Man held ‘gun’ to victim’s head over ‘love-triangle’
A man who held a ‘gun’ to his victim’s head to scare him has been jailed for a year and eight months. Vytautas Kuisys, 51, was arrested on 27 September after police received reports of him having held a gun to a man’s head in Peterborough. Earlier that day, the 69-year-old victim was at […]
A man involved in selling drugs has been jailed for four years
Ahsan Iqbal (pictured) was arrested as part of an investigation into a drugs line selling crack cocaine and heroin in Harlow. On 2 September officers were on patrol in the Berecroft area and suspected drug dealing at one particular address. They monitored activity and saw Iqbal and his co-defendant, Edvaldo Gabriel, leaving in a […]
A man has been jailed after he struck and killed a pedestrian with the car he was driving in Northolt
Leon Gregory – 42 of Grange Court Northolt was sentenced at Harrow Crown Court on Friday, 4 December to the following: – causing death by dangerous driving – six years’ imprisonment; – two counts of perverting the course of justice – a total of 14 months’ imprisonment; – incitement to supply class A drugs […]
A man who has been described by detectives as ‘callous’ has been handed a 3 year sentence
40 year-old Steven McGuire of Edmonds Way, Grimsby pleaded guilty at an earlier court hearing to the robbery of a woman in her 60s on Old Market Place in Grimsby on 12 April 2020. Detective Constable Chris Clarke investigated the incident and said, “The 63 year old victim was withdrawing cash from an ATM […]
A man has been sentenced to prison for drugs offences which took place in Reading
Lewis Szewczyk, aged 26, of no fixed abode, was convicted at Reading Crown Court after pleading guilty to one count of possession with intent to supply heroin, one count of possession with intent to supply cocaine and one count of possession of criminal property. He was sentenced to a total of two years […]
A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a 44-year-old woman in her own home in Hackney
Gavin Shane Carl Lewis, 41 of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to the murder of Sandra Samuels at the Old Bailey on Friday, 4 December. He will be sentenced on Tuesday, 8 December. A murder investigation was launched on 31 August 2019 after Sandra was found dead in her flat on Howard Road, N16. […]
Two men have been sentenced for their involvement in an attempted murder, which saw a man shot in the legs
At Manchester Crown Square Court, Jerome Williams of Beresford Crescent, Stockport was sentenced to 21 years in prison after being found guilty of Section 18 assault, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and conspiracy to pervert the cause of justice. Adrian Jefferies (10/05/89) of Beresford Crescent, Stockport was also sentenced […]
A disqualified driver who fled from police and crashed into a line of traffic, leaving two people with life-changing injuries, has been j…
Billy Morrison reached speeds of 111mph as he was pursued by police before hitting a row of vehicles on the A61 at Skipton on Swale. A passenger in one of the vehicles – a woman in her 80s – suffered 11 different bone fractures due to the impact. She was taken to hospital with […]
A disqualified driver who fled from police and crashed into a line of traffic, leaving two people with life-changing injuries, has been jailed
Billy Morrison reached speeds of 111mph as he was pursued by police before hitting a row of vehicles on the A61 at Skipton on Swale. A passenger in one of the vehicles – a woman in her 80s – suffered 11 different bone fractures due to the impact. She was taken to hospital with […]
Investigation into West Yorkshire house explosion continues
Police are working with partners as enquiries continue to investigate the cause of an explosion on Green Lane, Illingworth which caused severe damage to a property on Saturday morning. Halifax Police have been supporting the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service response to the incident and subsequent fire, which was reported to police by the […]