Thank you Matt for all you have done and all you have given in nearly 30 years of service to London and the public
Commissioner Cressida Dick, tribute read at the funeral of Sgt Matt Ratana: Matt was a fantastic, professional police officer. A brilliant Sergeant and a leader. A supremely loyal colleague and friend, a true team player. He mentored and coached generations of officers, young and old/junior and senior. The key to what made Matt a great […]
Police investigating an arson attack at a Heckmondwike therapeutic centre for those most in need have issued images of males they wish to speak to
The Batley and Spen Neighbourhood Policing Team would like to speak to anyone who can identify the males pictured as enquires continue into the blaze which caused significant damage to buildings at the Ponderosa centre. Officers were called during the evening of Wednesday October 21st to a report fibreglass style domes and numerous […]
Second lockdown Panic Buy leaving families without
As tougher restrictions are brought in across the UK with the Second National Lockdown only days away in response to the increased R level of Coronavirus cases, shoppers across the country are hitting the supermarkets once more in a panic for items in fear of a second lockdown. PM Boris Johnson has announced a full […]
Warning issued to be aware of an ongoing HMRC telephone scam
Action Fraud has made us aware of a number of reports this month from people who have been called by somebody purporting to be from HMRC (Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs).The fraudster says there has been a tax fraud allegation against the victim, and the victim has failed to respond to letters about it. They […]
Have you seen missing Ellie Paul, 15, from Blackburn?
Ellie was last seen in the Darwen area at around 8.30am yesterday (Monday the 2nd November 2020). She is thought to of travelled towards the Fishmoor area of Blackburn at around midday, but she has not been seen or heard from since. She is described as white, around 5ft 6ins tall, of slim build […]
Enquiries into the circumstances of the collision continue, detectives from the Met’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing to the driver of a dark coloured 4×4 pick-up truck seen in the vicinity of the incident to come forward
Detectives investigating a fatal collision in Ruislip in which a baby died are appealing to the driver of a vehicle seen in the area at the time to come forward.Police were called at 4.15pm to Eastcote Road, Ruislip, junction with Kings College Road, on Sunday, 25 October, to reports of a collision involving a car […]
Police have arrested two men on suspicion of conspiracy to murder following two incidents where gun shots were fired at homes in Southampton
Police have arrested two men on suspicion of conspiracy to murder following two incidents where gunshots were fired at homes on Carnation Road. The first incident happened at 10pm on Thursday 22 October. It was reported two gunshots were fired at a home on Carnation Road, causing damage to a front door. Police deployed […]
Detectives investigating the stabbing of a teenager in Brixton are appealing for witnesses
Police were called to Athlone Road, SW2 around 2.40pm on Saturday, 24 October by colleagues from London Ambulance Service who were treating a boy with stab injuries. The victim, aged 16, had been stabbed in the leg and back by two suspects who had been seen to run from the scene in the direction of Mackie […]
Detectives investigating an incident where a teenage girl was led into woods and made to remove items of clothing have released an EvoFit of a suspect
The 15-year-old victim was approached in a wooded area just off Stonyhurst, Chorley, by a man between 8.45am and 9.15am on September 17th. The male asked the girl to follow him and led her behind some trees within the woods. The suspect made threats towards the girl and ordered her to remove items of […]
Officers are investigating a number of robberies and serious assaults that have occurred in the Fleet and Farnborough areas
Officers investigating a number of robberies and serious assaults have arrested three people and are appealing for information. Officers are investigating a number of robberies and serious assaults that have occurred in the Fleet and Farnborough areas of Hampshire over the last few days. Each report states that a group of between six and eight […]
Blackpool teenager Charlene Downes disappeared 17 years ago and has not been seen since
Charlene went missing on the night of Saturday 1 November 2003. She was 14 years old, a child and she was very vulnerable. Police have never given up trying to find who was responsible for taking her. On that Saturday night, Charlene had been with a young female friend. She was last seen […]
Police are appealing for information after a 29-year-old man was robbed in Havant
The incident happened on Bedhampton Way near the junction of Colemore Square between 8.30pm and 8.45pm on Friday 30 October. The man was walking along Bedhampton Way when he was approached from behind by a man not known to him. The man was carrying a knife which he used to threaten the victim with, […]
Nine Men arrested after the death of man in Aylesbury
Officers investigating the death of a man aged in his twenties in Aylesbury on Wednesday (28/10) have made three further arrests in connection with the incident, bringing the total number of arrests to nine. The men are all from Buckinghamshire and have been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder. They remain in police […]
The family of a woman who went missing three and-a-half years ago have appealed for anyone who may have any information about what’s happened to her to come forward
Patricia Finnie was last seen on 11 May 2017 in the Bellevue Avenue area of Southend. She had just been to visit a friend at an address in Riviera Drive. CCTV footage shows a woman matching her description heading up Bellevue Avenue towards Southchurch Road and we believe she got on a bus there. However, […]
Man in custody after two men in their 60’s are mowed down and killed
An investigation has been launched after two men died following a road traffic collision in Bedford yesterday afternoon (Saturday). At around 12.22pm, we received reports of a collision outside the Bedford Sixth Form in Bromham Road, involving a car and two pedestrians. Emergency services attended and two men, both in their 60s, were pronounced dead at […]
Information is sought to help locate a woman and her child who are last understood to have been in the Romney Marsh area
Molly Brazil, who is from Kent but was most recently living in South Wales, has not been seen since Wednesday 28 October 2020, when she is understood to have travelled to the Romney Marsh area with her baby son. Molly is 22 and described as being 5 feet 2 inches tall […]
Two victims were approached by a man and struck on the head with a hammer in an unprovoked attack
Do you recognise this man? Officers investigating a serious assault at Seven Sisters London Underground station are today releasing CCTV images in connection. Just after 8pm yesterday evening (Thursday 29 October), two victims were approached by an unknown man and each struck on the head with a hammer in an unprovoked attack. […]
Roboscammers protect yourself from Cold calling
With more people now working from home than ever before, you may have recently become more aware of the number of nuisance calls to your landline or mobile phone.Robocallers are likely to have increased during lockdown, as they do not rely on human call centres.Many of these calls are computer generated making them cheap […]
