Woman charged in connection with Arbourthorne shootings
A woman has been charged in connection with two shootings in the Arbourthorne area of Sheffield. On the evening of Tuesday 30 June, officers responded to reports of firearms discharges on Errington Avenue and Aylward Road. Molly Mayer, 21, of Callow Drive, Sheffield was charged with conspiracy to murder and conspiracy to possess a […]
A man whose punch led to the death of a 50-year-old man has been jailed
The victim, Jentilal Deugi, was involved in a disagreement with a group of men in Redcar Road, Leicester, on Sunday 31 May. During the incident Mr Deugi was pushed to the ground and suffered a cardiac arrest. He subsequently died in hospital two days later. The post-mortem examination revealed the victim died […]
A former West Sussex scout leader has been sent to prison for offences of voyeurism and a sexual assault, involving young children at scouting camps he helped to run
Oliver Cooper, 27, a student, of Nor’bren Avenue, Bognor, formerly of Kings Drive, Hopton, Staffs, and a former scout leader in Horsham, was found guilty at Lewes Crown Court on Thursday 15 October of; two counts of sexual assault on a girl aged six, one counts of sexual assault on a girl also aged six, […]
Police officer who harassed crime victim sacked
A police constable has been dismissed without notice after allegations of gross misconduct were proven. Police Constable Farouk Abubakar, attached to South West Command Unit, appeared at a misconduct hearing which concluded on Thursday, 15 October. He faced allegations that on 21 June 2017, whilst on duty in the front office of Kingston Police Station, […]
Two men have been convicted for obstructing a highway in Denham, Buckinghamshire
Iain Edward Oliver, aged 40, of Harvil Road in Uxbridge, and James Ruggles, aged 23, of Bartram Avenue, Braintree, Essex, were both convicted at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (13/10). Both men had been charged with wilful obstruction of a highway and both Oliver and Ruggles were found guilty. Ruggles failed to attend the […]
A drug dealer found with a Taser disguised as a torch during a Kent Police warrant in Margate has been jailed
Officers found the weapon along with a large quantity of drugs when they carried out the warrant at a flat in Athelstan Road in October 2018. Alan Stuart was arrested and later admitted possession of a disguised firearm. He was found guilty of possession of cocaine, MDMA and cannabis with intent to supply at Canterbury […]
A man who admitted his involvement in County Lines drugs supply in Andover, was sentenced to four years in prison after he appeared before Southampton Crown Court
Alexander Derek Thomas Parsons, aged 24 years and of Arlington Road in Camden, pleaded guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of class a drugs, and two counts of possession with intent to supply class a drugs. Parsons was arrested in July following a warrant as part of a joint operation into […]
A convicted cannabis dealer has been ordered to surrender more than £20,000
Brandon Tucker was ordered to hand over the money during a confiscation hearing at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday 9 October 2020. The order was made under the Proceeds of Crime Act and was granted after financial investigators in the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate were able to demonstrate he was […]
Former North Kent taxi driver charged with robbery
Three charges have been authorised against a man who is accused of attempting to rob a shop in Swanscombe. It is reported that at around 9.50am on Wednesday 7 October 2020 an offender entered a shop in Swanscombe Street and threatened a person inside with a knife. Demands were then made for […]
A man has been jailed for more than three years for a knife-point robbery in Brighton
Harry Avis, 22, unemployed, of Swanborough Drive, Brighton, pleaded guilty to charges of robbery and possession of a bladed article when he appeared at Lewes Crown Court on Tuesday (October 13). He was arrested after police responded to reports of a man being robbed at knife-point in Norwich Crescent, Brighton, around 3.30pm on September 30. […]
