Chilcott was identified and arrested within days of this incident, and his sentence is a positive result for the community
At around 6pm on 26 December 2019, 29-year-old Reece James Chilcott, also known as Reece Sullivan, entered Central Stores on Hunnyhill, Newport, and demanded cash from the tills.During the incident, he had a knife tucked in his waistband, and made threats towards staff.Chilcott then left the store, having stolen £365 in cash.He admitted robbery and […]
Detectives investigating an alleged aggravated burglary in Gillingham have made further arrests
At around 2.30pm on Tuesday 13 October 2020 it is reported that two men entered a commercial premises off Newbury armed with weapons and demanded money from the occupant. It is alleged that the occupant – a local man aged in his 50s – was assaulted and sustained serious injuries, which are not deemed to be […]
Koji Takeuch A Buddhist meditation master jailed for eight-year after admitting to sexually abusing a three-year-old girl
A Buddhist meditation master has been given an eight-year sentence after admitting to sexually abusing a three-year-old girl at her home in Brighton over six years, four decades ago, following an investigation by Sussex Police safeguarding detectives. Koji Takeuchi, now 80, of Trent Lane, North Clifton near Newark, Notts, was sentenced at Hove Crown Court […]
Man Jailed for Sexual Abuse in Bradford
A Bradford man has been jailed for sexual abuse of a child under 16. Ahmed Thakar, 64, of Cleckheaton Road, in Bradford appeared before Bradford Crown Court yesterday (2 November) after pleading guilty last month to two offences of sexual activity with a girl under 16. Thakar was sentenced to a total of 5 years […]
A Chatham man has been jailed for six years after committing child sex offences
Nicholas Jenner of Meadow Bank Road, Chatham, admitted the charge of arranging or facilitating the commission of a child sex offence and was jailed at Maidstone Crown Court on 31 October 2020. Between 20 August and 3 September 2019, the 47-year-old spoke to a woman online where he arranged to travel to Cardiff […]
A man has been jailed for more than four months after being found guilty of being in possession of sharp tool, a golf club and damaging a front door
Officers were called to a house in Mansfield on 18 October following a report of a disturbance. Police were swiftly on the scene and arrested 45-year-old Jason Smith on suspicion of criminal damage in Lindley Street. Whilst he was in custody he was searched and found to be in possession of a bladed article […]
A Romanian lorry driver has been jailed after he had attempted to bring cocaine worth up to £1 million into the UK
At Canterbury Crown Court on 30 October, Cristian-Dan Balasoiu, 46, was sentenced to 7 years and six months imprisonment for attempting to import 10 kilos of the Class A drug. The NCA investigation started on the 13th August after Border Force officers at Dover found a red bag marked ‘DIRK’ inside the cab area […]
Crimestoppers launches urgent appeal and offers £5,000 Bounty to find 23-year-old Jordan Charles wanted for a string of offences
The independent charity Crimestoppers has launched an appeal for anonymous information to urgently find 23-year-old Jordan Charles, wanted for questioning over a series of violent incidents in Sussex. A string of offences in recent months includes violence and robbery; threatening revellers with a knife in Brighton, using racist and homophobic language, spitting saliva and blood […]
Officers investigating a murder in Aylesbury, have confirmed the identity of the victim
Police were called to reports of a large fight in Lembrook Walk, Aylesbury, on Wednesday evening (28/10). Sadly, a man who was injured in the incident died in hospital. He has now been identified as Amir Shafique, aged 22, from Aylesbury. Amir’s family are being supported by specially trained officers and we would ask […]
A man has been found guilty of murdering his friend in a “brutal and sustained” attack at his home in Thornton Heath
Nikolay Zhivkov, 44 , of no fixed address, was convicted on Monday, 2 November following a trial at the Old Bailey. Police began an investigation after the body of a man was discovered at a residential address in Whitehorse Road on Monday, 13 January. Officers were called at approximately 9am by a member of the […]