday afternoon Teen has been charged with murder
19-year-old Matthew Selby from the Greater Manchester area has this afternoon been charged with murder. He has been remanded in custody and will appear before magistrates tomorrow. Police have ask the public not to speculate about this incident on social media as this is an active investigation.
Pictured : Thug who kicked police officer to the ground during a protest is sentenced
A man who took a flying kick at a police officer during a protest in 2020 has been handed a suspended sentence following a Met investigation. Jonathan Daley, of Bradwell Avenue, Dagenham, RM10, appeared at the London Inner Crown Court on Thursday 29 July after admitting a charge of violent disorder during an earlier hearing. […]
Detectives investigating the disappearance of a 71-year-old woman from Hertfordshire have charged two men with her murder.
Mohamed El Abboud, 26 of Gallants Farm Road, Barnet, and Kusai Al-jundi, 23 of Wood End Road, HA1, have both been charged with the murder of Louise Kam. They are both due to appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 2 August Louise Kam was last seen by a family member near the Spires Shopping […]
A teenager has been given a community order for their part in a fire at St Joseph’s Catholic School in Malmesbury last year
A teenager has been given a community order for their part in a fire at St Joseph’s Catholic School in Malmesbury last year. Jordan Tadd, 18, of Tanners Walk, Twerton, pleaded guilty to arson at Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (28/07). He was given a community order, where he is required to carry out 100 […]
A paedophile who raped a five-year-old girl he was trusted to look after in Borehamwood has been put behind bars
Jamie Alejandro Garcia Perez, 24, carried out the abuse when the young child had been left in his care on May 15 last year, St Albans Crown Court heard. When the offences first came to light, Perez was questioned and initially told detectives he’d had an innocent playfight with the girl. However, he later pleaded […]
Detectives have charged a man with attempted murder after two people were found with stab injuries in south-east London
[block_2] Anton Rhoden, 27 , of Samuel Close, Woolwich, was charged on Sunday, 1 August with two counts of attempted murder. He will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 2 August.
A grandfather who murdered his daughter’s ex-partner in a “frenzied attack” with two knives has been jailed for life with a minimum tariff of 20 years
[block_2] Lance Woollard, 65, knew 35-year-old Nigel Ebbage would be working from home in Honeysuckle Close, Wimblington, near March, when he visited on the morning of Thursday, April 29.
Two friends have been jailed for their role in the killing of father of two, Marcus Ramsey, who was stabbed to death in a Sheffield street last summer
[block_2] Marcus, then 35, died after an unconnected altercation at a street party escalated in to significant disorder, which culminated in him being stabbed through the heart shortly after midnight on Saturday 8 August 2020.
A carer has been jailed for life for the murder of a housebound Bideford pensioner who had accused him of stealing thousands of pounds from her
[block_2] Michael Robinson was sentenced by Exeter Crown Court to serve a minimum of 30 years for the brutal killing of 77-year-old Carol Hart in January.
A truck driver who tried to smuggle almost 100kg of cocaine into the UK has been jailed for 11 years as part of a National Crime Agency investigation
[block_2] Miodrag Ivankovic, 45, was stopped by Border Force officers on 6 September at the freight controls in Dover after arriving from Calais.
A man has been arrested after a police officer suffered a broken leg as the result of a collisIon with an e-scooter
The incident happened in Willesden High Road at about 1pm today (Saturday, 31 July) during a pre-planned operation to target the illegal use of e-scooters. [block_2] Officers had directed a male riding an e-scooter to stop but he failed to do so. The e-scooter then collided with a police officer, knocking him to the floor.
A man who stabbed another man in an unprovoked attack in the street has today, Friday 30 July been jailed for 13 years
Tony Combs, of no fixed abode, was stood outside a shop on Mottram Road, Stalybridge, on the evening of Sunday 21st June 2020, when the victim walked out of a friend’s house and walked in Combs direction. [block_2] Combs pushed the victim into an alley way before demanding that the victim handed over his possessions […]
Four men who admitted attacking police officers during the riot in Bristol city centre in March have been handed prison sentences
[block_2] Kane Adamson, Brandon Lloyd, Kain Simmonds and Stuart Quinn had previously pleaded guilty to being part of a group which used or threatened violence outside Bridewell Police Station and together, caused others to fear for their personal safety.
