Tyres over 10 years old will be banned on heavy vehicles
Earlier this year, the government announced that tyres aged 10 years and older will be banned on the front axles of lorries, buses and coaches. DVSA already checks for tyres aged 10 years and older during roadside enforcement stops. This change in the law will allow us to issue prohibitions if these tyres are […]
It is expected to prove very costly to repair the damage to the Church in Wilton
Police are appealing for witnesses after an incident of criminal damage at a church in Wilton. It happened between 10am and 5pm last Thursday (22/10) at St Mary’s Church, in the Market Place. Damage was caused to the automatic door locking system and, although the church is still able to be secured, it is expected […]
A firearm and ammunition have been recovered in Kilburn after a proactive vehicle stop
Officers from the Specialist Crime South proactive team were deployed to the West Hampstead area, with the assistance of the specialist firearms unit, based on intelligence that a firearm was being transported on Wednesday evening Officers stopped a vehicle on Abbey Road, NW8 and carried out a thorough search of the vehicle where they recovered […]
A nightclub in Peckham has been stripped of its license following multiple breaches of Coronavirus Heath Protection Regulations 2020 and licensing conditions
Officer’s from the Met’s Southwark’s Partnership Night Time Economy Team visited Afrikiko Restaurant and Club in Old Kent Road, Southwark on six occasions between Friday, 31 July and Saturday, 26 September. During these visits, officers found the venue was acting a nightclub, contrary to coronavirus regulations, and failing to abide by social-distancing requirements and, on […]
Police are investigating a fatal collision in Saffron Walden today and request footage or people who saw the incident to come forward
The Police are investigating after a man died following a collision in Saffron Walden. A car and a bicycle were in collision in Wenden Road at around 3.40pm today (Sunday 25 October).Sadly, the cyclist died at the scene. The road has been closed while we investigate and we’re advising you to avoid the […]
Police have arrested a man in connection with a fail-to-stop collision in Slough
Shortly before 5.30pm yesterday (25/10) a white Ford Transit van travelling in Thirkleby Close, in Slough was involved in a collision with a pedestrian, an eight-year-old boy. The driver of the van, got out of his vehicle and took the child to an adult on the pavement, before leaving the scene of the collision. […]
Man arrested in Beauty spot Murder
Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit on Friday (23/10) launched a murder investigation. At around 5.53pm yesterday evening the body of a woman in her sixties was located in woodland in the Watlington Hill National Trust Estate. As a result of this a murder investigation has been launched. One man has been arrested on suspicion […]
Investigation launched after Tunbridge Wells sex attack
Information is being sought by detectives following a reported sexual assault in Tunbridge Wells. Between 5.45pm and 6pm on 19 October 2020, a woman was walking along North Street when it is alleged a man pulled her towards him and sexually assaulted her. He is described as being white, aged in his mid-50s, […]
Police investigate following reports of assault
Police officers are investigating after a man was assaulted in Braintree. It was reported the man, who is in his 40s, was assaulted in Silks Way at around 2am today (Sunday 25 October) It was reported a group of people threw bricks at him and punched him. He sustained a number of significant injuries and […]
Murder Investigation Launched in Oxfordshire
Thames Valley Police’s Major Crime Unit on Friday (23/10) launched a murder investigation. At around 5.53pm yesterday evening the body of a woman in her sixties was located in woodland in the Watlington Hill National Trust Estate. As a result of this a murder investigation has been launched. One man has been arrested on suspicion […]
Appeal for witnesses following Reading Attack
Thames Valley Police is appealing for witnesses after a man suffered a broken hip in an assault in Reading. At approximately 7pm on Thursday 15 October, the victim and his brother were at the junction of Oxford Road and Weald Rise when the offender ran towards them both. The offender grabbed the victim, a 44-year-old […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after two people died following a collision in Chertsey
The collision, involving a blue Volkswagen Golf and a blue Volkswagen Sharan, took place around 8.45pm on Saturday evening on the Guildford Road. Two men, the driver and the passenger from the Golf and both in their 20s, were sadly declared dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to hospital […]
