The Operation Hampshire team has helped thousands of police officers subjected to physical and hate abuse while trying to protect the public
A team of Met Police officers who support colleagues who have been assaulted or abused while on duty has received a national award recognising their important work. The Operation Hampshire team has helped thousands of police officers subjected to physical and hate abuse while trying to protect the public, since it was set up in […]
Four men have been jailed after being found guilty of conspiracy to murder following the shooting of a 30-year-old man in Northolt
Leon De’Silva – 23 of Upper Whistler Walk, Worlds End Estate SW10; Rached Itani – 21 of Whistler Walk, SW10 and Yasser Ibrahim – 25 of Penywern Road, SW5 were all jailed for 27 years at the Old Bailey on Thursday, 15 July. Lielay Areguy – 30 of Thessaly Road, SW8 was jailed for […]
Detectives investigating the stabbing of two men in west London have charged a man who been remand into custody
Daniel Bell, 45 , of Shakespeare Avenue, Hayes, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder. Bell appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 17 July. The charges relate to an incident on Sunday, 11 July when two 21-year-old men were found with stab injuries, near the junction of Willow Tree Lane and […]
A man has been sentenced to two and a half years’ imprisonment following a conviction for fraud
Simon Burke, aged 30, of Easton Lane, Northampton, was sentenced on Tuesday (13/7) at Aylesbury Crown Court after he pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to one count of fraud by abuse of position. Burke’s conviction relates to him defrauding the company he worked for in Milton Keynes. Between 1 May 2018 and 31 […]
A police officer who also previously ran the Volunteer Police Cadets has been charged with offences including misconduct in public office and sexual assault
In October 2018, PC Adnan Ali was arrested on suspicion of police corruption, following a report of abuse of position for a sexual purpose. GMP referred the matter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct who decided the investigation should be managed, and the investigation was carried out by GMP’s Major Incident Team supported […]
A third man has been charged as part of an investigation into drug dealing in Ashford
Andrew Brown, 28, of All Saints Road, Cranbrook, was charged on 14 July 2021 with conspiracy to supply heroin and conspiracy to supply cocaine between the dates of 29 May and 10 June in Ashford. The charges follow an investigation by the Chief Constable’s Crime Squad after a vehicle was stopped across […]
A 12-year jail term has been imposed on a man who repeatedly stabbed a woman following an argument at a flat near Canterbury
Reid Gawler left the victim with life-threatening injuries following the attack at a property in Sturry on Monday 21 September 2020. The 23-year-old admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday 24 May 2021 and was jailed for 12 years at the same court on Thursday 15 […]
A man who violently assaulted a Maidstone police officer and left bite marks on his face has been jailed
At around 11.10am on 21 October 2020, a constable in uniform was on patrol in an unmarked police vehicle in Maidstone town centre. He was notified of a grey BMW that had failed to stop for another police vehicle and drove to the Mangravet area where it had last been seen. […]
Officers investigating the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Damarie Omare Roye in Thornton Heath have charged a man with murder
Byron Whyne, 19 of Grenaby Road, Croydon, will appear in custody at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on the morning of Thursday, 15 July. At around 15:00hrs on Friday, 9 July, police were called by staff at a south London hospital after Damarie was taken to the hospital by members of the public. It was established […]
A 15-year-old girl from Crawley, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Nimroy Hendricks in the town last October
The girl appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Monday (12 July) charged with murder. The Crown accepted her plea to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. As a result of expert medical opinion, it was accepted that at the time of the offence, the defendant was suffering from a significant abnormality of mind. She […]