A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with a number of child sex offences following an investigation by Hertfordshire Police
Detective Constable Francois Olwage, 51, who is attached to Specialist Operations, was arrested at an address in Basingstoke on Thursday, 28 October. Later the same day, he was charged with the following offences: Attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child Attempting to cause/incite a girl aged 13 to 15 to engage in sexual […]
A man has been jailed for eight years for sexually abusing four children
Alan Waters, 73 of Cador Drive, Fareham, Hampshire was sentenced on Thursday, 28 October at Snaresbrook Crown Court. The court heard that between 1971 and 1981, Waters sexually abused four boys whilst working as a sea cadet instructor. The four boys were sea cadets at the time of the offences and were between 11-15 years […]
Detectives investigating the murder of Sharmake Mohamud in Haringey have charged a man
Ali Cessay, 28 of no fixed address was arrested by detectives at Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, 27 October. On 28 October he was charged with murder, two counts of attempted murder and possession of a prohibited weapon. He appeared in custody at Uxbridge Magistrates Court on Thursday, 28 October where he was further remanded to […]
Officers investigating an incident in which a man with a knife attacked a woman on London Road have charged a man.
Jahangir Miah, 46, of Bevis Road, Portsmouth, has been charged with affray, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and two counts of assault by beating. This follows reports at 3.04pm on Tuesday 26th October that a man had been seen outside of Poundland on London Road in possession of a knife. It […]
A Gosport crackhead – who previously avoided jail for assaulting a police officer – was tasered by police after he tried to flee having been pulled over in his ex-partner’s stolen car in September
Body-worn video footage played in court shows officers attempting to detain Matthew Wagstaff before a ‘scuffle’ in Privett Road, Gosport.
A Portsmouth man has been charged in connection with the serious assault in Cosham on Monday evening
Sammy Philpott, 36, of Eastern Road, Portsmouth, has been charged with two counts of Section 18 Grievous Bodily Harm with Intent and two counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He was remanded into custody and is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates Court this morning (Friday 29th October). A […]
A deputy head primary school teacher has appeared in court charged with 18 child sex abuse offences, including two counts of rape
Julie Morris, 44, of Ancroft Drive, Hindley, could be seen crying as she appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via videolink from prison. Ms Morris worked at a primary school in Wigan but the charges are not related to her employment. Her co-accused, David Morris, 52, who is no relation, admitted 34 offences. Mr Morris, […]
Jury finds Basingstoke man did stab police officer
Following a three day hearing at Winchester Crown Court, a jury has today (Friday 29 October) found that Thomas Gracey, 45, of Churchill Way, Basingstoke did attack an officer with a knife on April 12, 2020. This was a trial of issue because Thomas Gracey was deemed unfit to stand trial due to mental […]
A man has appeared at court following a burglary at a house in Chatham
On Tuesday 26 October 2021 Kent Police received a report of a break-in at an address in Maidstone Road at around 9pm. Officers attended the scene where a window had been broken and, following a search, a man was arrested. Dean Harrison, 39, of Charles Pell Road, Essex, was later charged with one […]
Four charged with aggravated trespass following protest in Westminster
Four people have been charged after protesters scaled a government building in Westminster. [A] Jamie Ozden, 25 , of The Avenue, Tottenham[B] Liam Bright, 28 , of Kings Crescent, Sherborne, Dorset[C] Orla Coghlan, 26 , of The Avenue, Tottenham[D] Annabel Bewick, 19 , of Fair Street, Cambridge They were charged on the evening of […]
