Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a cyber-enabled fraud that occurred across the United Kingdom
Following an investigation into a cyber-enabled fraud operating UK-wide from London and Peterhead, the North East Division’s Cyber Enabled Crime Team, assisted by the Metropolitan Police Service, executed a search warrant at an address in London. A number of people were defrauded across the UK, resulting in a five-figure intended loss. A 17-year-old male was […]
A Brighton man was sentenced for exploiting a vulnerable 16-year-old girl and manipulating her into dealing drugs on his behalf
Officers from Brighton’s Community Investigation Team observed a 16-year-old girl, who was being sought as a vulnerable missing person, drug dealing near St Mary’s Passage and Easter Road in Brighton on February 25, 2021. The girl was seen returning to a hotel in Upper Rock Gardens, prompting police to gain access to one of […]
Officers charge man with Murder of Robert Duggan
A man has been charged in the death of Robert Duggan on Saturday in Luton (11 June). William McDonagh, 53, of Verulam Gardens in Luton, was arrested on Saturday as part of the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit’s investigation into the death of Mr Duggan, 60, who was discovered in Axe Close. McDonagh […]
His heinous and criminal actions have betrayed the public’s trust, as well as North Yorkshire Police
An 18-month community order was imposed on a former police officer who pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children. Christopher Douglas Groom, 41, of Claxton, Malton, was dealt with yesterday at Leeds Magistrates’ Court. Between 3 December 2014 and 14 November 2021, the ex-Hambleton and Richmond response officer admitted to taking 8,707 Category […]
Officers who brought down an organised crime ring have been praised after five members of the ring were convicted of supplying Class A drugs on the streets of Essex
Three men were sentenced to 18 years in prison, while two other men were convicted and given suspended sentences. Judge David Turner praised the operation led by officers from our serious and organised crime unit during the group’s sentencing on Tuesday at Chelmsford Crown Court, saying it is “impossible to do justice to the level […]
Two men have been jailed in connection with a serious assault in Maidstone that resulted in stab wounds to a victim
A young man in his late teens was in Lower Stone Street at 4 a.m. on 3 July 2021 when he was approached by three men he didn’t know: Paul Ojo, Quinton Nelson, and Kenneth Roberts. Roberts then threatened him with a security stand, and Ojo stabbed him five times in the chest and abdomen […]
The work of Brighton and Hove police officers, staff, and volunteers in keeping our communities safe was recognised at the annual divisional awards ceremony
On Monday, June 6, the division’s command team was joined by the Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Councillor Lizzie Deane, and the High Sheriff of East Sussex, Jane King, at Hove’s 1st Central Cricket Ground. Dozens of awards were presented to individuals and teams nominated by their colleagues for their outstanding contributions to Brighton […]
A man was sentenced to two years in prison after being convicted of sexual grooming offences in Kidlington
Brendan Malone, 56, of Wilsdon Way, Kidlington, pleaded guilty on April 16 to one count of attempting to meet a girl under 16 after grooming and one count of attempting to cause or incite a boy under 15 to engage in sexual activity. Malone was sentenced to two years in prison for […]
A sex offender sentenced to life in prison for raping a woman in Medway while she was unconscious
Aurel Birlan repeatedly assaulted his victim over the course of nearly two hours, which ended only when he was challenged by a passer-by. The crimes were committed in the early hours of a December morning 2021, when Birlan was interrupted by the man who had met him and the victim in a public place. The […]
The issue of illegal immigrants being deported to Rwanda reached farcical proportions yesterday, when ‘Stop Deportations’ protesters barricaded Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centres at Heathrow
The 20-person protester group attempted to halt a coach carrying five people on their way to Rwanda. Surely they could have just walked around the protestors and loaded them onto a minibus? The 20 protestors, who appear to have never worked a day in their lives, were overshadowed later in the day by the […]
