A man who hit a teenage girl over the head before dragging her into some bushes and raping her has been jailed for life
Appearing before Croydon Crown Court on Wednesday, 16 December, William Trotter, 39 of Dagonet Road, Bromley was sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 12 years. Trotter had previously been found guilty of rape and kidnap with intent to commit a sexual offence following a 12-day trial at the same court. He […]
A prolific thief who was responsible for multiple handbag thefts in central and south London has been jailed for 12 months
Anthony Morris, 53 of Friern Road, Southwark appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 15 December where he pleaded guilty to theft, handling stolen goods and fraud by false representation. He was sentenced to a total of 12 months’ imprisonment for the offences. Morris’ convictions are the result of a determined investigation by local […]
A fugitive from Tameside who taunted police after absconding from hospital while under arrest for high-value car thefts has been jailed
Cody Lowndes , of Lakeside Avenue, Ashton-under-Lyne, was sentenced to six years and two months in jail at The Lowry Nightingale Court, Salford, yesterday (Monday 14 December). The court was told how Lowndes had been arrested in July earlier this year after a series of high-value car thefts in the Ashton-under-Lyne, Denton, Stalybridge, and […]
A county lines gang responsible for supplying crack cocaine and heroin from Liverpool to Macclesfield have been jailed for a combined total of more than 25 years
Four members of the ‘Mitch’ gang were sentenced at Chester Crown Court for their part in a drugs conspiracy with a potential value of between £71,000 to £142,000. They pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs at an earlier hearing. Between July 2019 and July 2020, Jamal Conteh and Zakaira Ahmed worked […]
A paedophile who subjected his victims to harrowing ordeals over three decades of offending has been jailed for 25 years
Joseph Telford’s crimes, spanning the 1950s, 60s and 70s, came to light in 2017 when one of his victims reported what had happened to police. An investigation was launched, which uncovered the scale of his offending and identified three further victims who Telford repeatedly abused over several years when they were children. He assaulted […]
A Barnsley man has been convicted of killing an associate of his in June this year
Martin Wilson, 38, has been found guilty of stabbing Stephen Riley in Athersley on the evening of 26 June. Emergency services were alerted to a critically injured Stephen by a resident in Darley Avenue, after he had banged on their window, pleading for help and crying out that he’d been stabbed. Police and paramedics […]
A man has been jailed for 18 weeks for spitting in the face of a custody officer
Liam Bradshaw was sentenced at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on Monday 14 December after admitting to assaulting an emergency worker the previous day. Bradshaw (31), of Woodfield Road, Pinxton, was under arrest and was in a cell at Chesterfield Police Station when he pressed the call button in his cell. A custody detention officer […]
A Romanian tourist couple who used a child to steal a high value watch have been jailed
A Romanian tourist couple who used a child to steal a high value watch have been jailed. The pair appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, 14 December where they pleaded guilty to shoplifting and were sentenced as follows: Ilie Para, 35 of Brampton Grove, NW4 was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. Marta Para-Bloj, also […]
PC Andrew Harper’s Killers’ Sentences Remain Will Not Change After Appeal
The sentences handed down to PC Andrew Harper’s killers remain unchanged after challenges at the Court of Appeal. Henry Long, 19, was sentenced to 16 years and 18-year-olds Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers were each given 13 years in July over the tragic and horrific death of PC Andrew Harper. But all three sentences were ‘discounted’ […]
Police have issued a £10,000 fine to the organiser of a party in High Wycombe
On Saturday officers attended a property in the Marlow Hill area of Wycombe. On attendance, they found around 200 people in attendance at the property, which appeared to be a ticketed event with music being played in a number of rooms. Officers attended the scene and due to the sheer numbers of people present, […]
