The family of a man who died in a collision on the A3057 in Andover on 6 October have paid tribute to him
At 7.17pm we were called to the A3057, Winchester Road, where the incident took place. A three-wheeled black Yamaha motorcycle was travelling north along Winchester Road towards Andover when it left the carriageway between Norman Court Lane and the A303 after exiting a right-hand bend. The driver, Robert Gregory, 67, from Maccallum Road, Enham Alamein, […]
Three men have been jailed for their role in two shootings, one of which left an innocent man with life-changing injuries
Amar Bhargava, 29 of Cavalier Close, Luton, was sentenced to life with a minimum of 25 years and four months’ imprisonment after being found guilty of attempted murder at an earlier hearing. He was also sentenced to 20 years for possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, to be served concurrently, as well […]
A former football coach and youth worker has been found guilty of a number of non-recent sexual offences against boys
David Hughes, 66 of King Henry’s Drive, New Addington, was convicted at Croydon Crown Court of 14 offences against four boys aged between eight and 15. He was found guilty of ten counts of indecent assault on three boys aged 8 to 13, two counts of sexual activity with a boy aged 13 to […]
A warrant of further detention has been granted for the man arrested in connection with the murder of Sir David Amess MP
The 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after Sir David, Member of Parliament for Southend West, was fatally stabbed at an address in Eastwood Road North, Leigh-on-Sea, shortly after 12:05hrs on Friday, 15 October. A knife used in the attack was recovered at the scene. No one else was treated for injuries […]
A man has been found guilty following a fatal stabbing in Kentish Town
Dwayne Stewart-Akers, 38 of Highgate Road, NW5 was found guilty at Harrow Crown Court on Friday, 15 October of the murder of Jack Ampadu in February. He will be sentenced at Harrow Crown Court on October 21. Detective Chief Inspector Claire Hine, the lead investigator, said: “This was a violent and unprovoked assault on […]
A man has been jailed for the attempted murder and kidnap of a woman in Kirby Cane earlier this year
Christopher Crichton, aged 33 and of Park Street in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex, was sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 15 years, at Norwich Crown Court on Friday 15 October after pleading guilty to the offences at a previous hearing. Officers were called just after 8.40am on Monday 26 April 2021 to reports […]
A man who sexually assaulted young children and was actively seeking opportunities to offend again has been jailed for 12 and-a-half years after a National Crime Agency investigation
Keats Harvey, a 24-year-old American national, groomed and sexually assaulted four children, the youngest of whom was a toddler. He was arrested by NCA officers at his home in West Wittering, Chichester, in May 2020 and later charged with 14 child sexual abuse offences. Harvey had a catalogue of almost 9,000 indecent images of children […]
Two police officers have been praised for their work after delivering life-saving first aid to two men they encountered in separate incidents on the same shift
Response officers PC Mabz Rahman and PC Ryan McCarthy began their dramatic night when they reported for a late turn shift on the evening of Thursday, 26 August. They were called by the London Ambulance Service at 9.26pm to Somerford Grove, N16 after an unresponsive man was reported to be lying in the street. PC […]
Officers investigating the death of a man in New Haw on Monday, 4 October are continuing to appeal for the public’s help
Detectives in Surrey and Sussex’s Major Crime Team have been carrying out a number of enquiries as part of a murder investigation, following the death of a man in New Haw on Monday, 4 October. The victim has been formally identified as 42-year-old Gary Hopkins whose family have since described him as someone who had […]
Arrest made following reports of man indecently approaching women in Gravesend
Detectives have arrested a suspect following reports of a man indecently approaching women in Gravesend. Following the release of CCTV images in an appeal for information on Thursday 14 October 2021, a 21-year-old man from Gravesend attended Kent Police’s Headquarters the following morning. He has been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure, voyeurism and assault […]
