A drug dealer has been jailed for running a county line group which sold class A drugs in Margate
Leon Davis, of Maran Way, Erith, was arrested in south-east London in May 2020 following an investigation by Kent Police. He admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday 21 August. The 22 year old was brought back before the same court on […]
A 21-year-old man who killed a father-of-two as he crossed the road has been jailed for three years
At about 11pm on August 17, 2019, 21-year-old Callum Richardson, previously of Moulton, Northampton, was driving his Ford Fiesta at 48mph when he struck 47-year-old pedestrian – Salem Lufti, in Wellingborough Road, Northampton. In initial interviews with police officers, Richardson claimed that Mr Lufti had ”suddenly walked out in front of him”, however […]
A woman who admitted stealing £437,000 from her employer has been jailed for five years
Emma Elizabeth Rhodes, 37, of Manor Land in Verwood, pleaded guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court on Monday 2 November 2020 to an offence of fraud. A trial had been due to take place on Monday 16 November 2020. She appeared back before the same court on Friday 20 November 2020 to be sentenced. The […]
A Mold man has been sentenced to 20 weeks imprisonment after he was found guilty of badger baiting and causing dogs to suffer with their injuries
Damien Sweeney of Maes Glyndwr, Treuddyn, Mold, was found guilty on 12 charges – eight under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and four under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 – at an October trial. Eight of the charges were that he caused unnecessary suffering to two dogs – a female tan lurcher – […]
Devon and Cornwall Police officer fired for ‘explicit messages’
On 5 November, PC J, a serving police officer with Devon and Cornwall Police, appeared at a misconduct hearing which determined that his actions amounted to gross misconduct by breaching the standard of professional behaviour expected from a police officer. These proceedings took place following an IOPC independent investigation into allegations which were reported in […]
A man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after raping numerous chickens of which at least 15 died due to the abuse
Dad-of-two Shane Waters has previously been convicted of having sex with a horse and donkey, saying in a police interview that he could not control his ‘urges’ with regards to sexual intercourse and animals. The court heard how Waters, 40, also admitted to having sex with his pet Great Dane, who would bite him […]
A former carpet fitter who made a video inciting a terror attack on the Royal Festival Hall has been jailed
Shehroz Iqbal, 29, posted the mobile phone footage to a WhatsApp group of like-minded friends on 11 March this year with the words “Attack, attack”.He had denied encouraging terrorism and disseminating Islamic State propaganda on Facebook but was convicted after a trial at the Old Bailey.Iqbal, from Ilford, east London, was jailed for eight-and-a-half years.The […]
Three charged with firearms offences after two vehicles were stopped in north London by Police
Stephen Panagi – 55 of no fixed address was charged with possession of a firearm; possession of ammunition and possession of class B drugs;Daniel Sharpe – 24 of Beckton Gardens, Manchester was charged with transferring a firearm; transferring ammunition; possession of criminal property and possession of class B drugs;Daniella Forde – 30 of Ardern Road, […]
A drug dealer from Wolverhampton has been detained for three years after being caught with substantial amounts of crack cocaine and heroin in Stafford – having been part of a County Lines operation
Rayon Saunders, aged 18, from Lakefield Road, was found by officers on Marston Road, Stafford, with 108 individual wraps of heroin and crack cocaine worth roughly £1,800, £360 in cash and two mobile phones at about 1.45pm on Thursday, 10 September. After trying to flee officers he was detained, with one officer receiving cuts […]
Officers have charged a man and made four arrests as part of an operation to disrupt the supply of drugs and firearms in Southampton
A total of six warrants were carried out at addresses in Imperial Avenue, Outer Circle, Richmond Gardens, Witts Hill, Victory Crescent and Shirley Road in Southampton on Tuesday, 17 November and Wednesday, 18 November. A quantity of suspected Class B drugs were seized along with a knife, four crossbows and nunchucks. Stanley Woods, aged […]
