Two arrests have been made in the hunt for serial sex offender Gary Butcher
Butcher, 55, was arrested by a Derbyshire Constabulary officer at 11.39 a.m. this morning in the Derbyshire village of Swadlincote after approaching the officer to hand himself in. He is still in police custody. Butcher escaped from the HMP North Sea Camp in Boston on May 31st and is currently serving a life sentence for […]
Following the discovery of a body in Sunderland, two people have been charged with murder
Kieran Williams’ body was discovered on June 2 after extensive searches following his disappearance on April 18.As part of the investigation, two men, both 19 years old, were arrested and charged with murder. They are scheduled to appear before South Tyneside magistrates on June 6.Two men, aged 20 and 28, and one woman, aged 46, […]
Aaron Campbell, an evil child killer, was rushed to the hospital after being attacked in prison by a fellow inmate
On Wednesday, Campbell was assaulted in his cell at Polmont Young Offenders. When his cell was briefly left open during meal time, he was attacked.The 20-year-old was sentenced to 27 years in prison, which was later reduced to 24 years on appeal, for the rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail on the Isle of […]
After pleading guilty to a string of armed robberies and commercial burglaries in Leeds City Centre, a 32-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison
Alan Skey of Leeds was arrested on April 17, this year, after an exhaustive investigation by officers from Leeds CID, with assistance from the local Neighbourhood Policing Team. He was accused the next day with six burglary offences and two armed robbery offences. Skey was sentenced yesterday (31/5), after pleading guilty to all eight […]
The beaching is one of numerous sightings to which Border Force and RNLI lifeboats have reacted to
It comes after figures revealed that 290 tiny boats have crossed the English Channel this year. More than 10,000 people have paid criminal gangs to cross the border since the beginning of the year. Despite bad weather conditions for much of April and May, the number of people completing the journey is […]
A woman who preyed on vulnerable and elderly people in the past was sentenced to 35 months in jail for fraud by abuse of position.
Jacqueline Ashberry, 61, of James Road in Kidderminster, was sentenced on Thursday, May 27, 2022, at Worcester Crown Court. Ashberry became an unofficial caregiver for the elderly victim, a 25-year acquaintance, during which time she controlled her finances and scammed her of her life savings*. The victim’s sons ultimately uncovered the scam and reported it […]
A man from Stoke-on-Trent has been sent to prison for concealing cocaine in a kitchen stove extractor fan
On Wednesday (25 May), Jack Humphries, 27, of Shelburne Street, Stoke-on-Trent, was sentenced to seven years and two months in prison after admitting to possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of class A, possession of a class B drug, and possession with intent to supply a class B drug on two separate […]
In Stoke-on-Trent, cash and drugs worth more than £70,000 were found and led to the arrest of a man
Mubarik Ali, 42, of Baron Street, Stoke-on-Trent, was given three years in prison on Friday (May 27) at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. He had admitted to two counts of possession with the intent to supply class A and possession of criminal property. The court heard that on January 26, 2022, police stopped a Volkswagen Passat […]
A father and son were found guilty of murdering a thief in “vigilante style.”
Neil Charles, 47, was stabbed in the chest in June 2021 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He had been seen earlier that evening attempting to open car doors.Both David King, 55, and Edward King, 19, of Radnor Close, denied murder, with the father claiming that Mr Charles had run on to the knife.They will be […]
After assaulting a member of staff at a commercial establishment, a serving Metropolitan special constable was fired
On Tuesday, May 31, a misconduct hearing was held at the Empress State Building in SW6 in relation to the case of Special Constable Rahimul Ahmed, 21, who was assigned to the Central West Basic Command Unit.The hearing was held in response to an incident that occurred on 17 June 2021 at a commercial premises […]
An 18-year-old man appeared in court charged with terrorism
On 18 May, officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command arrested Matthew King of Essex at an address in Essex.On Tuesday, May 31, he was charged with preparing terrorist acts in violation of Section 5(1)(a) of the Terrorism Act (TACT) 2006. As part of the same investigation, a 17-year-old girl was arrested at an address […]
Following an unprovoked attack on a teenager last year, ten teenage males were found guilty of murder today
On October 16, last year, Jack Woodley, 18, was out with friends at Houghton Feast when he was attacked.Emergency services were called to nearby Newbottle Street, where they discovered him dead.Jack, from County Durham, was taken to the hospital but died the next night from his injuries.He’d been stabbed twice, once in the thigh and […]
Four men have been arrested after being identified as key members of a drugs gang based in Surrey. The sentence is the result of an international investigation led by Surrey Police’s Serious Organised Crime Unit in collaboration with the National Crime Agency
The men were sentenced to a combined 35 years in prison following the large-scale investigation. Dean Criscuolo, 35, Christopher Brooks, 31, Kerran Boylan, 32, and Ben Dalton, 33, were sentenced today, (31 May), at Guildford Crown Court after all pleading guilty to multiple drugs offences at an earlier hearing. They were arrested in April […]
Specialist detectives have ensured that two men will serve significant time in prison after being convicted of the murder of Cristian-Marin Patru in Harlow
Cristian was discovered injured at a residence in The Hides around 5.40 p.m. on November 8, last year. Officers were dispatched to the address after reports of a disturbance. They had to force entry to get inside before discovering the 24-year-old collapsed on the floor with a significant amount of blood in […]
A teenager has been charged following the murder of 17-year-old Kyle Wright in #Camberley
Kyle Wright, 17, was murdered in Camberley on Friday night, and a teenager has been charged (27 May).The teen, also 17, from Camberley, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has been charged with murder, possession of a bladed article, and possession of an offensive weapon. He’s due in #Guildford Magistrates’ Court later today.Officers were […]
Two men from the Isle of Wight have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for a “catalogue of appalling child sex offences.”
Paul Allen, 37, of Hinton Road in Newport, was sentenced to 16 years in prison today (May 31). It is the result of an investigation led by the Isle of Wight Investigations Team and assisted by officers from the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU). On September 27, 2021, Allen was arrested on suspicion […]
A prolific shoplifter from Sheppey was sentenced to prison less than 24 hours after being charged
Carlene Ripley targeted a Tesco store on Bridge Road in Sheerness several times, stealing items such as bottles of spirits and a vacuum cleaner. Ripley fled with the stolen items on April 2nd and 4th, 2022, by opening a fire escape or quickly making her way through an alarmed exit. Officers recognised her as the […]
This Morning presenters apologise to viewers during interview with Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon
Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon is not known for his restraint, so it came as a surprise this morning when he appeared on the ITV sofa with hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary and dropped a swear word during the live broadcast. The 66-year-old rocker was on the show to discuss the new Sex Pistols […]
