Lady scammed using a parking meter in Hove

Police want to identify a man in this image in relation to an incident in Blatchington Road, Hove. Around 1pm on Monday, May 9 a woman was approached by a man while she was in her car who said that she was going to get a parking fine as an attendant had taken a photograph. […]

A man from Telford has been jailed for the murder of 23-year-old Dawid Kurdziel

Robert Wieczorkowski, 32, of Hurleybrook Way, Telford, was sent to prison for 18 years. He was sentenced at Stafford Crown Court today (Thursday 19 May). Wieczorkowski was found guilty of murdering Kurdziel at Ketley Recreation Ground on 3 July 2021. Having been drinking, Wieczorkowski smashed a glass bottle and stabbed Kurdziel in the neck causing […]

An officer has been dismissed from the Met after a misconduct hearing found she had failed in her duties to safeguard a woman who was later killed by her partner

PC Sandeep Khunkhun, attached to the North West Command Unit, faced allegations that her conduct breached the standards of professional behaviour in relation to Duties and Responsibilities. This follows an independent investigation carried out by the IOPC following a referral from the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards. On 16 April 2020, Denise Keane-Simmons, (pictured) aged […]

A woman has been found guilty of murdering a baby she wanted to adopt

  Laura Castle had admitted fatally shaking 13-month-old Leiland-James Corkill after her lawyer said she “lost it” over his crying. Her husband Scott Castle was cleared of causing or allowing his death at the couple’s home in Barrow, Cumbria, in January 2021. At Preston Crown Court, Mrs Castle, 38, was also found guilty of one […]

Two young teenage girls were approached by a teenaged boy

Police investigating an assault in Ivybridge are appealing for any witnesses to come forward. Officers received reports of an assault in the car park in Erme Court, at around 6.55pm, on Friday 15 April. Two young teenage girls were approached by a teenage boy. One of the girls sustained facial and head injuries, which required […]