A married #Solihull father had sick images of children as young as three being abused, people having sex with animals and even child characters from The Simpsons
Ian Draper had accessed more than 1,000 indecent images since 2011, including dozens in the most serious category. The 56-year-old blamed “difficulties” at various points in his life for slipping back into his depraved habit. He also had something installed on his laptop to allow ‘anonymous browsing. Draper pleaded guilty to six offences of […]
A man has been jailed today following a significant drugs seizure in Dumfries and Galloway
James Wightman (67) was stopped on the M74 northbound near Moffat in July 2020, as part of an investigation led by the Organised Crime Partnership (Scotland), a joint team made up of officers from Police Scotland and the National Crime Agency. The Ford Transit van he was driving was found to contain cocaine, with […]
A man and woman have been jailed for a combined total of 21 years following convictions for a rape in #Chatham
Samantha Hart and Charlie Olding acted together to persuade the victim into meeting them before subjecting her to a prolonged and degrading ordeal. Under joint enterprise legislation, they were found guilty of rape, and causing someone to engage in sexual activity, following a trial at #Maidstone Crown Court. The court heard how the victim […]
The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised charges against a man in relation to two separate incidents in Littlehampton
On 23 August, police received a report of an attempted abduction on a young girl in Toddington. Following enquiries, officers arrested Florin Marin, 35, a farm worker, at his address in Potters Mead, Littlehampton, the following day (24 August), after he was recognised and detained by members of the public. He has since been charged […]
Police have charged a 60-year-old man following a public order incident in Winchester
Police have charged a 60-year-old man following a public order incident on Andover Road on August 25. Officers were called at 2.45pm and were threatened with a weapon on arrival. Richard Peter Kempson, of Andover Road, Winchester, has been charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. He appeared […]
Detectives investigating the murder of two people in Westminster have charged a man
Lee Peacock, 49, of Harrow Road, W9 has been charged with the murders of Sharon Pickles and Clinton Ashmore. He was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday 30 August. Officers attended an address in Ashbridge Street, NW8 at 9.30pm on Thursday, 19 August after concerns were raised for […]
Three men and a woman have been sentenced to a total of 25-and-a-half years in jail for their role in the false imprisonment of a man from Acton and the blackmail of his family
Simon Batson, 39 of Burlington Gardens, Ealing was sentenced to six years and nine months after pleading guilty to two counts of blackmail. Michael King, 60 of Birbeck Grove, Ealing was sentenced to six years and three months after pleading guilty to two counts of blackmail. King and Batson both pleaded guilty to two counts […]
Man who slit his own throat has been arrested for double Westminster murders
Officers attended an address in Ashbridge Street, NW8 at 9.30pm on Thursday, 19 August after concerns were raised for the welfare of those inside. A search of the property resulted in the discovery of 45-year-old Sharon Pickles, who was pronounced dead at the scene. At 2.15am on Friday, 20 August – having been contacted by […]
Armed Police storm building after two days of negotiating with a man in Winchester who remains in custody
Police have spent two days in a standoff negotiating with a man believed to be in his 60’s after officers were called on Wednesday 25th August to a public order incident at a block of flats on Mountbatten Court, Andover Road in Week, Winchester. Officers have remained at the scene into the evening of the […]
Two men jailed in connection with the murder of Christopher Hewett in Stevenage
Thirty-one year old Christopher (pictured left), from Stevenage, died in hospital on the evening of 12 February 2021. He had been attacked in Meadow Way, suffering stab wounds to the chest. Today, at St Albans Crown Court, two people were sentenced having previously been found guilty of offences following a three-week trial at Luton […]
