Police are looking to trace thieves who distracted a shopper and then cut through her bag to steal a large sum of cash she had withdrawn …
Officers have released a CCTV image of two women they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. The 66-year-old shopper had withdrawn a large sum of cash from Lloyds bank in Lower Parliament Street and then made her way to the Victoria Market on Saturday 24 June at around noon. She had […]
A relentless police investigation has led to a dangerous man who raped a woman in the street being brought to justice
Andrea Ivanov was prowling the Newark area in the early hours of the morning when he attacked his victim as she was walking home. Police were called to the scene by a member of the public after they spotted the woman in distress and confronted Ivanov, who then ran away. An investigation was launched by […]
A man has been arrested following reports of a moped being ridden in an anti-social manner on Herne Bay seafront
Kent Police was notified that the person riding the vehicle had also knocked a mobile phone from the hands of a witness who was trying to film him. The incident happened in Central Parade at around 11am on Saturday 8 July 2023. Officers have been carrying out enquiries to identify and locate the person responsible, […]
Wiltshire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIT) has acquired a new welfare vehicle enabling them to do their job more effe…
The van, which was funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner, cost £23,000 and was a former Highways vehicle meaning it was already well adapted to meet the needs of the SCIT, but has since undergone a few additional modifications and is described by the team as the ‘single most effective piece of kit we […]
Wiltshire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIT) has acquired a new welfare vehicle enabling them to do their job more effectively at the scene of a collision.
The van, which was funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner, cost £23,000 and was a former Highways vehicle meaning it was already well adapted to meet the needs of the SCIT, but has since undergone a few additional modifications and is described by the team as the ‘single most effective piece of kit we […]
Witnesses are sought after a man was robbed in Dartford
The victim was walking in Highfield Road South at around 1pm on Tuesday 6 June 2023 when two people are reported to have run towards him. They are alleged to have punched the victim in his face and also used a knife to threaten him before they went through his pockets and stole cash. They […]
Violent offender’s sentence increased after court intervenes
A violent attacker who brutally assaulted a woman before locking her in her home and setting fire to the carpet has had his sentence increased. Patrick Blenman, from Cambridge, will now serve three years and nine months in jail after the Solicitor General referred the case to Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence […]
The police have teamed up with local businesses and other partners for a day of action aimed at tackling shoplifting and rooting out the causes behind why people do it
Crime Prevention team patrols
The police have teamed up with local businesses and other partners for a day of action aimed at tackling shoplifting and rooting out the …
Crime Prevention team patrols
Man Hospitalised with Stab Injuries in Thornton Heath Incident
In the early hours of Wednesday, July 19, police received a distressing call reporting a man with stab injuries in Strathyre Avenue, Thornton Heath. The incident occurred at approximately 12:15am, prompting an immediate response from officers and the London Ambulance Service. Upon arrival at the scene, emergency services attended to the injured man believed to […]