Six on-call firefighters from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service make history after they completed the End Point Assessment of the operational firefighter apprenticeship
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service is breaking boundaries in offering the same training and development opportunities for both on-call and wholetime firefighters. The first six firefighters to complete the assessments are: Owen Cheffey, based at Bridgwater Fire Station Lilli Ibbotson, based at Bridgwater Fire Station Laura Hutchings from Newton Abbot Fire Station James […]
Surrey Police launch Canal Watch after reports of sexual exposures in Woking
Surrey Police has today 12 April, launched Canal Watch, a community initiative to tackle anti-social behaviour and following a number of sexual exposure offences and suspicious incidents which have been reported along the Basingstoke Canal towpath in Woking. The initiative is the first of its kind in the south of England, and has been launched […]
Tribute paid to man who died in collision in Portsmouth
The family of a man who died following a collision on London Road, Portsmouth, have paid tribute to him. Police were called to the collision, in which a silver Renault Trafic van collided with a set of metal railings, at 1.27pm on Tuesday 6 April. The driver of the vehicle, Mark Pinhorne, 59, of Sandown […]
Anti-social motorists are the target of a dispersal order enforced in Greenhithe
Since mid-February, Kent Police has received several reports of motorists driving in a reckless manner after gathering in the Crossways Boulevard area. As part of this, officers have issued several fines relating to breaching Covid-19 regulations to the registered keepers of the vehicles identified, as well as warning letters. A dispersal order […]
CMA intervention leads to further Facebook action on fake reviews
This latest action by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) follows reports that fake and misleading reviews continued to be bought and sold on the social media platforms. In January 2020, Facebook committed to better identify, investigate and remove groups and other pages where fake and misleading reviews were being traded, and prevent them from reappearing. Facebook […]
Police appealing for witnesses following a three-vehicle collision on the A36 at Black Dog Hill
At approximately 3.40pm on Wednesday 7 April, there was a collision between a red Ford Focus, a black Nissan Leaf and a black Nissan panel van. The male driver of the Leaf sustained possible life-changing injuries. We are appealing for anyone who may have been in the area at the time and seen this incident or […]
Investigators are appealing for witnesses to a reported assault in a Maidstone park
. At around 8.15pm on Thursday 8 April 2021, a woman was walking on a footpath in Mote Park towards Willington Street, when she was approached from behind by four teenagers. It is alleged that the teenagers, two boys and two girls, then assaulted the woman causing injuries to her face and hand. […]
Following the announcement of the death of His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, Thames Valley Police is carrying out high visibility patrols in Windsor
Local residents, businesses and visitors will notice an increased police presence, including armed officers, in Windsor during this national time of mourning. Windsor Castle is a primary Royal residency and we are expecting the town to be busier than normal, as people come to pay their respects. Additional officers will be […]
Do you recognise any of these dogs?
Sussex Police have released more photos of a number of suspected stolen dogs they seized last month in a bid to identify them and reunite them with their lawful owners. Officers seized 10 dogs during a search warrant at a location in Surrey on 16 March. An investigation is underway by detectives at […]
Detectives have launched a murder investigation after a man died and a woman was critically injured at an address near Gillingham – with one man arrested
Dorset Police received a report at 7.30pm on Wednesday 7 April 2021 raising concern for the welfare of the occupants of an address in Higher Langham. Officers attended the address and found a man aged in his 80s and a woman aged in her 60s, both with serious injuries. It is believed both had sustained […]
Five brave mothers who lost their sons to knife crime have shared their emotional stories as part of a new campaign supported by the Metropolitan Police Service and the independent charity, Crimestoppers
At the very heart of the campaign is a series of short films where each of these mothers reflects on the hardest calls they had to make after their sons were fatally stabbed.Each mother wanted to take part to encourage others to call Crimestoppers, anonymously, with information about knife crime to help prevent more deaths. We […]
A body found in a pond in Essex has been confirmed as London student Richard Okorogheye
The 19-year-old, who had sickle cell disease, had not been seen by his family since 22 March when he left their home in Ladbroke Grove. Officers searching for the Oxford Brookes student found a body in a pond in Epping Forest on Monday evening. Police said Mr Okorogheye’s family had been informed and were […]
