Police are appealing for the public’s help following a fatality on the M23 in the early hours of this morning (14 March)
Officers were called to the M23, between junction 8 and 9 shortly after 1am following reports of an individual on the carriageway. The pedestrian, a woman, sadly died at the scene. Her family have been informed and are receiving support. The motorway remained temporarily closed but was reopened at around 6am this morning. Police […]
A woman who pushed a bin into a burning police car during the riot in Bristol last March has been jailed for nine months
Jasmine York was found guilty of arson by a jury at Bristol Crown Court following a trial last month. The 26-year-old was captured on camera pushing a large wheelie bin into a police car which was engulfed in flames. She was also heard saying “we will burn your ******* cars”. York, of […]
A drug dealer who ran a County Line between London and Hastings has been jailed for more than four years
A drug dealer who ran a County Line between London and Hastings has been jailed for more than four years. Robert Gregory, 31, of Tower Mill Road, London, was convicted following a joint operation by Sussex Police’s Project ADDER team and Met Police’s Op Orochi team – both working to tackle the production, supply and […]
A Manchester man has been jailed for 12 years after using the encrypted phone network EncroChat to import cocaine worth £1.6m
Ibraheem Abdullah, 38, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers on 17 April 2020 when the 20 kilos of high purity cocaine – hidden in boxes of mobile phone accessories – was seized at a joiners yard in the Middleton area. Abdullah (also known as Dwaine George) attempted to escape when he spotted NCA and […]
A Swindon drug dealer has been jailed for four years for running a drugs line in the town last year
Matteo Crossman, 19, of Mazurek Way, Haydon Wick, was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court today (14/03) after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin, and possession of criminal property. Crossman was arrested by officers from the Swindon Fortitude team in December following an extensive investigation into juvenile drug runners […]
A man who sent terrorist propaganda to others over an instant messaging app has been jailed, following an investigation by the Met’s Coun…
Ali Abdisalam Sheikh Abdillahi, 31 and from north London, shared the extremist material on a channel he created on the app in July 2020. This material included recordings of an Islamist extremist preacher who advocates armed jihad, and two Daesh propaganda videos showing executions and graphic violence. Upon being arrested, his devices were recovered and […]
A man who sent terrorist propaganda to others over an instant messaging app has been jailed, following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command
Ali Abdisalam Sheikh Abdillahi, 31 and from north London, shared the extremist material on a channel he created on the app in July 2020. This material included recordings of an Islamist extremist preacher who advocates armed jihad, and two Daesh propaganda videos showing executions and graphic violence. Upon being arrested, his devices were recovered and […]
£5k reward for information that helps catch cemetery sex attacker
A reward for information that helps catch a sex attacker has been increased. The independent charity Crimestoppers is appealing for the public to contact them 100% anonymously if they have any information on the serious sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl in Nottinghamshire.The incident happened in a cemetery off North Road, Retford, at around 3.30pm […]
A police dog has been presented with a bravery award from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) at Crufts after he was stabbed six t…
Police Dog Kaiser showed immense bravery on 30 May 2021 whilst on patrol with his handler, PC Mark Woolcott, when they were called to a report of an intruder in the back garden of a house on Luxted Road in Orpington. The pair responded alongside other officers and started a search of the area. […]
A police dog has been presented with a bravery award from the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) at Crufts after he was stabbed six times trying to detain a man.
Police Dog Kaiser showed immense bravery on 30 May 2021 whilst on patrol with his handler, PC Mark Woolcott, when they were called to a report of an intruder in the back garden of a house on Luxted Road in Orpington. The pair responded alongside other officers and started a search of the area. […]