Seventeen year old boy charged as Police continue to investigate the murder of a 22-year-old man in Reading
The force was called to reports of a man stabbed in Romany Lane, Tilehurst on Sunday (31/10). The victim was formally identified as 22-year-old Reece Heffernan from Tilehurst. Our thoughts remain with his family at this difficult time and we continue to support them. A post-mortem concluded the cause of death to be a […]
Two people smugglers have been jailed after we found they brought migrants to the UK on light aircraft and in vans fitted with hidden compartments
Behind the scenes Mohammed was charging desperate people a small fortune – £12,000 per person – to bring them from the Continent. He worked with Birmingham man Billy Hems, a light aircraft pilot, to drop migrants at remote UK airfields on under-the-radar dawn flights and sneak them into the country in secret ‘hides’ on board vans. However, […]
A prolific offender has been jailed for 15 months after pleading guilty to a series of robberies and thefts
Tomas Lloyd, 30, of New Street, Andover, appeared at Salisbury Crown Court on November 3. On August 8, 2020, Lloyd went to Aldi and then Co-Op in Lodnon Road, Salisbury, where he paid for low value items at the till. On both occasions, when the cashier opened the till drawer, Lloyd snatched cash from […]
Three teenagers have been jailed for the murder of Anthony Adekola in Colindale in September 2020
Three defendants, who were found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey on 22 June following an eight week trial, appeared for sentencing at the same court on Friday, 5 November where they were sentenced as follows: Ta-jaun Subaran, 19 of New Brent Street, Hendon was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 22 […]
Police investigating the murder of 28-year-old Mohamed Muhiyidin in Harlington have arrested two men on suspicion of murder
One of those arrested, a 38-year-old man , is currently in hospital after being found with an injury to his arm – his condition is not life-threatening. A 28-year-old man remains in custody. Both were arrested overnight on Thursday, 4 November on suspicion of murder. Mohamed was discovered on Sipson Lane, Harlington at 6.16pm […]
A man has been jailed after admitting to manslaughter following the death of a man at an address the pair shared in Uxbridge
Damien Lenihan – 37 of no fixed address admitted to the manslaughter of 48-year-old Marek Smalec at a hearing at Harrow Crown Court on Thursday, 4 November. The judge sentenced Lenihan to a total of six years’ imprisonment.Lenihan and Marek were staying at an address in Hillingdon Hill, UB10 when the incident that led to […]
A 14-year old gunman and three other teens have been found guilty of murdering a schoolboy
Keon Lincoln, 15, was shot in the stomach then repeatedly knifed while on the ground in Handsworth, West Midlands, in broad daylight in January. The 14-year-old, from Birmingham, who cannot be named because of his age, stood with his hands clasped and showed little emotion as he was unanimously convicted. A 16-year-old, from Walsall, whose […]
David Fuller, 67, previously from East Sussex pleaded guilty at Maidstone Crown Court on 4 November 2021 to the murders of Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce in 1987
Fuller had previously also pleaded guilty to 51 further charges relating to sexual offences, including section 70 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, making and taking indecent images of children relating to three victims under section 1 of the Protection of Children […]
More than £160,000 in cash was seized from suspected drug dealers following action by officers from Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team in October
Drugs and weapons were also taken off the streets by the team who made 28 arrests in connection with county lines dealing throughout the month. The arrests led to 39 charges being authorised against a number of individuals. Furthermore, cases brought to crown court by the officers resulted in prison sentences […]
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and information following the death of an elderly man who was involved in a collision in Wimbledon
Police were called at 6.56pm on Tuesday, 2 November to reports of a black Mercedes in collision with a pedestrian on Edge Hill Court, SW19. Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended. The 83-year-old man was taken to a south London hospital in a critical condition. Despite the efforts of medical staff, he died […]
