It was exactly 80 years ago today, just after the start of the Blitz that the men lost their lives when a German bomb made a direct hit on Soho’s AFS sub-station building on Rathbone Street, W1,
At a small memorial service held today (Friday, 18 September), Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Clayman paid tribute to seven Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) firefighters, including his great-uncle, who lost their lives on 18 September 1940. It was exactly 80 years ago today, just after the start of the Blitz that the men lost their lives […]
Final closure as family pay Tribute to Richard Morris who went missing in Bentley
Police have confirmed that the body found in Alice Holt Forest on Monday 31 August is that of 52-year-old Richard Morris. Richard, from the Bentley area, was reported missing on Wednesday 6 May 2020. Formal identification procedures have been completed. Richard’s family have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers. Paying […]
Natwest and RBS down:Major Outages hit online banking and mobile apps
NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers are facing major issues after a major system crashed on Wednesday evening. RBS and Natwest’s mobile apps and online banking services suffered intermittent problems today, with customers taking to Twitter to complain and many unable to withdraw cash or make card payments around the world. “Our Online Banking, […]
Police have recovered a suspected sawn off shotgun after two vehicles were found abandoned in Dagenham
Police have recovered a suspected sawn off shotgun after two vehicles were found abandoned in Dagenham. At 5.39pm on Tuesday, 15 September officers on patrol in Burdett’s Road, Dagenham found two abandoned vehicles. Officers searched one of the vehicles and recovered the firearm alongside a quantity of class A drugs and mobile phones suspected of […]
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a teenager in Islington have named the victim as they continue to appeal for witnesses and information
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a teenager in Islington have named the victim as they continue to appeal for witnesses and information. Police were called at 8pm on Monday, 14 September to North Road N7, after a male was found suffering from stab injuries. He was treated by paramedics at the scene but despite […]
National road safety campaign Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death) taking place
Wiltshire Police are this week (14-18 September) supporting the national road safety campaign Project EDWARD (Every Day Without A Road Death). In a continued effort to make the roads of Wiltshire safer, officers will be on some of the county’s most dangerous roads conducting enforcement and educational activities. The project is supported by forces across […]
Officers from Wiltshire are appealing for witnesses following a Sex attack was carried out in Swindon
Officers from Wiltshire are appealing for witnesses following a sexual assault carried out in Swindon. At approximately 10.30pm on Thursday 10 September, a 19-year-old woman was walking in the Greenbridge Retail Park / Greenbridge Road/ Dorcan Way area of town when she was assaulted by a male. Just before the assault took place and while the victim […]
The laws around gatherings in public or indoors have changed, to prevent the spread of Covid-19
Police are confident that the people of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight will continue to follow the regulations and guidance as we move on to this new stage. Thanks to everyone’s efforts, infection rates in our area remain low, but we have seen rises in cases across the county and in other parts […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following a report of an aggravated burglary in Southampton
Police are appealing for witnesses following a report of an aggravated burglary in Southampton. It took place at a house on West End Road between 10am and 11am on Friday, 11 September. A man called at the house, claiming to be from the electric board and was there to read the meter. He then […]
Two teens missing for over six days
Can you help us to find missing boys Cameron Gianni and Daniel Jones. They are aged 15 and 14 and have been missing for six days. They were last seen last Tuesday and are known to frequent Wallingford, Didcot, Chilton, Benson and Oxford. Police are very concerned for their welfare, so if you know where […]
Police remain at the scene of Fatal industrial incident near Wickham
Emergency services were called to the scene of what has been described by police as an “industrial Incident” meaning an incident at work at “The Dell Cottage” on Winchester Road, Shedfield since 1.12pm on Sunday 13th. The Hampshire and IOW Air Ambulance and also the NPAS National Police Air Support were called to […]
Major crack down in Wiltshire to help the fight against drugs gangs and protect the vulnerable from harm continues
Wiltshire Police is cracking down on county lines this week as the fight to disrupt drugs gangs and protect the vulnerable from harm continues.This week, officers and staff will be focusing their efforts on addressing the threat posed by county lines drugs gangs on the young and vulnerable, using predominantly education and safeguarding tactics and […]
