A ‘devious and dishonest conman’ who used sexual photographs to blackmail and control a series of women has been jailed
Lewis Saxby, 32, had sexual contact with the victims before threatening to send explicit images to their friends and family if they didn’t do what he told them. Between 2016 and 2020 one of the victims was conned out of nearly £90,000 after Saxby manipulated her into funding an entirely fictional legal case […]
A man captured on mobile phone footage firing a makeshift firearm in broad daylight in the middle of a field in Radcliffe has been jailed for six years after being brought to justice by our detectives
Liam Whitbread (24) was described by a judge as ‘dangerous’ as he was sentenced on Friday 1 April to also serve an additional three years on license after being found guilty by a jury of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Manchester Crown Court heard how on the sunny […]
A musician has pleaded guilty to the murder of teenager Bobbi-Anne McLeod
The 18-year-old went missing on the evening of 20 November and was last seen at a bus stop in Plymouth. She was due to travel to the city centre to meet friends but never arrived. Three days later, her body was discovered near Bovisard Beach – about seven miles away from her home. Wearing […]
Southern Vectis colleagues remember much loved Alan Cooley who sadly passed away on the 4th April 2022
Alan retired in 2014 after 49 and a half years as a coach and bus painter for Southern Vectis. During his time he painted hundreds of the island’s buses and used his skill to sign write many of the fleet by hand. Alan is well known in the bus world for creating a very […]
Thames Valley Police has charged a man with the murder of Joseph Tayaye in Milton Keynes on 28 March
Oluwatomiwa Tomi Olatuyi, aged 20, of Stanton Avenue, Milton Keynes has been charged with one count of murder, one count of possession of a bladed article and one count of perverting the course of justice. He has also been charged with one count of affray and a second count of possession of a bladed […]
A driver who caused the death of her 22-year-old passenger has been sentenced today after admitting a charge of causing death by dangerous driving
Demi-Elise Michaud, of Blawith, Ulverston, admitted the charge at an earlier hearing and was sentenced today (5 April) at Preston Crown Court to 14 months in prison. She was also disqualified from driving for two years, and must take an extended retest prior to regaining her license. The court heard how Michaud had driven […]
A stepfather accused of murdering a five-year-old has denied punching him and instead accused the boy’s mother of shaking him
Logan Mwangi was discovered in the River Ogmore in Pandy Park, Bridgend, on 31 July 2021, close to the flat where he lived with his family. He had suffered catastrophic injuries similar to those found in victims of high-speed crashes or a fall from a height. John Cole, 40, Angharad Williamson, 30, and a […]
Officers have warned the public about the dangers of taking illegal substances in the form of cannabis sweets and similar products following the death of a 23-year-old woman from Ilford.
On 29 March, the woman purchased what she thought were cannabis sweets also known as gummies via a messaging app on her phone. The items were delivered to her home address. The woman and a 21-year-old friend each ate one sweet, and both immediately felt unwell. Officers and ambulance colleagues were called to an address […]
Can you help Police find wanted man Daniel Zabrocki, 21, from Southampton?
He is wanted on recall to prison for breaching the conditions of his licence, having been sentenced in February for breaching a restraining order. We believe Daniel is in the Townhill Park area of Southampton. Officers have carried out extensive enquiries to locate him and we are now asking the public for assistance. He […]
A woman who ran over an Essex Police officer after being stopped for speeding has been sentenced to 30 months in jail – which the severely injured officer says is “a very small price for her to pay” as she suffers a “life sentence”.
Essex traffic officer PC Caroline Green sustained multiple injuries in the incident, and said her suffering was increased by the fact that it took nearly a year and a half for the perpetrator to be sentenced. Caroline said: “I’ve been through 17 months of hell, mentally and physically, and continue to go through it […]
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with sexually assaulting a colleague while on duty
PC Joseph Demir, attached to the North West Basic Command Unit, was charged by post on Wednesday, 9 March with sexual assault. He is due to appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 5 April. The incident is alleged to have happened on 10 March 2020 when PC Demir was a student officer at […]
Three males had been seen riding two motorbikes on International Way in Southampton and that they appeared to be holding machetes
Officers from Hampshire Police are appealing to the public for information following an incident that took place in Southampton yesterday afternoon (Saturday 2 April). At 1.26pm it was reported to us that three males had been seen riding two motorbikes on International Way and that they appeared to be holding machetes. It was reported that […]
A Kirklees man who denied exposing himself to a very young girl changed his plea when he heard her video interview
Graham Andrews 48 of Kirkburton, was jailed for eight years on Friday April 1 after admitting to causing or inciting a girl under the age of 13 to engage in sexual activity. Andrews initially denied the charge when he first appeared at court last month. However, after the court played the video interview the […]
A man has been found jailed for the murder of his cousin in Battersea
Jerome Bailey, 40 of Victor Road, Teddington was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 18 years following a hearing at Croydon Crown Court on Friday, 1 April.He had been found guilty of murdering 40-year-old Tesfa Campbell following a trial at Croydon Crown Court which concluded on 21 January 2020.The court heard how […]
A suspect has been charged with indecent exposure following incidents in Canterbury
Kent Police was called after a man reportedly exposed himself to members of the public in the Whitefriars Shopping Centre shortly after 4pm on Wednesday 23 March 2022. A further incident took place in the North Holmes Road area of the city on the afternoon of Monday 28 March. Following enquiries by the East Kent […]
A romance fraudster who conned a Nottinghamshire woman out of £157,000 has been jailed
A romance fraudster who conned a Nottinghamshire woman out of £157,000 has been jailed. Frank Adozi, 32, used an alias to contact the woman on a dating website and social media. Using the name ‘Mark McCarthy’, Adozi struck up a relationship with the victim – who was in a vulnerable position having recently split from […]
A woman who was sexually assaulted by a man she met through a dating website has seen him jailed
The victim exchanged online messages with Stefan Crocker, before agreeing to meet him on 29 September 2017, accompanied by one of her friends. Crocker collected them in his car and all three spent the evening visiting bars in Tunbridge Wells. Driven home By 2am the following morning, the victim started to feel ill from the […]
A drug dealer who hid cocaine in a secret compartment in his Mercedes has been jailed
A drug dealer who hid cocaine in a secret compartment in his Mercedes has been jailed. Leozert Kapllani was routinely stopped by police in Madingley Road, Cambridge on 31 January. Officers found two socks containing 27 wraps of cocaine in the silver car, including one hidden under the base of the cup holder. The 27-year-old […]
