Plans have been put forward to McDonalds restaurants to label food packaging items with the numberplate of the buyers in a bid to tackle littering
Considering the plans would mean every drive-through order would need to record and print onto packaging the numberplate of any vehicles placing an order. This would allow offenders to be located and fined. McDonald’s said it wants to encourage customers to dispose of packaging responsibly, and they remain “open to the proposal.” However, the company […]
More than 50 charges have been brought against suspects in Maidstone linked to repeat offences including shoplifting, assaults and spitting
The offences are all connected to cases investigated by the town’s Victim Based Crime Team (VBCT), which is focused on bringing named individuals to justice. In total, the VBCT had 53 charges authorised during September and October 2022, linked to investigations involving almost 100 suspects. These included two men connected to a series of bulk […]
A registered sex offender has been jailed for breaching his sexual harm prevention order
Jamie Gillett was convicted in 2018 of sexual offences involving children and has been subject to strict conditions on his behaviour since his release from prison. These include restrictions around his interaction with any children, possession of mobile phones or computers and use of the internet. On 13 May 2022, Gillett failed to attend a […]
Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify a man who was found deceased at Sidmouth this week
Officers were called at 2.20pm on Thursday 24 November after the man’s body was found on rocks at The Esplanade, Sidmouth. Detectives are now working to establish who he may be and to locate his next of kin. They have eliminated any known local missing people from their enquiries. Police have released the following description […]
A man who bombarded a woman with hundreds of threatening phone calls has been locked up
Craig Bacon called the victim on a daily basis, causing her to feel scared for her safety. On most of the calls she answered he was aggressive and threatened her with violence. An investigation was launched after she came forward and reported the threats to the police. Bacon, of Ladybrook Place, Mansfield, was arrested on […]
A man in his fifties was pushed to the ground by two people and had his wallet containing bank cards stolen
Detectives have issued images of a man they want to speak to as part of an investigation into a robbery in Ramsgate It was reported that the robbery took place in Albion Place at around 10.30pm on 21 October 2022. A man in his fifties was pushed to the ground by two people and had […]
A suspect has been arrested as part of an investigation into a burglary in Ramsgate
Between 2.30pm and 3.10pm on Saturday 12 November 2022, a property in Leopold Road was broken into and a large amount of cash was stolen. Detectives have since been carrying out forensic investigation, as well as house-to-house and CCTV enquiries in the area. On the morning of Friday 25 November, a 26-year-old woman was arrested […]
A suspected burglar arrested within 30 minutes of a break-in on the Isle of Sheppey has now been charged
The man was detained after patrols attended an address in Leysdown Road, Sheerness, where entry had been forced and a car stolen. The burglary was reported to Kent Police at 12.11pm on Wednesday 23 November 2022. Patrols attended and identified the suspect walking close to the scene. The stolen car was recovered nearby. Peter Behun, […]
Devon & Cornwall Police has taken part, as in previous years, in Operation Sceptre, the national initiative to tackle knife crime
Operation Sceptre ran from 14 to 20 November. All 43 forces and the British Transport Police took part in intensified efforts to crack down on knife-enabled crime and violence. During the week of action, Devon & Cornwall Police carried out high visibility patrols in known hotspots, performed stop and searches for bladed articles, provided bins […]
Officers in Wiltshire are urgently appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision in Swindon
The collision, involving a pedestrian and a vehicle, happened at approximately 8.20am opposite Nova Hreod School. The pedestrian – a teenage boy – has been taken to hospital in a serious condition. The driver of the vehicle failed to stop at the scene, and we are actively seeking the driver. We are also urging the […]