A 62-year-old woman has been sentenced to six years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to nine counts of sexually abusing a child
Astrid Hilton, previously of Northampton, began abusing the boy in 2004 when he was seven-years-old, forcing him to engage in sexual activity over a webcam to satisfy paedophiles overseas. The abuse continued for about a year and resulted in a paedophile travelling from Canada to Northampton where the boy was forced to engage in […]
Officers investigating a house burglary in Portsmouth have charged a man
Harley Cumber, 20, of Delphi Way, Waterlooville, has been charged with dwelling burglary and theft of a pedal cycle. He has been remanded in custody and is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (15th December). The charges come after an e-scooter and mountain bike were stolen from a property on Sandringham […]
A man who used dating apps to sexually exploit seven teenage girls has been found guilty following a trial
His brother also pleaded guilty to joining him on two occasions in hotel rooms to sexually exploit the vulnerable victims. John Bancroft, 68 of Chestnut Avenue, Buckhurst Hill, Essex was found guilty on Monday, 13 December of four counts of rape, meeting a child following sexual grooming, paying for the sexual services of a […]
A couple have been jailed for four armed robberies where a handgun was used to demand cash, tobacco, and alcohol
Mark Hamlet, 37, and Rebecca Monk, 50, were arrested at their home in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, after a 14-hour stand-off with police in July 2019. Officers found the handgun used in the robberies hidden inside a cake box at the property, police said. The pair were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday. The […]
A county line drug dealer who robbed an #IsleofGrain shopkeeper has been jailed
On 5 October 2019, Oakley Ellis went to a store in Church Street #Cliffe where he selected a number of food items before approaching the counter. After briefly speaking to a member of staff, Ellis suddenly punched them and ran from the premises without paying. Our patrols attended the scene and Ellis, of Parkway, #Erith […]
A man has been jailed after he abused the trust placed in him to sexually assault a child
William Powell, 66 of East Ham Manor Way, Beckton, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Monday, 13 December. He is also subject to a lifetime Sexual Harm Protection Order. He was found guilty at the same court on Thursday, 17 June of two counts of sexually assaulting a girl under […]
A Man Has Pleaded Guilty And Been Sentenced For The Murder Of A Woman In Leyton
A Man Has Pleaded Guilty And Been Sentenced For The Murder Of A Woman In Leyton
Charges have been authorised against a suspected county lines dealer after police seized drugs with a street value of around £10,000
Fabio Saraiva who is 27 and from Crofton Park Road, London is reported to have travelled at speeds of around 120 miles per hour on the A2 in Canterbury before being brought to a controlled stop by officers from Kent Police’s Roads Policing Unit. He has been charged with possessing crack cocaine and heroin […]
A man has now been charged with murder following a suspected assault in Newcastle
An investigation was launched on Thursday night when police were alerted by the ambulance service that a man had been injured at an address on Columbia Grange, Kenton. Emergency services attended and found 36-year-old Tony Nichol, of Kenton, with a serious injury consistent with having been caused by a bladed article. He was taken to […]
Two more people have been jailed for the rioting in Bristol city centre in March
William Houlton and Callum Middleton each admitted a charge of riot when they appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Friday 10 December. Judge James Patrick subsequently sentenced Houlton to three years in prison and Middleton to three years and nine months in prison. The court heard Middleton, 30, of Swansea, launched a firework into a […]
