More than 200 vehicles were stopped and searched and 30 properties visited as part of a national week of action to reduce metal theft and waste.
The Rural Engagement Team and Community Policing Teams have visited 25 scrap metal dealers, 10 vehicle dismantlers, and conducted roadside checks to help raise awareness and tackle the number of metal thefts in the county.Coordinated by the British Transport Police, the week of action ran from Monday 12 to Friday 16 October with a focus […]
A trio of drug dealers have been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for their part in a multi-million-pound drug operation
The three dealers were caught red handed buying large quantities of high purity cocaine from two Chaddesden brothers. Ross Stroud, Bradley Fowles and Ben Rogerson would arrange to meet Kirk and Luke Guy (who have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs and will be sentenced at a later date) in pub […]
An Essex Police officer has been given a final written warning after being found to have breached several professional standards of behaviour
The breaches found proven during a misconduct hearing were honesty and integrity, orders and instructions, confidentiality and discreditable conduct at a level which amounted to Gross Misconduct. DC Christopher Leslie carried out 15 searches between 2008 and 2014 on police databases that were not for a policing purpose. He also failed to inform the Professional […]
An Essex Police officer has been given a final written warning after being found to have breached several professional standards of behav…
The breaches found proven during a misconduct hearing were honesty and integrity, orders and instructions, confidentiality and discreditable conduct at a level which amounted to Gross Misconduct. DC Christopher Leslie carried out 15 searches between 2008 and 2014 on police databases that were not for a policing purpose. He also failed to inform the Professional […]
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. […]
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. […]
The UK’s second coronavirus wave is on track to surpass the “reasonable worst case scenario” of 85,000 deaths, scientific advisors fear
A two-week circuit breaker lockdown, as proposed by advisers back in September, is also no longer considered to be enough to suppress the deadly growth in cases. It is now believed any national restrictions would have to last considerably longer. It comes following the release of more worrying data on the growth of the […]
Exports of flu vaccine from the UK will be restricted to protect supplies, the government has announced
It comes amid an increase in global demand amid the coronavirus pandemic. A statement from the Department of Health and Social Care said: “There is sufficient national supply of flu vaccine, with deliveries to providers continuing over the coming months. “The Department of Health and Social Care has taken this action in response to […]
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 […]
Two sentenced for assault on Yarm man in the hours before his death
Two men who were involved in an altercation with a Yarm man in the hours before his death have been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court. Edwin Taha, 20, of Lavender Way, Norton and Ali Abdulmajieed, 19, of Corvus Drive, Stockton were each sentenced for a charge of affray in relation to an attack […]