Brighton cat killer jailed for five year over 16 attacks
A former security guard has been jailed for a series of cat killings in night-time attacks around Brighton today. [block_2] Steve Bouquet, 55, was jailed at Hove Crown Court to five years for killing nine cats and injuring seven others. He was found guilty, following a trial, of 16 offences of criminal damage, in relation […]
A drug dealer who tried to evade capture by driving double the speed-limit on the wrong side of the road has been jailed
Zakariya Taibi, 21 , of Wickham Lane, Greenwich, pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of class A and class B drugs, possession of criminal property and dangerous driving at Woolwich Crown Court on Tuesday, 27 July. [block_2] He was sentenced immediately afterwards to four years and two months’ imprisonment. He was also disqualified […]
A 16-year-old schoolboy carried a disabled girl to a park before stabbing her up to 60 times, a court has heard
The teenage girl, also 16, was found in a field off Highsted Road in Sittingbourne, Kent, just after 8am last Thursday before paramedics rushed her to a London hospital where she remains. The Teenage Boy, who was known to the victim, was charged with attempted murder yesterday. The boy, who cannot be named for […]
A manager of a Nottinghamshire GP practice has been jailed after defrauding them of nearly £200,000
The court heard that, as part of his managerial role at the Rainworth Medical Practice, Leigh Nash was responsible for and the only person to have access to the surgery bank account. He was subsequently required to account for all spending from the surgery bank account as well as find temporary, or ‘locum’, […]
Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Paul Wilkinson, who is wanted on recall to prison
Wilkinson, who is 51 and from Leeds, was sentenced in April 2019 for attempted robbery, and was released after serving part of his licence. He is now wanted on recall to prison for breaching the terms of his licence. Wilkinson is described as white, 5ft 6ins, with green eyes and brown hair. He […]
Two people have been charged after a man was assaulted in Margate
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A woman will appear in court today charged with the murder of a man in Enfield
[block_2] Heaven Belal, 40, of Enfield, is due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court.
A drug dealer who was seen supplying heroin and crack cocaine in Gillingham has been jailed for two and a half years
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Northfleet robbers jailed after offender inadvertently hands over stolen phone to police officer
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A suspect has been charged with ten shoplifting offences after two shops were targeted in Maidstone
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A ‘dangerous’ man who tried to kill his former partner was sentenced to eight and a half years’ imprisonment for GBH and controlling and coercive behaviour at St Albans Crown Court
Darryl Harding, age 53, of Little Hardings in Welwyn Garden City, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for S18 GBH and an additional 18 months for controlling and coercive behaviour. He was also given six months for an attempt to escape from custody, which is to run concurrently. His former partner will be protected […]
A 74-year-old man from Netley Abbey was found guilty of non-recent sexual offences against children by a jury at Winchester Crown Court
On Monday 26 July Alan Kenneth Jerrim of Wykeham Road, Netley Abbey was found guilty of four counts of indecent assault of a girl under 13 and one count of assault by penetration of a girl under 13. Jerrim committed his crimes against two different children between 1981 and 1983 in Hamble. He will be […]
Detectives investigating the murder of 16-year-old Camron Smith in Croydon have made a fifth arrest
[block_2] A 15-year-old male – was arrested on suspicion of murder in the early hours of Tuesday, 27 July. He was taken in custody to a police station in south London and has since been bailed pending further enquiries to a date in late August.Three other males, 15,18 and 16 have been previously been […]
Teen charged with offences after bus stop and search by armed officers in Brixton
A 17-year-old male, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with possession of an offensive weapon and possession of a controlled substance class B (Cannabis) on Tuesday, 27 July. [block_2] This comes after officers were called by a member of the public who reported a male in possession of a knife boarding a […]