Four gang members jailed for 30+ years after major Police operation
Four members of an organised crime group (OCG) which operated a dedicated drugs line in Accrington has been given prison sentences totalling more than 30 years. Four other people were also prosecuted for knowingly allowing their premises to be used for the supply of Class A drugs. In October 2020 we launched Operation Melford after residents raised […]
Four gang members jailed for 30+ years after major Police operation
Four members of an organised crime group (OCG) which operated a dedicated drugs line in Accrington has been given prison sentences totalling more than 30 years. Four other people were also prosecuted for knowingly allowing their premises to be used for the supply of Class A drugs. In October 2020 we launched Operation Melford after residents raised […]
A man has been jailed for supplying class A drugs after he was found to have heroin and cocaine in his possession when stopped by officers.
Mickeel Lemar Smith, aged 28 and of Tilson Gardens, Lambeth in London, appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Wednesday 18 May 2022 and was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison after admitting two charges of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply. Shortly after 3pm on Saturday 18 April 2020 […]
A man who killed his colleague after punching him several times in the head has been jailed for 12 years
Airidas Janavicius, 38 of Burdetts Road, Dagenham, assaulted 44-year-old Marius Lakavicius after the pair had been drinking together in July last year. Emergency services were called after Marius was found with injuries on Goresbrook Road, Dagenham, at about 11.55pm on Friday, 23 July. Officers attended, along with London Ambulance Service, but, sadly, he was […]
Rioter who set fire to a police vehicle jailed for five years
A 31-year-old man who set fire to a police vehicle during the riot in Bristol city centre has today been jailed for five years. Matthew O’Neill, of Patchway, South Gloucestershire, admitted charges of riot and arson at a previous hearing, on what would have been the first day of his trial. Footage collated and examined […]
A teenager who went on a week-long crime spree in Wisbech, including two robberies, has been jailed
Oluwagbemileke Awoyemi, 19, began the series on 5 March, when he stole a basket full of goods from Asda in North End before making off on a bike he stole from outside the shop. Two days later he entered Harecroft Stores, in Harecroft Road, at about 1pm, before returning a short while later wearing […]
Hoylake RNLI hovercraft launches to walkers stuck in mud on Sefton coast
The Inshore Rescue Hovercraft Hurley Spirit and her volunteer crew launched and headed to the casualties’ reported location. On arrival, the casualties had managed to free themselves from the mud but were stranded on the wrong side of the channel surrounded by gullies and thick mud in the fading […]
Two brothers who killed a man after a disagreement over a stolen mobility scooter have been sentenced for manslaughter
On 6 April, following a three week-long trial at Sheffield Crown Court Gareth Leach, 28, of Brameld Road, Mexborough, and Kyle Martin, 22, of Selwyn Street, Rotherham were found guilty of the manslaughter of Dean Williamson from Rotherham. Leach and Martin attacked Dean at around 1pm on Tuesday 5 October 2021 following a dispute […]
Two brothers who killed a man after a disagreement over a stolen mobility scooter have been sentenced for manslaughter
On 6 April, following a three week-long trial at Sheffield Crown Court Gareth Leach, 28, of Brameld Road, Mexborough, and Kyle Martin, 22, of Selwyn Street, Rotherham were found guilty of the manslaughter of Dean Williamson from Rotherham. Leach and Martin attacked Dean at around 1pm on Tuesday 5 October 2021 following a dispute […]
A teenager who robbed a man of £340 and later bragged about it to his friend has been jailed for more than two years
. Nathan Arliss, 18, forced the man to transfer all the money from his bank account to them on 16 February. His accomplice Sally Owen-Brown, 18, had seen the victim the previous day and flirted with him. She then video called him whilst upset in the early hours of 16 February, claiming she hadn’t eaten […]