A man has been charged with possession of a firearm in Hackney
Alper Gungoren, 20 of Arcola Street, E8 was arrested on Thursday, 29 October after he was detained by officers in Millers Terrace, E8. He has also been charged with possession of a class B drug (cannabis). Gungoren appeared at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 31 October. He has been remanded in custody to appear at […]
Simon Dobbin passed away last week, 5 years after he was attacked by 12 people after a football match
Simon was left unable to walk, talk or move independently after the attack in 2015. His wife Nicole is now campaigning for ‘Simon’s Law’ for violent offenders to pay a percentage of their earnings to the NHS for life. Over 55,000 people have signed her petition – will you? My husband Simon Dobbin, was attacked by 12 […]
A man who stabbed another man in the back after he tried to stop him attacking his girlfriend has been jailed for six years
Paul McArthur assaulted his partner at their home in Otley Terrace, in Darlington, in the early hours of May 31 this year. The attack was witnessed by neighbours who attempted to intervene. After smashing a mobile phone belonging to a passer-by who had stopped to help, McArthur picked up a large kitchen knife and […]
More than 200 vehicles were stopped and searched and 30 properties visited as part of a national week of action to reduce metal theft and waste.
The Rural Engagement Team and Community Policing Teams have visited 25 scrap metal dealers, 10 vehicle dismantlers, and conducted roadside checks to help raise awareness and tackle the number of metal thefts in the county.Coordinated by the British Transport Police, the week of action ran from Monday 12 to Friday 16 October with a focus […]
Two sentenced for assault on Yarm man in the hours before his death
Two men who were involved in an altercation with a Yarm man in the hours before his death have been sentenced today at Teesside Crown Court. Edwin Taha, 20, of Lavender Way, Norton and Ali Abdulmajieed, 19, of Corvus Drive, Stockton were each sentenced for a charge of affray in relation to an attack […]
A motorbike rider caught doing more than three times the speed limit in Tendring has been banned from driving
Forty Five year-old Marc Lear was caught doing 91mph in a 30mph zone on the B1035 School Road while riding his Honday CBR 1000 motorbike on 4 July.Lear, of Browning Road, Brantham, admitted the offence at Colchester Magistrates’ Court on 21 October.He was disqualified from driving for 56 days, fined £120, told to pay £120 […]
Police have charged two after cash seizure at Port of Dover
Two men have been charged by Kent Police after more than £150,000 in cash is reported to have been found concealed in two vehicles at the Port of Dover. At approximately 6.30pm on Saturday 24 October 2020 Border Force officers stopped two vehicles that were heading out of the UK. Following searches, […]
Man who harassed victim with over 100 messages a day handed a suspended jail sentence and given a restraining order
A man who breached bail conditions by harassing his victim with more than 100 messages and calls a day has been handed a suspended jail sentence and given a restraining order. At Swindon Magistrates Court on Tuesday (27/10), Matthew Hutton, aged 47, of Claremont Crescent, Newbury, pleaded guilty to harassment without violence, sending communications conveying […]
Stalking charges have been authorised against a man from Maidstone
Kevin Downing was charged on 28 October 2020 with one count of stalking. Kent Police officers charged the 57-year-old after they received a report from a woman in Dartford alleging that between 9 and 26 October Downing had behaved in a manner which caused her serious alarm and distress. He was arrested […]
Man convicted of murder of James Amadu in Enfield
On Friday, 30 October, Romeo Mapeza, 19 of Waterman Lane, N18 was found guilty of the murder of 26-year-old James Amadu, violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon. A 16-year-old boy from Enfield was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter and violent disorder. Franklyn Amadu, 24 of Linwood Crescent, Enfield, was […]
