The first image of a woman who died after being injured in a crush at a concert at Brixton Academy has been released by police – (ID 537284)
Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, of Newham, east London, died on Saturday morning, while two other women, ages 21 and 23, are critically ill in hospital. Following the incident in south London on Thursday night, eight people were taken to hospital with injuries. Police were called to reports of a “large number of people attempting to […]
A man who threatened to kill a woman and turned up at her workplace armed with a hammer has been jailed
Mark Kirk, aged 40, sent a series of threatening messages to the woman saying he would stab her and destroy her life. When police were called to her workplace at around 12.15pm on 3 October 2022 they found Kirk had the hammer stuffed in the waistband of his trousers. During an earlier incident, on […]
Asake, a singer, is “overwhelmed with grief” after learning of the death of a fan during a crowd crush at his Brixton show
Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died in hospital from her injuries sustained in an incident outside the O2 Academy Brixton on Thursday (December 15). The Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter had to cancel his show halfway through because a crowd of 3,000 people surged towards the entrance of the South London venue, despite the fact that it […]
Eastbourne Lifeboat and Coastguard Helicopter tasked to reports of a body in the sea
Eastbourne lifeboat Venteeer Crew was paged on Thursday 15th December at 3:15pm. They were requested to launch the All Weather Lifeboat and tasked to a report of a human body in the sea which had been sighted by a Belgium trawler 16 miles South East of Sovereign Harbour. Once on scene, a search of the […]
Kent Police’s dog section has added three new recruits to their team
Police Dogs Belle and Gigi, both cocker spaniels and Dixon a springer spaniel with their handers PC Lisa Riddle, PC Craig Whorlow and PC Ian Atkins are now trained forensic recovery dogs after completing the eight-week course. They join the team of three other forensic recovery dogs and will work closely with Crime Scene Investigators […]
Knife and drugs seized following stop and search
Police out on patrol uncovered a knife and suspected crack cocaine during a car stop. A taxi aroused the suspicions of officers after being spotted at around 1.30pm on Friday (16 December). The city knife crime team were scouring the Radford area when they saw the taxi move off from where it was parked in […]
Overnight Fire at an 18c Listed cottage in Angmering
Weast Sussex Fire service was mobilised at 9:51pm on Saturday 16th of December 2022 to a fire in a Listed 18c Cottage in the High Street, Angmering. Eight appliances and an aerial ladder platform were sent to the scene. West Sussex Fire Service said “This Angmering house fire was extinguished at 1.51am. We were well […]
Emergency services respond to an incident on Worthing Seafront
Emergency services responded to an incident on Marine Parade Worthing this mrning. The KSS Air ambulance, Sussex Police, SECAam, and WSFRS all attended. The Air Ambulance landed nearby on the beach. A Police Spokesperson said a 42-Year-old man has been arrested and taken into custody. A Spokesperson for West Sussex Fire Service said “At 10.57am […]
Explosion reported at Biogas Fueling Station in Camden
Emergency services were called at 10.40am to a gas explosion at a transport depot off York Way. There are no reported injuries. Roads were closed for a short time and have now re-opened. It is understood that a gas pump on the site that opened in 2008 exploded the Biomethane pump is used to refuel […]
Officers investigating a report of inappropriate behaviour in Westgate-on-Sea have issued a photo of a man they would like to speak to
It was reported that a teenage girl was standing at a bus stop when she was spoken to by a man who then touched her on the face and body. The victim was able to walk away without further incident. The incident took place in Station Road, between 9.20am and 9.30am on Friday 28 […]