A man has been jailed for the murder of a woman in Wigan and the attempted murder of a member of the public who tried to intervene
At around 4pm on Wednesday 20 May 2020, police were called to reports of a stabbing on Upholland Road in the Orrell area. Officers attended a property…
Wiltshire Police have arrested numerous people for suspected drink or drug driving, as this week marks the launch of our annual awareness Christmas campaign
The nationwide campaign launched on Tuesday (01/12) and will run throughout December.This year officers have been urging members of the public to report…
A man from Hertfordshire has been jailed for more than two-and-a-half years after admitting robbing a fuel station in Peterborough
Liam Tristram, 32, entered the Shell garage in Boongate around midday on 8 August and tried to purchase cigarettes worth £67, however his bank card wa…
A thief who smashed stolen car into lamppost after burgling family home jailed – with his blood found on the air bag
Hawkes crashed the car about a mile away from the family home he burgled in January this year A thief who smashed a stolen car into a lamppost moments…
A man has been jailed for seven years after being found in possession of a number of illegal guns as well as stolen vehicles – which were stored in rented garages across Leicestershire
. Nikodem Iwaszko, 21, was found guilty of six counts of possessing a prohibited firearm, possession of a firearm without a firearms certificate, poss…
Two carers have been sentenced for the neglect of a vulnerable child they were employed to look after
Debora Nelson Simoes Nunes-Filho, aged 36 and of Mountbatten Gardens, Bournemouth, and Katie Clark, aged 43 and of Foxholes Road, Poole, appeared at B…
A former London bus driver has been sentenced for making indecent images of children
Appearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court Ronald Neill, 57 of Romford RM6 was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months. He had p…
A man who escaped from custody after being taken to hospital in north London has been jailed for 12 months
Hasani Chakron, 24, of no fixed address, was sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court on Tuesday, 1 December. He pleaded guilty to escaping lawful custody,…
An officer who was spat in the face as he tried to arrest a man has spoken of his ordeal following the man’s jail sentence
PC Ryan Shiel was confronted by Michael Green, who was threatening to fight the officers who attended a report of a domestic incident in Thorneywood R…
A drug dealer who ran a county lines drug network has been jailed for more than seven years
Hamsa Jama ran a drug supply network in Stevenage He was found guilty at St Alban’s Crown Court on 25 November. Jama was arrested during a raid in Jul…
Two men have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a 21-year-old man who died after being stabbed in a Leicester alleyway
Abdourahmaane Sidibe, 21, of Orson Street, Leicester and Ali Mohammed, 20, of Pembroke Street, Leicester, were both found guilty yesterday (Monday) of…
A man who stabbed a stranger to death for a second-hand designer bag has been convicted
Samuel Odupitan, 23 , of Longheath Gardens, Croydon, killed 24-year-old Tyler Roye during the early hours of Wednesday, 26 February in Bywood Avenue, …
A man who dragged an officer along the ground with his car and punched another in the head has been jailed for four years and three months.
Two officers were on patrol when they carried out a routine check on a Vauxhall Corsa parked on a grass verge in Merlin Close, Chafford Hundred, on 14…
Devon and Cornwall Police is running the annual Christmas drink and drug driving campaign from Tuesday 1 December 2020 through to Friday 1 January 2021
Officers want to raise awareness of the inherent dangers involved in drink and drug driving by encouraging people to take responsibility for their actio…
A man who carried out a vicious attack on a man in Peterborough, leaving him in a coma, has been jailed for more than four years
Mahmoud Shrara, 21, was arrested in connection with an attack on two men in Peterborough city centre in the early hours of 2 September 2018. The 38-ye…
A father who threw his 11-month-old baby boy into a river and killed him has been given a hospital order
Zak Eko of no fixed abode, has been sentenced to a hospital order and an indefinite restriction order at The Lowry Nightingale Court after being found…
Officers who protect you from some of the county’s most dangerous offenders have secured the conviction of a registered sex offender who breached an order against him
Sanjoy Rajput had been subject to a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO) which restricted his use of devices with internet access.However, when officers …
A 34 year-old Liam Wilkinson has been sentenced to time in prison following numerous charges in which he put members of the community at risk.
Liam Wilkinson, of Southey Hall Road, Sheffield was charged with driving a motor vehicle dangerously, failing to stop, driving without insurance, posses…
A man has been jailed following a stabbing involving a broken bottle
Andre Tucker, 39 of Foxholt Gardens, Brent appeared at Isleworth Crown Court on Tuesday, 24 November where, having pleaded guilty, he was sentenced to …
Officers investigating a serious assault in Sittingbourne have charged two people
Kent Police was called to Woodstock Road at 10.53pm on 26 November 2020 after a woman reported that two people had seriously assaulted her partner a…
A jail term has been imposed on a man who, knowing he had Covid-19, spat in another man’s face
Guy Nougher was charged following the incident in Hythe High Street on Saturday 13 June 2020. The 62-year-old, of Military Road, Hythe, admitted c…
A Catholic priest has been charged with four historic sexual offences against boys following an investigation by police safeguarding officers in Leeds and Wakefield
Father Patrick Smythe, aged 77, has been charged with four counts of indecent assault on four boys aged under 16 in Leeds and Skipton between 1979 a…
A man who broke into a home armed with a hammer and tied up the elderly occupants while he stole their jewellery has been jailed for 12 and a half years
Benjamin Smith, 30, broke into the home in Hereward Close, Impington, through a ground floor window in the early hours of 14 September. He woke one …
A bogus gardener who tricked elderly victims into handing over money for jobs he never completed has been sentenced
Jamie Woodcock, 35, targeted vulnerable people in Sheffield by cold calling them at home. After persuading his victims they needed gardening work comp…
Detectives investigating a sexual assault in East Acton have charged a teenager
The 16-year-old boy was charged on Monday, 30 November with one count of sexual assault. He will appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on …
A 29-year-old man convicted of controlling and coercive behaviour, assault and false imprisonment has been jailed for seven years
Ashley Wilton of St Benedict’s Street, Norwich, appeared at Norwich Crown Court today (Monday 30 November 2020) and was sentenced to a total of seven …
Teenager Charged With The Murder Of 16-year-old Shanur Ahmed In Newham.
Teenager Charged With The Murder Of 16-year-old Shanur Ahmed In Newham.
The murder trial continues this morning in the case of murdered 16 year old Louise Smith from Havant, but the jury will not hear any evidence, they are being taken to key locations that form the prosecutions case to “simply observe”
Shane Lee Mays, 30 of Somborne Drive in Havant is accused of killing Louise after her body was discovered in the Havant Thicket woodland on the 21st M…
A man who had previously been jailed for repeatedly dialing 999 and burping at police call handlers has been jailed for a second time
Rhys Pilott from Peterborough was arrested last year for causing a public nuisance, but was let go early for displaying good behaviour. Once released …
The driver of a car which dragged PC Andrew Harper to his death should be given a life sentence, the Attorney General has told the Court of Appeal
Suella Braverman QC said PC Harper paid the “ultimate price for his bravery” when he was killed on duty in Berkshire in August 2019. The driver, Henry…