Sittingbourne burglar jailed after leaving blood stain on kitchen cupboard

Sittingbourne burglar jailed after leaving blood stain on kitchen cupboard A blood stain left on a kitchen cupboard has helped jail a burglar for over two years. Joseph Clarke injured his hand while breaking into a Sittingbourne home in May 2019 and, unbeknownst to him, left a blood stain at the scene before leaving with […]

Serial sex attacker hunted by police

Serial sex attacker hunted by police Detectives are appealing for information following a series of sexual assaults in the Havering area. The seven offences occurred between Sunday, 9 June and Tuesday, 2 July between 9pm and midnight. All took place within the Harold Wood area, within half a mile of Harold Wood Station. The suspect […]

Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks distraction thieves jailed

Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks distraction thieves jailed Distraction thieves who stole mobile phones belonging to staff at more than 30 businesses in areas including Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells have been sentenced to prison. Beauty salons, doctors’ surgeries and estate agents were among premises repeatedly targeted by Maricel Stanescu and Ciprian Mihai, during a ten day […]

Man who knifed father to death is jailed for life

Man who knifed father to death is jailed for life A man who killed a father meters away from his teenage son on a train in Surrey has been found guilty of murder and jailed for life. Darren Pencille, 36, stabbed Lee Pomeroy in the neck and upper torso 18 times within minutes of boarding […]

Romania arrested on European Arrest Warrant has appeared in court

Romania arrested on European Arrest Warrant has appeared in court A man arrested in Romania on a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) for the murder of Valerie Graves in Bosham, West Sussex, has appeared in court. On 30 December 2013, the 55-year-old mother and grandmother was found brutally murdered in her bedroom in Smugglers Lane, Bosham. […]

Drug dealer jailed after coming to Maidstone with bags of crack

Drug dealer jailed after coming to Maidstone with bags of crack A drug dealer has been jailed after Maidstone officers arrested him with a hidden bag of heroin and crack cocaine. At around 9.30am on 16 April 2019, plain-clothed officers were on patrol when they saw Andrew Bryant-Bell walk out of an alleyway in St […]