Detectives investigating the murder of Michael Ugwa have made a further arrest
Michael, 29, was subjected to an attack which led to his death at the Lakeside shopping centre on 28 April. Three people have already been charged in connection with the incident, including two men – 21 year-old Muhammad Khan, of no fixed address, Ilford, and Brandon Lutchmunsing, 19, of Grafton Way, Dagenham – charged with […]
The Met continues in its determination to dismantle London’s drug lines with a new crackdown operation
Two men were arrested following dawn raids as part of a new crackdown on drugs and associated violence in the capital on Wednesday, 25 May. Building on the success of Met’s county lines response, the new pilot is focused on smashing intra-London class A drug lines. Policing Minister Kit Malthouse joined the Met’s lead for […]
Seven Essex Police officers who apprehended the murderer of Sir David Amess and tried to save the MP’s life have won an Essex Police Federation Bravery Award
On 15 October 2021, police were called to reports of a stabbing in a church in Leigh-on-Sea. PC Ryan Curtis and PC Scott James, who were unarmed, were the first officers on scene and arrived to find people fleeing the church. The officers waited outside the church for a Taser unit to arrive […]
Detectives investigating the murder of 18-year-old Michael Toohey in Liverpool city centre have arrested three males on suspicion of his murder
Michael, of Oil Street, Liverpool passed away following an assault at an internet café on London Road at around 5.50pm on Saturday 16 April. A post mortem confirmed he died from multiple injuries. A 20-year-old man from Kirkby, and males aged 14 and 15 from Liverpool, were arrested on suspicion of murder in the […]
A 42-year-old man from Doncaster has been handed a 36-year sentence for a string of child sex offences
Michael France, of Sandyfields View, Skellow, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on 14 April and was found guilty of 14 charges against two victims. These were two charges of sexual assault of a child under 13 against the first victim, and one charge of indecent assault, five counts of rape of an under 13 […]
Young mum stole money raised for grieving families
A 26-year-old who raised £1,000 in memory of a baby girl but then made off with the money has been jailed. Chanel Bailey set up a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a memorial after befriending a woman whose prematurely-born baby sadly died. In total, 28 people donated to the cause but Bailey kept the […]
A man who was carrying a knife and a quantity of Class A drugs in St Helens has been jailed
Robert Clancey, aged 46, of Peter Street, St Helens was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs and carrying a bladed article in public just four days ago in Fosters Park. On Thursday 19 May officers spotted Clancey approach a group of men in the park and he was believed […]
A man who has been charged with the 1992 murder of Sunderland school girl Nikki Allan has made his first crown court appearance
Nikki was found dead in the then derelict Exchange Building in Hendon after going missing near her family home on 7 October 1992. The seven-year-old had been at her grandparents’ flat but a desperate search was launched when she failed to make it back to her own home in the same block. The following […]
Two football fans have been charged after title celebrations at Manchester City’s ground
Greater Manchester Police said the two men had been charged following the team’s win over Aston Villa at Etihad Stadium on Sunday that secured the Premier League title. Phillip Maxwell, 28, of Anzio Row, Knowsley, was charged with throwing a pyrotechnic onto the pitch and is due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ […]
A man has appeared in court accused of the murder of Sunderland schoolgirl Nikki Allan who was brutally killed in 1992
David Boyd, 54, of Chesterton Court, Stockton-on-Tees, did not enter a plea to the allegation at South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court this morning.Seven-year-old Nikki vanished after leaving her grandparents’ flat in the Wear Garth area of the city on Wednesday 7 October 1992.Nikki’s body was later found in the then derelict Old Exchange building a few […]
A former Conservative MP has been jailed for 18 months following his conviction for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy
At a trial last month, Imran Ahmad Khan, 48, who was elected as Wakefield MP in 2019, was found guilty of groping the boy at a party in 2008. Khan was expelled by the Conservative party following his conviction and later stood down as an MP. The judge said he did not accept Khan […]
In response to the strike action affecting bin collections, the Council and Biffa have been working together to introduce temporary pop-up rubbish disposal facilities in towns and villages, the first trial will be held in Hailsham
I wonder how long it will take before the bins are full
A man from Doncaster has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for a string of child sex offences across Yorkshire
Michael France, 42, of Sandyfields View, Skellow, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court earlier this year and was found guilty of a total of 14 charges against two victims – two charges of sexual assault of a child under 13 against the first victim and one charge of indecent assault, five counts of rape of […]
A man who violently attacked his partner in two separate incidents has been jailed for five years and six months
David Smith subjected his girlfriend at the time to two ‘horrendous ordeals’ – one on 3 January and the second on 8 March. Both incidents occurred inside his flat in Granby Drive, Bottesford. On both occasions the victim was punched and kicked multiple times, causing a cut lip and bruising and swelling to many […]
Four gang members jailed for 30+ years after major Police operation
Four members of an organised crime group (OCG) which operated a dedicated drugs line in Accrington has been given prison sentences totalling more than 30 years. Four other people were also prosecuted for knowingly allowing their premises to be used for the supply of Class A drugs. In October 2020 we launched Operation Melford after residents raised […]
A man who killed his colleague after punching him several times in the head has been jailed for 12 years
Airidas Janavicius, 38 of Burdetts Road, Dagenham, assaulted 44-year-old Marius Lakavicius after the pair had been drinking together in July last year. Emergency services were called after Marius was found with injuries on Goresbrook Road, Dagenham, at about 11.55pm on Friday, 23 July. Officers attended, along with London Ambulance Service, but, sadly, he was […]
A teenager who went on a week-long crime spree in Wisbech, including two robberies, has been jailed
Oluwagbemileke Awoyemi, 19, began the series on 5 March, when he stole a basket full of goods from Asda in North End before making off on a bike he stole from outside the shop. Two days later he entered Harecroft Stores, in Harecroft Road, at about 1pm, before returning a short while later wearing […]
Two brothers who killed a man after a disagreement over a stolen mobility scooter have been sentenced for manslaughter
On 6 April, following a three week-long trial at Sheffield Crown Court Gareth Leach, 28, of Brameld Road, Mexborough, and Kyle Martin, 22, of Selwyn Street, Rotherham were found guilty of the manslaughter of Dean Williamson from Rotherham. Leach and Martin attacked Dean at around 1pm on Tuesday 5 October 2021 following a dispute […]
