Two men have been given life sentences for the murder of a well-known drill rapper who was stabbed to death in Deptford in December 2019
Elijah Morgan, 20 of no fixed address and Jedaiah Param, 21 of Norwood High Street, West Norwood, were found guilty on Friday, 12 March following a trial at the Old Bailey. They were both sentenced at the same court on Monday, 19 April to a minimum of 28 years in jail. The court heard Morgan […]
A man who subjected his former partner to violent abuse has been sentenced to 25 months in prison
Palito Arteaga-Aponte, 46, of Woolborough Road, Crawley, was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on 13 April after he was convicted of seven offences between June 2020 and January 2021. He was found guilty of five counts of assault by beating and one count of grievous bodily harm without intent. He pleaded guilty to one count […]
A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for his part in the robbery of a Corby taxi driver in 2019
William Hugh Smith, 37, of no fixed abode, took part in the Kensington Walk robbery alongside 38-year-old Shaun Alexander who is already serving six years and nine months for the offence. The incident happened just after 1am on June 1, 2019, when the taxi driver made his way to the Corby street to pick up […]
A man has been jailed for causing over £30,000 worth of damage to a Peterlee home following a disagreement over money
After an argument with the occupants in June 2019, Richard Pallister, of Bede Street, Easington Colliery, threatened to set fire to their house. When they dismissed his threat and left to go to the pub, the couple received a phone call telling them that the house was ablaze. The 36-year-old Pallister was arrested shortly after […]
Hampshire Police Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney has Congratulated the team behind an operation and investigation to catch mass online abuse
The five investigators were among the latest recipients at a virtual Chief Constable Awards ceremony hosted via Teams by Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney and the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Nigel Atkinson. Detective Inspector Simon Baker, DS Tim Plummer, DS Wendy Harrison, DC Steve Lanham and PSI Paul Paxford were all cited for Op Bail, an […]
Officers investigating an assault in Portsmouth in the early hours of Sunday morning (18 April) have charged two men.
It comes after officers were called to the Gosport Ferry Terminal at The Hard shortly after midnight on Sunday to a report of an altercation taking place. Two men, both in their 30s, were taken to Queen Alexandra Hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries. They have since returned home. Attending officers made two arrests […]
Three men have been jailed for being involved in the importation of thousands of pounds worth of cocaine into Norwich
Tyrone Ioannou, aged 30 and of Perrys Lane in Norwich and Thomas Lucas, aged 31 and of Back Lane in Norwich, appeared at Norwich Crown Court on Thursday 15 April 2021 after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to supply a quantity of cocaine between Wednesday 5 February 2020 and Wednesday 12 February 2020. Ioannou received […]
A St Neots man has been banned from pubs following a string of violent disorders.
Nathan Buckley, 19, of Cambridge Road, was handed a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday (14 April). Officers from the St Neots Neighbourhood Policing Team submitted the application in response to a number of violent incidents, anti-social and threatening behaviour in the town last August and September. The CBO states […]
The ringleader of a multi-million pound drugs ring, his girlfriend and two associates have been jailed after officers dismantled an organised crime group
Abdul Hamid – who is starting an 18 year jail term today – ran the Tariq drug line selling cocaine mainly in Chelmsford, Maldon, Heybridge and the Dengie Peninsula. During the investigation, officers worked out that the drugs line was prolific, and operated around 20 hours a day, every day, potentially making millions of […]
Chester couple jailed for 28 years for sexually abusing three young children
A couple from Chester who sexually abused three young girls have been jailed thanks to the bravery and courage of their victims. John Blake was sentenced to 26 years in prison after he was found guilty of 14 counts of sexually abusing three children. The 61-year-old, of Pine Grove, Chester, was also ordered to sign […]
