‘I had my dignity ripped from me’ – the words of a brave survivor that were read aloud in court as a judge jailed paedophile David Gallon for abusing two children.
Gallon, also known as David Storey, began abusing one of his victims when she was just 12 years old, subjecting her to multiple sexual assaults. At first she was too frightened to report it to police but she bravely spoke out years later and an investigation was launched by Northumbria Police’s Safeguarding Unit. And in […]
A persistent offender from Worthing has been given a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order
Over a number of years, Fardin Farji has been a prolific offender in the area and has been in breach of Community Protection Warnings as well as a Community Protection Notice. There have been incidents with regards to antisocial behaviour, drugs, and numerous thefts and shopliftings. Police applied for a Criminal Behaviour Order against Farji, […]
Police are appealing for information to identify these two men as part of our enquiries after a collision where a man was seriously injured in Blackpool
Police were called around 1.30am on July 27 to reports of a car being driven at another man on Queen Street. A 24-year-old man from Blackpool was injured during the incident and taken to hospital with a serious leg injury. A man was later arrested and charged by police in connection with the investigation. Following […]
A paedophile who paid women in the Philippines to make videos of child abuse that he directed has been jailed.
Mark Terry, 55, previously of Maidstone Road, Ashford, admitted using an online payment website to send women cash in exchange for videos of them sexually abusing girls. An investigation by the Paedophile Online Investigation Team revealed that Terry frequently paid between £15 and £25 for videos lasting between two and three minutes, sent live via […]
A man who was jailed for more than 34 months after bombarding a Chesterfield taxi firm with calls, in a bid to blackmail money from the owner of the business, has been ordered to pay back just £1 after it was found that all the money he stole had been spent
Ehsen Abdul Razak, 24, of Strachan Street, Maidstone and Gracia Mbwiti of Harts Lane, Barking launched a Telephone Denial of Service (TDOS) attack on A-Line Taxis in February 2017. The pair purchased specialist equipment which allowed them to constantly call the firm day and night over a 30-hour period, preventing genuine calls getting through. They […]
A man has been sentenced to 16 years for rape offences in Hackney
Milton Brown, 68 of Bethune Road, N16 was sentenced to 16 years in prison for two counts of rape, one count of attempted rape and one count of assault by penetration on Friday, 6 August. He will remain on licence for a further four years. This comes after he was found guilty of all four […]
A man has been convicted after he brazenly filmed himself on social media with a knife in a north London nightclub
Abel Buafo, 23 of Berry Lane, Lambeth, pleaded guilty to numerous offences between 12 March 2020 and Thursday, 29 July, including possession of a knife, possession of Class A drugs (MDMA and cocaine), possession of a Class B drug (cannabis), possession of criminal property and being concerned in the supply of a Class A […]
A Folkestone sex offender who encouraged children to share videos of themselves online in return for digital gifts has been jailed for 10 years
. Steven Skelton, 34, was arrested after officers carried out a search of his property in Canterbury Road, on 10 August 2020. Two mobile phones and an electronic tablet – all of which contained indecent material of children – were seized. Officers from Kent Police’s Paedophile Online Investigation Team (POLIT) found evidence that […]
A man has been jailed for a violent domestic assault in Weymouth after detectives successfully pursued an evidence-led prosecution
Lee Gerrard Slator, aged 41 and of Beverley Road, Weymouth, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Thursday 5 August 2021 after admitting an offence of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent at a previous hearing at the same court. He was jailed for three years and four months and also made the subject […]
Members of an Irish family are jailed in the UK over callous puppy smuggling scam
Members of an Irish puppy smuggling ring have been jailed in the UK for their part in a cruel £300k scam. Several members of the Armagh-based Cawley family sold dying dogs to unsuspecting customers who were forced to spend thousands in veterinary fees to save their animals. In some cases new owners […]
