The Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) is launching its own dedicated Project Servator team to make it even more difficult for terrorists and other criminals to operate across London’s roads and transport hubs
The new RTPC Project Servator officers will be on roads, on buses, at bus stations, bus stops and transport interchanges. They will also conduct regular vehicle checks at key locations across the capital. During deployments, they can also be positioned in CCTV control rooms to monitor activity. These officers are supported by a range of […]
London Fire Brigade crews called to roof collapse in Harrow
Fire crews from the LFB were called to a house in Durry Road in Harrow London on Tuesday evening following reports a collapsed roof. Eight children who’d been playing on the upstairs bedroom moment before and escaped serious injury as the roof came crashing down into the back garden narrowly missing neighbours. Appliances from […]
Three arrested off Devon coast as part of people smuggling investigation
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling and eight migrants have been safely detained following an operation off the coast of Devon yesterday (Monday December 14). The arrests were made as part of an ongoing investigation by the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SW ROCU) supported by Border Force, the […]
Owner of Soho hairdresser faces £10k fine for opening makeshift club in basement
The owner of a West End hairdressers is facing a possible £10,000 fine for creating a makeshift club in the venue’s basement. Officers from the Met were called to Clip and Grind on D’arbly St, Soho at approximately 1am on Friday, 11 December. After walking past the sinks and chairs at the barbers, a staircase […]
So Google crashed so hard that even their ‘status’ page doesn’t work
The Google-owned family of apps has crashed for thousands of users worldwide. This includes Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets and YouTube as well as the main search engine. Outage tracker site DownDetecter clocked tens of thousands of users reporting issues with the sites around 11:40am. Problems were reported mainly in Europe but also in Australia, […]
Dog owners are warned to take care following two reports of theft near Sevenoaks
At around midday on Thursday 10 December 2020, a caucasian shepherd dog (photograph) was stolen from a yard in Polhill, Halstead. Later the same day, our officers received a report that two cocker spaniels and a King Charles spaniel had been stolen from kennels at an address in Sevenoaks Road, Halstead. One […]
Police have to issued an urgent appeal after a newborn baby was sadly found dead in Weston-super-Mare
This morning (Saturday 12 December). Police were called at 8.50am after a member of the public found the body of the newborn boy in a private garden in Victoria Quadrant. DCI Mike Buck said: “This is a very sad and distressing incident. We’re extremely concerned for the welfare of the mother of this child and […]
Police want to speak to this man following a burglary in Brentwood
A wallet was stolen from a house in King Edward Road at 2.30pm on 16 November and bank cards inside it were later used in shops.We are looking to identify the man pictured. Anyone with information is asked to contact us quoting reference 42/187699/20.You can submit a report online at https:///www.essex.police.uk or use the ‘Live […]
Essex Police would like to thank everyone from Greenstead who has helped to further their investigation into a fatal stabbing on the estate in the early hours of this morning
Officers responded shortly after 12.15am today, Friday 11 December, to reports that a man in his 20s had been seriously injured at an address on Affleck Road.Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the scene.A teenager who was also present at the address was taken to hospital for treatment for minor injuries. A local man […]
Officers from the Swindon Community Policing Team executed a drugs warrant at an address in the Park North area of Swindon
This action was as a direct result of concerns raised by the local community of anti-social behaviour and suspected drug dealing at the address. A quantity of what is suspected to be class A drugs has been seized from the address and a 27-year-old woman will be interviewed at a later date for the […]
Police are appealing for anyone who saw or has dash cam footage of a collision on Canvey Island where a woman sustained serious injuries
Officers were called at around 4.50pm reported the woman, who is in her 70s, was in collision with a silver Ford Transit van in Western Esplanade at around 4.50pm on Wednesday 9 December.She was taken to hospital for treatment on serious injuries to her head, leg, and hips.Police need anyone who saw what happened, has […]
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the death of a woman at a Bournemouth hotel
Dorset Police was called at 8.01am on Wednesday 9 December 2020 to a report that a woman, aged in her 20s, had very sadly been found deceased at the Travelodge hotel in Christchurch Road. Her family has been informed and is being supported by specially-trained officers.Officers attended the scene and a cordon was put in […]
