A teenage boy has been rescued from a chalk pit by firefighters in Ramsgate
Three fire engines, a line rescue unit and a technical rescue unit were sent to the scene near Prestedge Avenue. Crews devised a rescue plan, cut away at shrubbery to gain access, and lifted the boy to safety – he had no reported injuries. Learn more about KFRS’ rescue capability from height and depth, here.
A brothel owner has been ordered to repay around £333,000 earned through the sexual exploitation of women in Dartford
Mario Nicolae, 44, was arrested in September 2018 following complaints from within the community that a property he was renting in Downs Avenue was being visited by different men at various times of the day and night. He initially denied receiving half of what his sex workers earned and claimed he sometimes helped […]
A 52-year-old pilot has been charged with attempting to fly illegal immigrants into the UK in his aircraft
Richard Styles, of no fixed abode, was detained during an operation led by the National Crime Agency yesterday (24 March) at Deenethorpe Airfield near Corby, in Northamptonshire.He had just flown his twin-engine plane to the airfield from Belgium.Northants Police officers, who were working with the NCA, stopped a taxi which had left the airfield […]
Police have charged Wayne Couzens, 49 with Four counts of Indecent exposure
Detectives investigating a series of sexual offences in Swanley, have now charged a man. Police have charged Wayne Couzens, 49, of no fixed address, with the following offences: Indecent exposure between the 22 January 2021 and 1 February 2021 Indecent exposure between 30 January 2021 and 6 February 2021 Indecent exposure on 14 February 2021 […]
A person has been hit by a train at Meopham near Gravesham
The route between Swanley and Rochester was closed at around 7.30 am on Friday morning British Transport Police, South East Coast ambulance were called to report of a casualty on the tracks atMeopham. Paramedics and police have attended and remain at the scene. South Eastern have advised that Rail replacement buses have been set […]
A person has been hit by a train at Meopham near Gravesham
The route between Swanley and Rochester was closed at around 7.30 am on Friday morning British Transport Police, South East Coast ambulance were called to report of a casualty on the tracks atMeopham. Paramedics and police have attended and remain at the scene. South Eastern have advised that Rail replacement buses have been set […]
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a series of anti-Semitic hate crimes in Edgware
The incidents took place between 12 and 18 March where Jewish worshippers and a synagogue have been targeted in the Hale Lane area. A silver Ford Mondeo car with a number of passengers inside have been throwing eggs – while no one has been seriously injured the incidents have been incredibly distressing. A number […]
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a series of anti-Semitic hate crimes in Edgware – (ID 522853)
The incidents took place between 12 and 18 March where Jewish worshippers and a synagogue have been targeted in the Hale Lane area. A silver Ford Mondeo car with a number of passengers inside have been throwing eggs – while no one has been seriously injured the incidents have been incredibly distressing. A number […]
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a series of anti-Semitic hate crimes in Edgware
The incidents took place between 12 and 18 March where Jewish worshippers and a synagogue have been targeted in the Hale Lane area. A silver Ford Mondeo car with a number of passengers inside have been throwing eggs – while no one has been seriously injured the incidents have been incredibly distressing. A number […]
A London-based nurse currently serving an 18-year prison term for trafficking Nigerian women to Europe and forcing them into sex work has been ordered to hand over almost £184,000
Josephine Iyamu, 54, was the first British national to be convicted under the Modern Slavery Act for offences committed overseas, in a landmark prosecution led by the National Crime Agency in 2018. Iyamu was handed a confiscation order totalling £183,806.06 at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday 4 March. The confiscation amount took into account her […]