A London man who was responsible for controlling a County Line in Norwich has been jailed for four years.
Elisha Windett, aged 26 and from London, was sentenced at Norwich Crown Court for being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin, and possession of a knife, after pleading guilty at a previous hearing. The court heard how Windett was arrested in Mousehold Street on Friday 17 January 2020 following a joint operation […]
Two men have each been jailed for 2 years and 6 months after a small boat people smuggling attempt was prevented by Border Force officers in Southwold
Denys Khvatkov, 19, and Bohdan Lutskyi, 39, were sentenced when they appeared at Norwich Crown Court today (5 November). The Ukrainian nationals had both pleaded guilty to charges of facilitating a breach of the UK’s immigration laws at an earlier hearing. The men were arrested on 31 July after Border Force officers were alerted by […]
Prolific Gosport burglar jailed for more than six years
Prolific burglar Nicky Russell has today (Thursday 5 November) been jailed for more than six years for offences including burglary and handling stolen goods. The 40-year-old, of Parklands Close in Gosport, admitted the following at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday 31 July: Overnight on 18 March, he burgled a house on Mayfield Road, Gosport, and stole bank cards, […]
Police have arrested and charged Christopher Cole with the murder of a woman in Seaford in 2018
Christopher Cole, 30, of Clun Road, Wick, Littlehampton was detained on Thursday (5 November). Cole has been charged with murdering Sarah Clayton at the Buckle caravan and camping site in Marine Parade, Seaford, on 13 May. Detectives from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team launched a murder investigation after Sarah was sadly found dead […]
A 52-year-old man from Hastings has been arrested by police investigating an offensive video posted on Twitter
A man has today been arrested after a racist blackface video which mocked Katie Price’s disabled son Harvey was circulated on social media. Officers arrested the man, 52, from Hastings, at around 4.40am on suspicion of sending by public communication network an ‘offensive’ message. He remains in custody. The arrest comes after a cruel clip […]
A county lines dealer from London who was arrested during a Wiltshire Police operation which saw £28,000 worth of Class A drugs seized has been jailed for more than six-and-a-half years
A county lines dealer from London who was arrested during a Wiltshire Police operation which saw £28,000 worth of Class A drugs seized has been jailed for more than six-and-a-half years. Darren Walcott, 40, of North Circular Road, London, appeared at Swindon Crown Court today (05/11) for sentencing. He had previously pleaded guilty to being […]
Chris Daley is due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court
A man has been charged with drugs offences following an alleged incident in Foreshore, SE9 on Wednesday, 4 November. Chris Daley, 24, of Evelyn Street, Lewisham was charged with possession with intent to supply class A drugs. He is due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on the afternoon of Thursday, 5 November.
Two warrants executed at shops in #Chatham have resulted in officers seizing more than 70,000 illegal cigarettes
As well as the cigarettes, police also seized £5,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act and 20.15kg of hand rolled tobacco during the visits on 30 October 2020. Two businesses in the town were visited by officers from the Medway Community Safety Unit and Community Policing Unit who were working in partnership with HM Revenue […]
The bravery of a boy who hit his mum’s attacker with a vacuum cleaner pipe and saved her life has been recognised.
Assistant Chief Constable Rachel Nolan presented a special certificate to Leon, 11, to acknowledge his courage. She told him: “Really well done. It would have been really easy to have thought ‘this is really scary’ and just left the room. I think there are many children older than you who wouldn’t have dealt as well […]
A suspect has been charged after two police constables and a special constable were assaulted while attending an incident in Margate
A PC and a special constable were kicked while responding to a report of criminal damage in Ethelbert Road on the afternoon of Sunday 1 November 2020. Another PC who attended was allegedly headbutted and spat at. Scott Vicker-Craddock, 26, has since been arrested and charged with three counts of assaulting an emergency worker. Mr […]
