Firefighters have rescued two people from a fire at flats above a shop on Berwick Street in Soho this morning
A flat on the first floor of the building was damaged by the fire. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rescued one man from the affected flat. He was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service crews. Firefighters also rescued a man from the flat above, which was heavily smoke logged. He was rescued using a fire […]
Can you help us find 69 year old Kathleen
She has been missing since 05/12/21? Description 5’6, medium build, possibly wearing a long purple coat and using a crutch. Kathleen has links to #Welling Call 101 and quote 21MIS037994
Saving more lives in London through rapid response and cutting-edge care
On 1 December 2021, an additional medical team was launched by London’s Air Ambulance, meaning that for the first time, the service will operate with two duty teams on call for London. The additional team, known as “Medic 3”, will operate in a rapid response car, Monday to Saturday from 2pm to Midnight helping the […]
Her Majesty’s Coastguard, share the heartbreak over the tragic loss of life in the English Channel last week
On Wednesday 24th November, They received over 90 alerts from the English Channel area including 999 emergency calls. Every call was answered, assessed and acted upon. In the early hours of that morning, in response to the calls and alerts we received, we launched a search and rescue operation which included a UK Border Force […]
Three people were arrested and drugs were seized after warrants were executed at two addresses in #Stanstead Abbotts
The operation marked the start of 24 days of action across the district under Operation Advent* The warrants were carried out by officers from the Safer Neighbourhood and East Herts Operation Scorpion teams, with assistance from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Dog Unit. Officers entered two addresses, following intelligence that the properties were suspected […]
Officers are appealing for information to help find a missing teenager from Swanley
James Quilter-Adams was last seen in the town at around 11.15pm on Tuesday 30 November 2021. The 13-year-old is described as being white, around five feet and four inches tall and of slim build with short curly blond hair. When he was last seen, James was wearing a black jacket with white shoulders and a […]
A computer-generated image has been released by officers investigating a burglary in Ramsgate
Officers are investigating a report of a house being broken into between 7.50am and 8.05am on 18 November 2021 in Nixon Avenue. During the incident a burglar was reported to have gained entry to the house by a front door, before stealing a safe which contained family jewellery and paperwork including wedding certificates and passports. […]
An arrest has been made following reports of people trying car handles in Ashford
Kent Police was called to the Orchard Heights estate area of the town after residents reported suspicious activity taking place near a number of vehicles shortly before 2am on Thursday 2 December 2021. While carrying out enquiries, patrols from the Local Policing Team stopped a man they had seen running near Chart […]
Concern for welfare of missing woman Leah Ware from Hastings
Police are increasingly concerned for the welfare of Leah Ware. Leah, 33, who has been living in the Hastings area, has not been in contact with family and friends for some time. She is described as 5’ 6”, slim, with long black hair and blue eyes. Chief Inspector Sarah Godley said: “We are increasingly concerned […]
Cocaine worth an estimated street value of up to £78 million has been seized by officers from Northamptonshire Police
The Class A drugs were discovered after police received reports of a theft from a lorry which was making a delivery at a depot in Brackmills Industrial Estate, Northampton, on Friday, November 26. On arrival, officers discovered holdalls filled with blocks of cocaine and a short time later, with the aid of ANPR, traced […]
Praise for call handler who recognised risk of silent 999 call
A quiet 999 call was quickly identified as something more serious thanks to a call handler in Kent Police’s Force Control Room (FCR). During the early hours of Thursday 2 September 2021, Megan Turtle was on duty when she received a call from someone who had dialled 999 but would not speak. She conducted a […]
Officers searching for a woman who had been reported missing from Banbury very sadly located a body
Willow Du Plooy, aged 21, was last seen on Friday afternoon at around 5pm and was reported missing to the force yesterday. Following a search, the body of a woman was found at Cherwell Valley Services. The woman’s death is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious, and a file will be prepared for the […]
