A serving Met officer has been sentenced for assault and a public order offence following an off-duty incident
PC Stephen Maskell, 44, based on the North East Command Unit, appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 26 July where he was sentenced to a 12 week community order and a 12 week curfew. He was ordered to pay compensation of £500 to the victim and to pay court costs of £635. At the […]
A driver who fell asleep at the wheel and caused a head-on collision – killing her own mother – has been convicted in court
Janet Macey was driving her mother’s Honda Jazz on the A229 at Hurst Green when she drifted into the opposite carriageway and crashed into a Ford Mondeo. The incident on the afternoon of 26 February 2020 tragically claimed the life of Margaret Skeet, aged 88, from Hawkhurst, Kent, who was the front seat passenger […]
A man from Doncaster has been jailed after admitting child neglect offences
Michael Leeson, 35 and Gemma Lister, 37, were arrested in March 2018 after nursery staff noticed severe bruising to the three-year-old victim. Officers from the Protecting Vulnerable People Team launched an investigation, which revealed the young child had been beaten more than once over a number of weeks. The child was taken to hospital […]
Seven more people have been charged with riot in connection with the violence which broke out in Bristol city centre on Sunday 21 March
All have been charged with one count of riot and are due to appear at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 5 August. They are: • Ryan Dwyer, aged 36, of no fixed address • Callum Davies, aged 23, of Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire • Fleur Moody, aged 25, of Montpelier, Bristol • Gopal Clarke, aged 23, of Kingswood, South […]
High-harm offenders and criminals involved in firearms offences and shootings are going to be the focus of specialist officers from the Met this week as officers launch an upsurge in activity to tackle violent crime and firearms offences in London
Starting today, Monday, 26 July, enhanced weapons sweeps, warrants and overt and covert patrols will be taking place across London to curb violent crime in London and remove lethal barrelled weapons out of the hands of some of the most dangerous criminals in the Capital. Detective Superintendent Nick Blackburn, from the Met’s Specialist Crime […]
A small Organised Criminal Network who arranged the importation of guns, ammunition and heroin have been sentenced to a total of 42 years’ imprisonment
Rocky Thompson, 35 of no fixed address was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to conspiracy to sell/transfer firearms, conspiracy to possess ammunition and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs (heroin). Shakeel Khaliq, 34 of Ardenham Street, Aylesbury was sentenced to 14 years’ imprisonment after being found guilty following a trial at Southwark […]
A drug dealer from Ramsgate has been jailed for three years following work by police in Thanet
Aston Cocks was found with class A drug MDMA, class C drug pregabalin and £450 in cash during a warrant at his Sussex Street home. He later admitted possession of drugs with intent to supply, being concerned in the supply of drugs and possession of criminal property. The 27-year-old was jailed […]
An Aldershot woman who killed her baby has escaped a jail sentence
A woman has been sentenced after killing her newborn baby in Aldershot. Babita Rai, 24, was convicted of infanticide on 20 May following a two-week trial at Winchester Crown Court. They found her not guilty of murder. The trial heard that officers were called to Manor Park, Aldershot, at around 1.30pm on Friday 19 May […]
A man has been charged with murder following an assault in Dagenham
Airidas Janavicius – 38 of Burdetts Road, Dagenham will appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 26 July charged with the murder of 44-year-old Marius Lakavicius.Police were called at approximately 11.55pm on Friday, 23 July after a man was found suffering injuries in Goresbrook Road, Dagenham. He was pronounced dead at the scene.A […]
Officers investigating after a man was knocked unconscious during a robbery in Ilford have charged a man
Ibrahim Afodunriabi, 33, of no fixed address, was charged with robbery on Saturday, 24 July. He will appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 26 July. Detectives launched an investigation after a man was found injured after reportedly being robbed in Ilford Lane on the morning of Sunday, 4 July.
