Man sentenced to seven years in prison for causing death by dangerous driving

A motorist has been sentenced to seven years in prison for causing death by dangerous driving after a fatal collision on the A34. Dean Moffat, 48, of Robson Avenue in Peterlee, County Durham, was driving a lorry when the collision happened on the southbound carriageway at Bullington Cross, approximately half a mile from Sutton Scotney […]

Man jailed after gun is found in sock

A man has been locked up after police found this gun hidden in a sock while carrying out a warrant in St Ann’s. The warrant, a proactive joint operation by the St Ann’s Neighbourhood Team and the City South Operation Reacher team, was executed on the morning of 21 January 2021. The firearm was discovered […]

Man jailed for assaulting two police officers in Kingsbury

A man has been jailed for assaulting two police officers after he had been found intoxicated in Kingsbury. Theiventhiram Balakumar, 58 (22.10.62) of no fixed abode was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment after being found guilty of two counts of assault by beating of an emergency services worker at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 6 […]

Two men convicted and sentenced after assaulting emergency worker – Milton Keynes

Two men have been convicted and sentenced after assaulting a Thames Valley police officer in Milton Keynes. Stephen Pocock, aged 22 and Declan Mann, aged 19, both of Maree Close, Bletchley, were convicted at a hearing at Milton Keynes Magistrates’ Court on 4 February this year. Pocock pleaded guilty to one count of assault by […]

Drugs recovered and action taken against tenants

Drugs were recovered and nuisance tenants were served with a closure and prohibition notice after two coordinated police raids. Officers from the Ashfield neighbourhood team raided two properties in Chatsworth Street, Sutton-in-Ashfield, on Wednesday (28 April) in connection with an ongoing drugs enquiry. A quantity of amphetamines were found at one of the addresses and […]