A 26-year-old man from Trowbridge has been sentenced to 17 years imprisonment plus a five year supervision order for attempted rape and g…
Stephen Sydney Chant, of Seymour Road, appeared at Swindon Crown Court today (17/7), after pleading guilty to two counts of attempted stranger rape on two teenage girls, a Section 18 GBH and one count of sexual assault. Chant admitted approaching a teenage girl on a footpath between the railway station and Langford Road at about […]
A 26-year-old man from Trowbridge has been sentenced to 17 years imprisonment plus a five year supervision order for attempted rape and grievous bodily harm (GBH)
Stephen Sydney Chant, of Seymour Road, appeared at Swindon Crown Court today (17/7), after pleading guilty to two counts of attempted stranger rape on two teenage girls, a Section 18 GBH and one count of sexual assault. Chant admitted approaching a teenage girl on a footpath between the railway station and Langford Road at about […]
A knife has been taken off the streets and a suspect placed before the courts after police on patrol pulled over a car
The vehicle caught the attention of officers from the City Knife Crime Team on patrol in Sneinton, Nottingham, at around 11.40am on Tuesday (11 July). Officers stopped the car in Hardstaff Road and a suspect who ran from the scene was detained by officers in nearby Shrewsbury Street. A knife was recovered from the floor […]
A bungling robber who stole cash from a petrol station was caught after police found traces of his DNA on a cigarette he’d left behind
David Lafferty was wearing a black bin bag over his face to try and hide his identity when he charged into a Sutton-in-Ashfield garage and demanded cash. While shielding an unknown object from view that was perceived to be a gun, Lafferty forced a staff member to empty the contents of the till into a […]
There was only about 30 seconds between us being told about the man and having him in handcuffs
A lot can go wrong in 30 seconds, but thanks to the bravery and quick thinking of hospital security staff and two of our police officers, a dangerous situation was averted without anyone coming to harm. On 4 April 2022, PC Amy Hanley and PC Matt Dodd were at St Richard’s Hospital in Chichester for […]
Police are seeking to locate Alan Whitehead who is wanted for failing to answer to bail
It relates to an incident officers are investigating in St Leonards in January. The 53-year-old has links to Hastings and St Leonards, but may also have links to elsewhere in East Sussex. A warrant has been issued for Whitehead’s arrest. Anyone who sees him or knows his whereabouts should call Sussex Police on 101 or […]
A drug dealer arrested in Marlborough has been jailed
Ervis Hasanaj, 26, of Rowley Road, Reading, was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to possession of Class A drugs and possession of criminal property. He was arrested on September 5, 2019, after an officer on patrol in Marlborough High Street stopped a BMW 3 series. Hasanaj was the passenger and gave false […]
Officers in Maidstone have arrested a man following a series of alleged knife offences in one evening
Kent Police was called to several incidents on Wednesday 12 July 2023, which started at around 9.40pm when a man was reported to have stolen alcohol from a Morrisons supermarket off Sutton Road and threatened a security guard with a knife. Over the next hour, police were called to further incidents nearby where a man […]
Gatwick Airport Braces for Summer Holiday Disruption as Workers Announce Eight-Day Strike
Gatwick Airport is preparing for significant disruption as nearly a thousand workers, including baggage handlers and ground staff, plan to undertake eight days of strike action over the summer holidays. The Unite union has announced the strike in response to an ongoing dispute regarding pay. According to the union, the scale of the action will […]
Man Charged with Double Murder of Two Women to Appear in Court
A man has been charged with the murder of two women, 41-year-old Naomi Hunte and 48-year-old Fiona Holm. Carl Cooper, 65, of Broadfield Road, SE6, is set to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 14 July. The tragic incidents occurred on Thursday, 13 July. Naomi Hunte was found deceased after police responded to a […]