Drug charges have been authorised after Kent Police brought a car travelling on the M20 to a controlled stop
At around 7.15pm on Friday 26 March 2021, officers became suspicious of a vehicle which was travelling towards Ashford. Suspecting it may be involved in supplying class A drugs, it was stopped on the slip road for junction 10, leading to the arrest of Ronaldo Scott and a 52-year-old woman from Ashford. Mr Scott, 18, […]
Eight men sentenced to over 100 years in jail following violent robberies in north London
A team of violent robbers, who even tried to rob the police officers who had them under surveillance, have been jailed.The court heard how the men were part of a gang of organised criminals who carried out a string of robberies and aggravated burglaries.All eight were sentenced at Harrow Crown Court on Monday, 29 March […]
Detectives investigating the murder of Lavaun Witter have charged a fourth person
Alex Pasley, 25 of Paxton Grove, Coulsdon was arrested at an address in Sutton shortly before midnight on Monday, 29 March. He was taken to custody at a south London police station. On Tuesday, 30 March he was charged with Lavaun Witter’s murder, the attempted murder of a 16-year-old boy and possession of a […]
Two men have been convicted for their part in the death of 18-year-old Cameron Murfitt who was fatally stabbed after being knocked off his bike in March last year
Mason Bridle, 18 of Lewisham, was found guilty of murder. Mario Gruda, 23 of Eltham was found guilty of manslaughter. Both men had denied the offences but were found guilty on Tuesday, 30 March following a trial at Woolwich Crown Court. They are due to be sentenced at the same court on Friday, 30 April. […]
Tributes have been paid to a “fun-loving, doting dad” who was tragically killed by an uninsured and unlicensed driver
Tributes have been paid to a “fun-loving, doting dad” who was tragically killed by an uninsured and unlicensed driver. Michael James Craig, known as Mick, had been riding his moped eastbound on the A27 at Poling when he was struck by a blue Volkswagen Caddy. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The 34-year-old […]
A man who trafficked teenagers to sell drugs will spend more time in prison, after his original sentence was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme
Omorie Nixon, 20, used teenage boys to transport, hold, and run cocaine and heroin from London to Devon and to then supply the drugs in Devon. The boys transported the drugs inside their bodies, which presented a significant health risk. Nixon was sentenced to 7 years 9 months’ imprisonment on 28 January at Exeter […]
Drug dealers who perverted the course of justice after the fatal stabbing of a father-of-two have been sentenced for a total of more than 17 years
Jay Dice, Toyn Williams and Kayley Hodgkinson appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court yesterday for sentencing after they were found guilty of perverting the course of justice following the murder of Murdoch Brown in Greenstead, Colchester. The 31-year-old was left in the street to die after being stabbed by Reece McHutcherson. McHutcherson, 20, of Pillow […]
Police are continuing to appeal for the public’s help and have released new images to try to locate a remand prisoner who was mistakenly released from HMP Wormwood Scrubs
William Fernandez, 24, was being held on remand awaiting trial for sexual assault by touching, indecent exposure and possession of a class B drug – offences for which he was arrested and charged in April 2020. On Wednesday, 24 March, the Met was informed by staff at HMP Wormwood Scrubs in west London that […]
A man has been charged with explosive offences
A man will appear in court tomorrow after being charged with two explosives offences. Michael Pym-Nixson, 53 of St George’s Road, Kingston-Upon-Thames was charged on Monday, 29 March with two counts of possessing explosive substances contrary to section 4 of the Explosive Substances Act 1883. He is remanded in custody to appear at […]
Man jailed for two robbery offences committed an hour apart
A man has been jailed for four years, after pleading guilty to two counts of knifepoint robbery offences in Luton, just one hour apart, on the same night in February 2019. Dylan Aimable-Brown, 32, of Lavender Hill, Milton Keynes, was sentenced on Friday (26 March) at Luton Crown Court for robbery, attempted robbery and […]
