A search warrant executed at a house by Tonbridge officers has led to the discovery of a cannabis farm
Officers entered the address in Weald View Road at around 6.25am on Saturday 21 November 2020. They seized 123 cannabis plants growing in a number of the rooms and arrested a man. Xhemali Rexhmati, aged 26, of Weald View Road, Tonbridge was later charged with producing cannabis plants. Mr Rexhmati […]
A suspected cocaine dealer has been charged after he was stopped by a patrol in Maidstone
On Saturday 21 November 2020, officers were in an unmarked police vehicle in Douglas Road, when their attention was drawn to a Vauxhall Meriva that had stopped at the side of the road. Suspecting the driver to be involved in the supply of drugs, the officers approached the vehicle on foot. Following […]
Pat Quinn, a co-founder of the social media “Ice Bucket Challenge,” died on Sunday at the age of 37, the ALS Association has confirmed
Quinn was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in 2013, a month after his 30th birthday, the organisation said in a statement announcing his death. “Pat fought ALS with positivity and bravery and inspired all around him,” the association said. “Those of us who knew him are devastated but grateful […]
A man has been jailed for a total of 14 years after he was convicted of a number of serious sex offences, including rape
Phillip Lewis, aged 41, of The Cullerns, Highworth, Swindon, was found guilty by unanimous jury verdict of one count of rape of a child, three counts of sexual assault of a child, one count of assaulting a child by penetration and one count of engaging in a sexual activity in the presence of a […]
A prolific shoplifter has been jailed for 18-weeks after admitting to stealing more than a thousand pounds worth of goods from Swindon shops
Martin Morgan, aged 35, from Whitworth Road, Swindon pleaded guilty at Swindon Magistrates Court on Thursday (19/11) to three counts of theft from three separate shops in the town. On Wednesday 11 November, he entered the Co-Op store on Cricklade Road and stole a bottle of alcohol. On Friday 13 November, he entered Boots in the town […]
Suspended sentence for drug dealer
Dillon Goulon, 20, of Warwick Road, Ealing was sentenced on 30th October 2020 at Isleworth Crown Court to over 28 months imprisonment, suspended for 24 months for possession with intent to supply class A drugs and breach of a criminal behavioural order (CBO). On Sunday 9th August 2020, officers from the West Area Violence […]
A 25-year-old man, who crashed headlong into another car while overtaking on a blind bend has been jailed for three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving
Swindon Crown Court sentenced Thomas Grey, from Wroughton, to 26 months custody with a 49 month disqualification and an extended retest during a sentence hearing on 20th November 2020. The court had previously heard how Grey was driving his Mitsubishi Spacestar from Wroughton towards Swindon along Wharf Road at 7.30 am on Monday 30th […]
A Tamworth teenager has been jailed for drugs offences and possessing weapons, including a crossbow and stun gun
Lyndon Sadler, aged 18, of Kettlebrook Road, was sentenced to seven years at Stafford Crown Court. The court heard Sadler had been arrested on 15 April after a Citroen C4 was stopped on the A4091 in Tamworth just after midday. Sadler was in the passenger seat. Officers found he had snap seal bags, electronic […]
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Smethwick killing
A man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after a stranger he assaulted in Sandwell died of his injuries. Jagdev Lally was found by a passer-by with a serious head injury in an alleyway near to Tollgate shopping centre at around 9am on Tuesday 14 April and was rushed to hospital with a bleed on […]
Two young bikers have had their off-road motorcycles confiscated following complaints about anti-social behaviour in the Barbury Castle area of Wiltshire
PC Sean Williams and Special PC Mark Kennedy from the Neighbourhood Policing Team which covers the North Wiltshire Ridgeway area, including Chiseldon and Wroughton, were patrolling the Barbury Castle area when they spotted two 16-year-old boys on trial bikes. The two teenagers from Swindon were stopped, had their bikes seized and were reported for not having […]
