A man who had previously been jailed for repeatedly dialing 999 and burping at police call handlers has been jailed for a second time
Rhys Pilott from Peterborough was arrested last year for causing a public nuisance, but was let go early for displaying good behaviour. Once released from prison, he began making hoax calls again. Cambridgeshire Police said the 28-year-old dialled 999 and belched at call handlers more than 80 times and was arrested five times. Rhys […]
The driver of a car which dragged PC Andrew Harper to his death should be given a life sentence, the Attorney General has told the Court of Appeal
Suella Braverman QC said PC Harper paid the “ultimate price for his bravery” when he was killed on duty in Berkshire in August 2019. The driver, Henry Long, was jailed for 16 years. Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole were both sentenced to 13 years. Mrs Braverman has argued the teenagers’ sentences were “unduly lenient”. […]
Richard Robson was jailed after pleading guilty to a string of violent offences, which included beating the victim with a bottle
Richard Robson was jailed after pleading guilty to a string of violent offences, which included striking the victim with a belt and beating her with a bottle. Robson, aged 35, of Lunsford Lane, Larkfield was responsible for a prolonged and sustained period of abuse, between November 2019 and July 2020. Allegations were initially […]
Developers who built warehouses across a Public Right of Way have been fined a total of £1,600 with £20,000 costs and ordered to co-operate in getting the byway rerouted
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Uxbridge pair guilty of Baseball bat attack after man is beaten multiple times
A man and woman have been found guilty of grievous bodily harm in Uxbridge. James White, 22 of Morse Close, Uxbridge and Crystal Culhane, 22 of The Brambles, Uxbridge, were both found guilty of grievous bodily harm on Friday, 27 November at the Old Bailey. They will both be sentenced at the same court on […]
A man has been sentenced to 27 months’ imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice.
Abdoulhalim Abdoulsamad, aged 18, of Benjamin Lane, Slough pleaded guilty to one count of perverting the course of justice at a hearing on 18 August 2020. He was sentenced at Reading Crown Court on Friday (20/11). The conviction relates to the murder investigation into the death of Mohammed Aman Ashraq, aged 18, from […]
Brazen burglars jailed after officers attend Greggs bakery break-in – and find offenders hiding in the roof
Newton and Pickering have both been handed custodial sentences following the incident in Sunderland Two brazen burglars have been jailed after breaking into a Greggs bakery and attempting to hide from officers in the roof. Gavin Newton and Andrew Pickering were rumbled after trying to break into a safe inside the Sunderland bakery last […]
A man is behind bars for six years after pleading guilty to causing death by driving without due care and attention while over the alcohol and drug limit following a fatal collision in Elstead last year
Umberto Schramm, 37, of Burns Road, Wembley, was sentenced at Kingston Crown Court yesterday (24 November). As well as the six year custodial sentence, he was also disqualified from driving for six years and 354 days, which is to run concurrently. Schramm collided head-on with a Ford Fiesta travelling in the opposite direction after […]
A man has been sentenced to three years and 10 months’ imprisonment following an investigation into a ‘county lines’ drug supply route from London to Hertfordshire by officers from the Hackney Gangs Taskforce
Shayden Mullings, 19 , of no fixed address, was sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, 20 November. He pleaded guilty at a hearing on 21 September to three counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine) and possession of cannabis. The drug supply took place […]
Bunce was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment after targeting a 98 year old man in Reading
Keith Bunce, aged 44, of no fixed abode pleaded guilty to one count of robbery at Reading Crown Court. Bunce was sentenced to four years and six months’ imprisonment and ordered to pay £190 at the same court on 18 November. The conviction relates to an incident in Dolphin Road, Slough on 28 September this […]