A man from South Yorkshire has been charged with Terrorism and Drugs Offences and a man arrested in Portsmouth as part of an intelligence-led investigation into right wing terrorism
A 40-year-old man from Hampshire was arrested on as part of the investigation in Portsmouth on Thursday 22 April. He was questioned and later released on conditional bail. Christopher Carey of Caperns Road, North Anston has been charged with three offences contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism ACT 2006 (dissemination of terrorist publications) and […]
A man has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for sexual communication with a child
Appearing at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday 23 April, Reice John Wills, 27, of Shearer Road, Fratton, was sentenced for attempting to cause or incite a child under 13 years to engage in sexual activity, which he pleaded guilty to. As well as a 27 month prison sentence, Wills will also be on the Sex […]
Police charge man with Walton murder
A 26-year-old man has been charged in connection with an ongoing murder investigation in Walton-on-Thames. Shaan Mir, of Arlington Lodge in Weybridge, has been charged with murder and attempt murder after being arrested on Thursday (22 April). He is due to appear at Guildford Magistrates’ Court tomorrow. Matthew Tester, 49, locally known as Tik, died […]
Detectives investigating the murder of 23-year-old Connor Dockerty (pictured) in Huyton have charged a teenager with Murder
At around 8pm on Monday 19 April, emergency services were called to Kingsway after reports Connor had received stab wounds to his chest. Connor was taken to the hospital where he died. Three males and a female were subsequently arrested and taken into custody for questioning. A 14-year-old male has been charged with murder, […]
UPDATED:Major rescue after woman is dragged from the water in Southsea left fighting for her life
A major joint rescue operation involving the UK Coastguard, Ministry of Defence Police (MOD), a coastguard rescue helicopter, Gosport and Fareham independent inshore lifeboat has launched in Portsmouth this afternoon( Saturday 24th April 2021). The rescue operation was sparked after a woman was seen in front of the incoming craft we can reveal in the […]
A 42-year-old man from Eastleigh has received a nine-month suspended prison sentence, after admitting indecent exposures charges
Virendra Asharafi Lal, aged 42, of High Street, Eastleigh pleaded guilty to five counts of indecent exposure. These incidents occurred between September and October 2019 at various locations in Eastleigh and Chandler’s Ford. Southampton Crown Court heard on Monday (19 April) how Lal begun his spree of offending on Thursday 5 September when he […]
CCTV images have been issued by officers investigating unprovoked assaults on two men in Deal
The attack took place on 27 March 2021, as the victims were walking their dog in Court Road, Walmer. The incident happened between 8.30pm and 9pm, after the men challenged a group of people who appeared to be breaking into a cricket club. It is alleged two of the group reacted by kicking and punching […]
A patient who assaulted a nurse and racially abused staff at Maidstone Hospital has been jailed
Dale Cooper has been sentenced to 12 months’ imprisonment, just a day after punching a female nurse in the face and shouting repeated racist remarks to security guards. Cooper, of no fixed address, racially abused his first victim at around 12.35am on Wednesday 21 April 2021, whilst also threatening to assault him. […]
A man from Salford has been jailed after he was found in possession of almost 15,000 child abuse images
Carlos Calcano of Colman Gardens, Salford, pleaded guilty to 23 charges, including sexual communication with a number of children, causing children to watch sexual acts and inciting children to engage in sexual acts. Along with the charges relating to the child abuse images on his devices, he was also charged with further offences of […]
A 15-year-old boy accused of murdering a teenager following a stabbing at a sports club has appeared in court
Joshua Hall, 17, died in hospital after the incident at Cam Sports Club near Dursley, Gloucestershire, on Friday. Joshua’s family paid tribute to him and described him as a “caring and kind soul” who “had a smile for everyone”. The 15-year-old, from Dursley, was excused from attending the hearing at Bristol Crown Court and […]