A trio of robbers have been sent to prison for a total of 16 years after they threatened workers and stole goods from two shops in Broadstairs and Whitstable
Zyon Elsom and Kane Sampson admitted to two counts of robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and possession of a knife. A jury found Neil Clarke guilty of the same offences following a trial at Canterbury Crown Court. The robberies took place days apart with the first at a Premier Store in Queens Road, Broadstairs, […]
Actress Lynda Baron, best known for her role as Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in BBC TV sitcom Open All Hours, has died at the age of 82
The hit show about a Yorkshire corner shop, which starred Ronnie Barker and Sir David Jason, ran in the 1970s and 80s before being revived in 2013. Baron also appeared in EastEnders and the children’s show Come Outside. Her agent said her “iconic roles” were “loved by all generations”, adding that she was “a leading […]
Four car thieves have been charged following multiple vehicle thefts across north Kent
Between Wednesday 29 December 2021 and Wednesday 23 February 2022 there were 18 vehicles stolen from various addresses in Gravesend, Rochester, Higham, Dartford and Swanley. The vehicles stolen included Ford Fiestas, Range Rovers and Jaguars and the thefts occurred mainly during the day or early evening. As part of the ongoing investigation officers linked the […]
Two men have been convicted more than two years after the murder of Liam Dent who was intentionally struck by a stolen car in Chessington
Martin Eastwood, 22 of Conifer Park, Kiln Way, Epsom was convicted of murder at the Old Bailey on Monday, 7 March. Daniel Morris, 22 of no fixed address had previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter. A third person, Jasmine Robinson, 19, of Stoneleigh Crescent, Epsom was convicted of assisting an offender. The jury heard that, despite […]
A serving Met Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) has been convicted of intimidating a witness in a harassment case.
A serving Met Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) has been convicted of intimidating a witness in a harassment case. PCSO Mohammed Zaman, attached to the West Area Command Unit, was found guilty on Friday, 4 March following a trial at Willesden Magistrates’ Court. Chief Superintendent Sean Wilson, in charge of policing for Ealing, Hillingdon and […]
A firearms operation at a caravan park in Leeds has now concluded safely
At 1.56pm on Saturday, police received a report of a domestic-related malicious communications offence. Shortly after 1pm on Sunday, officers carried out enquiries to trace the suspect at an address at St Helena’s Caravan Park, in Bramhope. The male produced what appeared to be a firearm and the officers withdrew. An operation involving firearms officers […]
A man has been jailed after cops stopped a car and discovered a range of class A drugs
Police were driving along Mansfield Road, Nottingham city centre, when intelligence led them to pull over a Citroen C3. On getting out of the car, the driver was seen to drop a black cloth bag and officers continued to search him. The search led officers to find and recover a large quantity of suspected class […]
Two years on from a murder on Ilford High Road, detectives are urging two men to hand themselves in
On 7 March 2020, 24-year-old Ricardo Fuller was fatally stabbed outside a nightclub where he had been attending a friend’s 30th birthday party. Detective Chief Inspector Kelly Allen, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said: “It is vital that we locate these men so that they can be brought back to the UK to face […]
Three people have been sentenced to a total of 18 years in prison after their cocaine business was busted by police officers
Niall Chinnock, 49, Zoe Hutson, 35, and Kirt Hutson, 37, all previously of Wellingborough, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to supply cocaine at a court hearing in November last year. The ringleader – Chinnock, was using the EncroChat platform to purchase wholesale amounts of drugs which he was then supplying onward to other suppliers in […]
A man from Birmingham has been jailed for more than nine-and-a-half years following a National Crime Agency investigation into a suspected organised crime group involved in the supply of firearms in the West Midlands.
21-year-old Khalid Khan was arrested by officers from the NCA’s Armed Operations Unit at a flat in the Rubery area on 13 November 2021. As officers entered the premises a jacket, packet of drugs and mobile phone were thrown from the window into the street outside. In a pocket of the jacket officers found a […]
A man who stabbed two other men outside a nightclub in Basildon has been jailed for more than three years as a result of quick work by officers
Wagner Silva had been at Unit 7 nightclub at Festival Leisure Park when a disturbance broke out at about 4am on Saturday 2 October. Silva was in a group of about 15 people when a fight broke out within that group. The 20-year-old then seen to pause and consider what is happening in front of […]
A dangerous driver who caused the death of his girlfriend after colliding with a truck has been jailed
Cameron Holdsworth ploughed into the heavy goods vehicle on the evening of October 1, 2019 after driving at excess speed on the wrong side of the road. The collision on Coniston Road in Blyth sadly killed passenger Hannah Inman, 21, who was in a relationship with Holdsworth. An investigation later confirmed that Holdsworth – driving […]
Wateringbury man Mark Golding receives ban for drink-driving
Golding, aged 52, of Cobbs Close, Wateringbury, was sentenced on 23 February 2022 at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to driving when above the legal drink-drive limit, in Barming, on 29 January 2022. When stopped he gave a reading of 112 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 […]
London man receives driving ban for failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver
Koagan Koyi, aged 25, of Birkenhead Street, London, was sentenced on 23 February 2022 at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court. He was convicted by Magistrates for failing to give information relating to the identification of a driver, in Maidstone, on both 17 May 2021 and 18 May 2021. He was disqualified from driving for a total of […]
Sevenoaks man Daniel Shuttleworth disqualified for drug-driving
Shuttleworth, aged 31, of Ovenden Road, Sevenoaks, was sentenced on 22 February 2022 at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to using a motor vehicle on a road when the passengers are likely to cause danger and driving above the legal drug-drive limit, in Sundridge, on 22 June 2021. When stopped he gave a reading […]
Orpington man disqualified for drug-driving in Harrietsham
Aleksandar Rakas, aged 44, of Beddington Road, Orpington, was sentenced on 4 February 2022 at Margate Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to driving while unfit through drugs, in Harrietsham, on 12 March 2021. He was disqualified from driving for a total of 24 months. He was also ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid […]
Maidstone man disqualified from driving for a total of 18 months
Jason Burr, aged 51, of Oaktree Avenue, Maidstone, was sentenced on 14 February 2022 at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court. He pleaded guilty to driving above the legal drug-drive limit and driving without insurance, in Maidstone, on 7 September 2021. When stopped he gave a reading of 713 microgrammes of Benzoylecgonine in one litre of blood. The […]
East Sussex woman disqualified after being nearly three the legal limit in Sevenoaks
Sarah Scott, aged 50, of Main Street, Rye, was sentenced on 21 February 2022 at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court. She pleaded guilty to driving when above the legal drink-drive limit, in Sevenoaks, on 31 January 2022. When stopped she gave a reading of 90 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is […]
