Speeding motorists will be targeted as part of a national campaign aimed at reducing the number of people killed or seriously injured on the roads.
Between Monday 26 July and Sunday 8 August 2021, Kent Police and other forces across the country will be supporting an operation led by the National Police Chiefs’ Council to educate and enforce the law against those who speed and place other road users at risk. Speeding is one of the ‘fatal […]
A man will appear in court charged with murder following the death of a woman in East Dulwich
Stony Stoica – 44 of Lordship Lane, SE22 will appear in custody at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 26 July charged with the murder of 36-year-old Beatrice Stoica.This follows an incident at an address in Lordship Lane, SE22 on the evening of Friday, 23 July.Police and London Ambulance Service were called at approximately 22:10hrs and […]
Two Bedford men have been jailed as part of an operation that has seen more than £50,000 worth of illegal drugs seized, as we continue to strike against county lines gangs
Amir Ghafoor, 30, of Bunyan Road, and Ussman Zafar, 30, of Oldfield Road, received more than six years in jail terms after pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin. Extensive work from officers in our intelligence, community and crime teams led to Ghafoor and Zafar being linked to the G Man line, […]
Eight people have been charged after a number of drugs warrants were carried out in south London
On Wednesday, 21 July, officers carried out a number of warrants in Southwark in relation to drugs offences. The following people were all charged on Wednesday, 21 July and appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 22 July: Ismael Abourahman, 39 of Avondale Rise, SE15 was charged with supplying a Class A drug (crack […]
An 18-year-old man from London has been sentenced to nine years in prison for raping a 19-year-old woman in Buckland in September
The victim, now 20, was raped by a man unknown to her at approximately 12.30am on Sunday 20 September 2020.The woman was approached by two men unknown to her on Lake Road, who followed her onto Turner Road where one of them then raped her.After a thorough and complex investigation by officers from Portsmouth’s […]
Polish national found guilty of Westcliffe killing
A man who attacked and killed his friend in Westcliff has been convicted of his manslaughter following work by Essex specialist detectives who investigate the most serious offences.Wojciech Miecznikowski and Lucasz Kustra, both Polish nationals, were both homeless and spent their days drinking in the areas of Hamlet Court Road and Westcliff Library.In the six […]
‘I hope losing their liberty makes them reconsider their attitudes.’ after a judge jailed two margate robbers
Two robbers have been jailed for an attack in Margate town centre. Alex Bull and Oliver Lee assaulted a man and stole £40 from him after he refused to buy any tablets from them in January 2020. They both pleaded guilty to the robbery, leading to Bull being jailed for three […]
A suspect has appeared in court following a robbery at a shop in Rochester
A suspect has appeared in court following a robbery at a shop in Rochester. Dedawan Kakel, of Princes Road, Middlesbrough, has been charged with robbery and one count of grievous bodily harm with intent. The 24-year-old was arrested on Wednesday 21 July 2021 following an investigation by the Chief Constable’s Crime Squad. […]
A drug dealer who caused fatal injuries to a man in Hackney after he punched and stamped on him has been convicted of murder
Romayne Husbands, 28 of no fixed address, was found guilty on Wednesday, 21 July, by a jury after a four-week trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court.Husbands pleaded guilty to a charge of possession with intent to supply crack cocaine at the start of the trial.He will be sentenced on a date to be confirmed.The court heard […]
A Kent Police officer who saved an arsonist from a burning building has been commended by a judge.
Sergeant James Cattermoleentered a house in Sellindge, near Folkestone, in May 2021 and, with the help of colleague PC Louis Southon, helped get Christopher Pain to safety. Pain, 57, was jailed for four years and ordered to serve an extra two years on licence at Canterbury Crown Court on Friday 16 July after admitting arson […]
