A 30-year-old man from Portsmouth is to appear in court charged with endangering the Red Funnel ferry ‘Red Osprey’, with his actions likely to have caused death or serious injury

  Sean Michael Gower, of Harwich Road in the Paulsgrove area of Portsmouth, will appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court on Thursday charged with 2 maritime offences, namely misconduct of Master/crew likely to endanger ships/structures/individuals and owner/master/person responsible for conduct of vessel contravene the Merchant Shipping Regulations. Mr Gower is accused of deliberately […]

Speeding off duty police officer sacked

A police officer has been dismissed without notice following a misconduct hearing held on Tuesday, 20 July. PC Maurice Maison, attached to the Met’s North Area Command Unit, was found to have breached the standards of professional behaviour in respect of discreditable conduct. On Friday, 25 September 2020, PC Maison was stopped while in his […]

Man charged over Dartford stabbing

A wounding with intent charge has been authorised following a serious assault in Dartford. At around 6pm on Saturday 17 July a disturbance involving several men took place in Lowfield Street, with a 26-year-old man from Erith sustaining an injury which is consistent with a stab wound. Hinzague Hanson, 21, of Zion Place, Gravesend, was […]