A man has been jailed for grievous bodily harm, after an attack where he used his teeth as a weapon to sever part of his victim’s ear, causing life-altering injuries
Twenty year old Luca Howse, from Queens Drive, Rickmansworth was sentenced to three years in prison for grievous bodily harm with intent under Section 18 of the Offences Against The Person Act on 8 March 2021. Howse was arrested, after voluntarily presenting himself to Hertfordshire Police, at 9.35am on Sunday 24 November 2019 for […]
A cocaine dealer from Chatham has been jailed for over four years following an investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate
John Murrell was a front seat passenger in a car that was stopped in Belvedere in November 2020, following an investigation into cross-border offending. He was in possession of a bag that contained 300 wraps of cocaine and a search of his house, which took place after his arrest, also led to […]
A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a 71-year-old woman in Knypersley
Kenneth Andrew McDermid, 43, admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility for the unlawful killing of Ann Wendy Morse last year. Wendy (as she was known) was found at her home in Tunstall Road, Knypersley, just after 7pm on Sunday 22 March 2020. McDermid, of Rosemary Place, Sneyd Green – who is also known as Kyle McKenzie […]
Throughout January and February this year, following public concern regarding the safety of roads during this most recent lockdown, Wiltshire Police have undertaken six weeks of increased road safety activity
In a continued effort to address public concerns of the standard of driving during lockdown across the county, a proactive approach to enforcement saw 136 individuals arrested on suspicion of driving offences, including 88 drug driving offences and 84 drink driving offences*, with 20 disqualified drivers stopped.In the last two weeks of the activity […]
A mother and son have been convicted of running brothels in Exeter and Torquay
Edwina Kalay, 59, admitted to managing eight brothels, plus a joint offence of money laundering –relating to the transfer of over £98,000 through her bank accounts – and an offence of possessing in excess of £3,000 worth of criminal property. Kalay, using the name Edwina Christian-Stockwell, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court yesterday, Monday […]
A suspect is to appear in court after allegedly assaulting a police officer in Maidstone
At around 5.05pm on Sunday 7 March 2021, a patrol was called to concerns for the welfare of a person in Sandling Road. An officer attended Staceys Street where a woman was seen to walk in front of moving vehicles. As she tried to get her to return to the pavement the […]
The discovery of crack cocaine and heroin found hidden underneath two pillows at a house in Margate, has resulted in jail for a county line drug dealer from London.
The discovery of crack cocaine and heroin found hidden underneath two pillows at a house in Margate, has resulted in jail for a county line drug dealer from London. Andrea Brown, 41, was found sleeping on a sofa when officers from Kent Police’s County Line and Gang Team searched a property in Surrey Road, […]
An estimated six kilograms of cocaine have been seized during the latest enforcement action to tackle drugs supply in Medway
Around £100,000 in cash was also confiscated during search warrants executed by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate, at addresses in Chorister Crescent, Hoo; Ranscombe Close, Rochester and at a garage in Seagull Road, Strood. Quantities of amphetamine, as well as designer watches and clothing were also seized. The action took place on Friday, […]
The disappearances of 25-year-old Bennylyn Burke and her two-year-old daughter are now being treated as a murder investigation
Officers in Dundee attended a property on Troon Avenue around 3.20pm on Friday, 5 March, 2021, as part of an enquiry into the disappearance of Bennylyn and two children who had been reported missing from South Gloucestershire on Monday, 1 March, 2021. A 50-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with the […]
A void cut inside a hallway cupboard was used to hide class A drugs which belonged to a leader of a county line drugs network
Billy George was arrested by officers from Kent Police after they executed a drugs warrant at his address in Greenwich. The 28-year-old, of Flintmill Crescent, admitted possessing heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine with intent to supply, as well as handling stolen goods and possessing cannabis. He was sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday […]
