Members of the public are receiving phone calls and when they have answered an automated message starts, claiming to be from HMRC regardi…
The caller is then instructed to press 1 on their keypad so they can be transferred to the HMRC Manager to discuss the account, when this happens the caller speaks to someone pretending to be in this role.If the caller doesn’t press the number then the automated message carries on to say that a warrant […]
Members of the public are receiving phone calls and when they have answered an automated message starts, claiming to be from HMRC regarding fraudulent activity on the caller’s account.
The caller is then instructed to press 1 on their keypad so they can be transferred to the HMRC Manager to discuss the account, when this happens the caller speaks to someone pretending to be in this role.If the caller doesn’t press the number then the automated message carries on to say that a warrant […]
Thank you Matt for all you have done and all you have given in nearly 30 years of service to London and the public
Commissioner Cressida Dick, tribute read at the funeral of Sgt Matt Ratana: Matt was a fantastic, professional police officer. A brilliant Sergeant and a leader. A supremely loyal colleague and friend, a true team player. He mentored and coached generations of officers, young and old/junior and senior. The key to what made Matt a great […]
A sex offender, previously from Brenchley near Tonbridge, who assaulted a young child has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison
Sidney Rayner was responsible for the repeated abuse between 2003 and 2007 in the Brenchley area. Kent Police was first alerted to allegations of child sex offences in 2018, and a subsequent investigation revealed Rayner had systematically targeted his young victim. Rayner, of Dyserth Road, Chester in Cheshire was interviewed and denied the allegations. He […]
Young boy on roof of school sparks call to police and fire crews during hour-long standoff
Road closures were quickly put in place when the boy was spotted on the roof of the school a South West London school on Wednesday lunchtime. A young boy spotted on the roof of a school sparked calls to police and the fire service. Emergency services were called to Glenbrook Primary, on Clarance Avenue in […]
A pedestrian has been taken to Walsall Manor Hospital on blue lights and sirens after being involved in a collision with a car
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called at 6:13pm on Tuesday to reports of an RTC on Wednesbury Road between a car and pedestrian. An ambulance, paramedic officer and the Midlands Air Ambulance Critical Care Car attended, with the first resource on scene within three minutes of the call. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman […]
Two men have been arrested in connection with an aggravated burglary at a pub in Tamworth
It’s after officers were called to reports of an ongoing break-in at a business in Lichfield Street shortly before 10:30 last night (Monday 2 November).It’s reported a group of men – armed with weapons – tried to enter the property, smashing in windows and doors before making off in a white van.Detective Sergeant Kiley Rounds […]
A man is due to appear in court next year to face a charge in connection with a fatal collision in Colchester
A man is due to appear in court next year to face a charge in connection with a fatal collision in Colchester. Stuart McClung, 40, died after a car was in collision with the Spinnker pub in Hythe Quay at around 12.50am on 3 November 2019. A 41 year-old man was arrested Bandile Xozumti, of […]
Commandos have abseiled down ropes from a Chinook helicopter, landing on the deck of the Red Eagle in the middle of the Solent
A military exercise, which appears to be simulating the hijacking of a cross-Solent ferry, is taking place with the help of Red Funnel today (Wednesday). The Red Eagle car ferry has travelled down the Western Solent to play a vital role in the joint agency exercise between the military and civilian authorities. Merlin and Chinook […]
Nearly half a million pounds worth of Class A drugs has been seized by Police from the Serious Organised Crime Unit
During the search of an address in Bristol, officers from SOCU, supported by officers from our newly formed Operation Fortitude team, seized approximately £400,000 worth of suspected cocaine. Soon afterwards, four people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs: a 31-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man from Bristol and two men […]