Officers investigating a cannabis factory at a derelict pub in Melksham are urging anyone with information to get in touch

The sophisticated set up of more than 200 plants in varying stages of growth was discovered following a call to police at approximately 10.15pm on March 14 following an initial report of a suspected burglary at the Unicorn pub in Bath Road. The electricity board attended the scene the following day to make the property […]
Have you seen Katie Bashforth?

Katie, 15, was last seen on Tuesday in Kirkham and was believed to be in Preston yesterday. Katie has links to Kirkham, Warton, Preston, Chorley and Coppull. Call 101 or email [email protected] quoting log 1010 of March 21.
Charges have been brought against suspects in the Maidstone area linked to offences including retail crime and assault

Over a four week period, the town’s Victim Based Crime Team (VBCT), assisted by the community safety unit, have laid 56 charges following investigations into multiple crimes. Oliver Millen, of Union Street, Maidstone was arrested on 8 March 2023 and charged with four counts of theft from supermarkets in the county town. The incidents happened […]
Two teenagers arrested in connection with an incident in Chichester have been released on bail – (ID 556303)

Police were called to Superdrug in East Street around 3.30pm following reports of an altercation. On arrival, officers discovered a 15-year-old boy from Worthing had been detained in handcuffs by privately employed civilian security staff. He was arrested on suspicion of assault. There is no law in the UK that prevents civilians carrying handcuffs. Anyone […]
Two teenagers arrested in connection with an incident in Chichester have been released on bail

Police were called to Superdrug in East Street around 3.30pm following reports of an altercation. On arrival, officers discovered a 15-year-old boy from Worthing had been detained in handcuffs by privately employed civilian security staff. He was arrested on suspicion of assault. There is no law in the UK that prevents civilians carrying handcuffs. Anyone […]
Two teenagers arrested in connection with an incident in Chichester have been released on bail

Police were called to Superdrug in East Street around 3.30pm following reports of an altercation. On arrival, officers discovered a 15-year-old boy from Worthing had been detained in handcuffs by privately employed civilian security staff. He was arrested on suspicion of assault. There is no law in the UK that prevents civilians carrying handcuffs. Anyone […]
A man from Brent has been found convicted of sexually assaulting a boy and a girl

Subrahmaniam Sathananthan, 61 [09.07.61] of Pembroke Close, Wembley was found guilty after of 10 charges on Tuesday 21, March after a trial at Isleworth Crown Court: The counts are as follows: On April 27, 2019, two reports were made to police that Sathananthan had sexually assaulted two people, a girl and a boy, known to […]
Police have arrested four suspects after reports three teenage boys were assaulted and another was robbed during incidents – (ID 556299)

A 13-year-old suffered a split lip and bruised eye after he was attacked outside a shop in Front Street, Arnold. He was punched and kicked during the incident which happened around 5.15pm on Tuesday (21 March 2023). Later that day, at around 6.50pm, a 14-year-old was assaulted by a group of youths in Redhill Road, […]
Police have arrested four suspects after reports three teenage boys were assaulted and another was robbed during incidents

A 13-year-old suffered a split lip and bruised eye after he was attacked outside a shop in Front Street, Arnold. He was punched and kicked during the incident which happened around 5.15pm on Tuesday (21 March 2023). Later that day, at around 6.50pm, a 14-year-old was assaulted by a group of youths in Redhill Road, […]
Police have arrested four suspects after reports three teenage boys were assaulted and another was robbed during incidents

A 13-year-old suffered a split lip and bruised eye after he was attacked outside a shop in Front Street, Arnold. He was punched and kicked during the incident which happened around 5.15pm on Tuesday (21 March 2023). Later that day, at around 6.50pm, a 14-year-old was assaulted by a group of youths in Redhill Road, […]