Successful Yorkshire and Humber-wide Social Media Campaign Held to Warn About County Lines Crime
A Yorkshire and Humber-wide campaign to help educate young people about the dangers of county lines crime has been a success. The Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) has funded an advertising campaign on social media outlets. The Unit ran a campaign in partnership with Fearless.org, the youth service of the independent […]
Fatal hit and run driver has sentence increased
A driver jailed over a fatal collision, in which a much-loved wife, mother and grandmother was killed, has had his sentence increased after a hearing at the Court of Appeal. Krishna Devi Droch was crossing Rookery Road, Handsworth on her way to morning prayers in November 2017, when a Vauxhall Zafira was driven the wrong […]
Man charged with murder following fire in Bognor Regis
Police investigating a fire in Bognor Regis have charged a man with murder. Officers were called to Oak Grove around 8.15pm on Thursday, 8 April, following reports of a deliberate fire in the front garden of a property. Mark Stoakes, 60, suffered burn injuries and sadly died in hospital on Friday, 30 April. Aaron Wilks, […]
A man has been sentenced to ten years in prison for attempted murder, after stabbing his partner at their home in Barton-Le-Clay
Adam Latchford, 56, of Bedford Road, Barton-Le-Clay, was sentenced at Luton Crown Court, after pleading guilty to the charge. In the early hours of Sunday 9 August, an argument between the couple escalated, and Latchford told his partner he was going to stab her. He went to the kitchen to get a knife, before stabbing […]
An organised crime group who planned to dress up as key workers to carry out class A drug deals and launder their cash during the coronavirus lockdown have been sentenced to 33 and a half years in prison
Officers from the Organised Crime Partnership (OCP), a joint NCA and Metropolitan Police Service unit, launched an investigation last year after their activities came to light through Operation Venetic – the UK law enforcement response to the takedown of encrypted messaging platform EncroChat. Andrew Doyle, aged 35, from North End Road, Hammersmith, had a previous […]
Arsonist who tormented his community by torching series of vehicles during Sunderland crime spree convicted
Kenneth Sherrington, 30, will be sentenced next month after admitting nine counts of arson An arsonist who tormented his community by torching a series of vehicles during a relentless crime spree has been convicted. Kenneth Sherrington caused misery to residents in the Grangetown area of Sunderland after setting fire to nine cars within a six-week […]
A man has been sentenced to five years in custody after he was convicted of a knifepoint robbery of a sex worker
Muhammed Rashiq,19 of Mildred Avenue, Watford, arranged via phone, to visit a sex worker at an address in W9. On Wednesday 30 December 2020 at approximately 11.50pm, Rashiq arrived at the location with a second man wearing covid face masks and forcibly entered the property armed with large knives. The robbery was disrupted by another […]
PC banned from policing for life after ‘disgusting’ attack on woman
A PC who launched a ‘disgusting’ attack on a woman has been banned from policing for life, as an accelerated misconduct panel today ruled he would have been sacked had he not already resigned. PC Oliver Banfield, who had been suspended from the force, was convicted of assault after an investigation by Warwickshire Police. Following […]
Jealous thug jailed after attacking his ex-partner’s friend with a hammer and samurai sword
A jealous thug has been jailed after he burst into his ex-partner’s home and attacked one of her friends using a hammer and samurai sword. John Williams has been sentenced to more than 11 years behind bars after the brutal assault at an address in Gateshead last September. The 34-year-old burst into the address […]
Officer dismissed after drink-drive conviction
An officer has been dismissed without notice following an accelerated misconduct hearing. PC Daniel Leighton, attached to the West Area Basic Command Unit, was subject to a public hearing on Tuesday, 18 May to answer an allegation that his conduct amounted to a breach of the Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of ‘discreditable conduct’. […]
