A former Member of Parliament has been summonsed to court in connection to a series of alleged fraud offences
Jared O’Mara, the former MP for Sheffield Hallam, has today (19 August 2021) been summonsed along with his former chief of staff, Gareth Arnold. The pair have been summonsed to attend Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on 24 September 2021 in connection with offences relating to a number of allegedly fraudulent expenses claims that were […]
Today marks 32 years since the Marchioness disaster, when the vessel was struck near Southwark Bridge
The Marchioness disaster was a collision between two vessels on the River Thames in London in the early hours of 20 August 1989, which resulted in the deaths of 51 people. The pleasure steamer Marchioness sank after being hit twice by the dredger Bowbelle at about 1:46 am, between Cannon Street railway bridge and Southwark Bridge. Marchioness had been hired for the evening for a birthday party and had about […]
Police are renewing an appeal for information on the whereabouts of Che Isaacs-Neville, who is now wanted for being unlawfully at large
On July 28, Isaacs-Neville was convicted in his absence of two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm; two counts of assault by beating; criminal damage; and theft of a motor vehicle. An appeal for information on the 22-year-old’s whereabouts was issued, and he was arrested by officers in Hastings on Monday, August 16. […]
Man wanted after prison release error after blowing up ATM machine around the Home counties
Police are desperately trying to locate Colin Golding from Aldershot who pleaded guilty to ATM thefts and attempting to blow up ATM’s. The 25-year-old was awaiting sentencing for a series of ATM thefts and burglaries across Hampshire, Thames Valley and Dorset between April 2019 and January 2020. He had pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal […]
A former West Mercia Police officer was today (Wednesday, August 18) found guilty of causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving
Jamie Holloway appeared at Worcester Crown Court in relation to the death of Mr David Shaw following a road traffic collision in Worcestershire on 28 May, 2018. The jury found him not guilty of an original charge of death by dangerous driving. The collision involved an unmarked police car travelling along the A449 from […]
An extended jail sentence has been imposed on a man from Ashford who set up online chat rooms to distribute indecent images of children
An extended jail sentence has been imposed on a man from Ashford who set up online chat rooms to distribute indecent images of children. Christopher Ball, 50, was arrested at his home in Kilndown Close in January 2020 after police received information he had posted an indecent image on social media. An investigation […]
Drug dealers who sold crack cocaine and heroin across England have been jailed for more than 39 years between them
The group was sentenced following a lengthy investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate. It resulted in nine men and one woman being charged with offences that spanned Kent, Essex and Lincolnshire. The ring leaders, Kazeem Akinfolarin and Michael Odedina, were both jailed for almost 10 years at Maidstone Crown Court on Wednesday […]
A suspect has appeared in court following a burglary at a pharmacy in Ashford
Kent Police was called after a window at the business in the town’s High Street was damaged at around 4am on Monday 16 August 2021 and medication was stolen. Following an investigation by Ashford’s Community Safety Unit and Local Policing Teams, Joseph Creasey was charged with burglary on Wednesday 18 August. Mr Creasey, 36, of […]
Man who evaded Police for nearly two years is jailed
Man wanted for two years receives prison sentence 29 year-old James Sebastion Thomas of Hembridge Road, Selby deliberately evaded police for almost two years before he was jailed. At York Crown Court he was found guilty of assault causing actual bodily harm, possession of class B drugs with intent to supply and failure to surrender […]
A suspect was arrested thanks to the work of a trusty police dog in Southwater near Horsham
Police were alerted by a resident after a security light was set off on his driveway in Worthing Road at 2.30am on August 10. The suspect reportedly wore a balaclava and fled the area after he was confronted. PC Jamie Jackson from Surrey and Sussex Police’s Dog Unit attended and stopped the man nearby. […]
