A prolific burglar from Bedford will spend Christmas behind bars after he was sentenced to four and a half years in jail
William Martin, 53, of Hurst Grove, Bedford, pleaded guilty to burglary and was sentenced at Luton Crown Court. On 29 September, Martin entered a property in Foster Hill Road, Bedford, where he took a mobile phone, a bicycle and various items of jewellery. Following inbuilt GPS tracking information on the phone, it was identified that […]
County Lines ‘Line holder’ sentenced to five years and six months behind bars
County Lines ‘Line holder’ sentenced to five years and six months behind bars Kye Hardy-King, 28 of Lela Avenue in Hounslow has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison after being identified as the organiser of a major county lines drug line. The ‘Tommy’ line was responsible for dealing crack cocaine and […]
Police have charged five men who are involved in running a major drugs supply chain in Birmingham
The arrests came during a day of action (3 December) that saw dozens of officers involved in raids on 10 addresses in the east of the city. Warrants were executed at properties suspected of being used as drugs dens in Saltley and Shard End. Cocaine, heroin and cannabis with a combined street value of £130,000 […]
Police are appealing for the owner of a dog to come forward after a 10-year-old girl received a puncture wound to her finger when the dog bit her right hand
The girl was walking along Whiteford Drive, Kettering at around 3.30pm on Tuesday, December 1, when the dog approached her from behind. The dog appeared to be wondering around without an owner and did not appear to have a collar. The dog tried to get the girls attention who continued walking without engaging with […]
A Keighley man has been jailed for 21 years for rape and indecent assault of a child
The offences took place between 2000 and 2003 when the victim was between 11 and 14-years-old. Brian Willoughby, 51, of North Dean Road, Keighley has been found guilty of five offences including rape and several indecent assaults of one female victim. In 2005, the victim disclosed that she had been sexually abused as a […]
A 72-year-old man has today been banned from the road and given a curfew after causing the death of a biker
At around 1.30pm on May 19th 2019 Stewart Anthony’s Toyota Yaris collided with a Triumph motorcycle on New Road, Burnley. Paramedics attended the scene but sadly the rider of the motorcycle, who has since been named as Chris Raw, 62, from Huddersfield, died at the scene. The road was closed for around six hours while specialist […]
A man caught speeding up to 150mph during the first lockdown has been disqualified from driving.
This video has been released by Sussex Police after the driver was convicted in court. It demonstrates their ongoing commitment to keeping everyone safe on our roads, and dealing robustly with anyone who compromises the safety of themselves or others. The footage was captured by PC Andre Owen, of the Roads Policing Unit, who […]
A man has been jailed for drug offences committed in Aylesbury
Kenny Madgwick, aged 30, of no fixed abode, was convicted at Aylesbury Crown Court of two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. He pleaded guilty to both counts on Friday (27/11) and was subsequently jailed for three years and 11 months. The charges relate to an incident on 8 September […]
A further arrest has been made in connection with a rape in Darnall, Sheffield.
A 14-year-old boy is currently in police custody after being arrested this morning (4 December) on suspicion of joint enterprise rape. At around 6pm on 23 November, it was reported that a 21-year-old woman was raped by a group of four males in High Hazels Park. Last night, (3 December) two teenage boys were […]
A paranoid schizophrenic who has admitted slitting the throat of a seven-year-old girl as she played in a park with her mother and father, has been cleared of murder
The prosecution offered no further evidence in the case and withdrew the charge. Eltiona Skana, 30, had admitted the manslaughter of Emily Jones on the grounds of diminished responsibility but was on trial after pleading not guilty to murder. Skana admitted to medical staff that her actions were ‘premeditated’ when a psychiatric nurse was […]
