A Yapton couple have been sentenced for their role in the supply of cocaine in the Bognor Regis area, as well as for acquiring and possessing criminal property
A white BMW was stopped by police on the A259 in Bognor Regis on November 20, 2020. Kevin Griffin, 42, and his 32-year-old partner Sam Halliwell, both of Tiller Close, Yapton, were arrested. A subsequent search of their home address yielded nearly half a kilogramme of cocaine with an estimated street value of £51,000. A […]
After an unexpected run-in with an unmarked police car, a burglar cursed his luck
Leon Cooper, 25, stole a van after breaking into a house in Newthorpe Common, Eastwood, and stealing the key around midnight on Monday, March 21, this year. His luck ran out shortly before 3 p.m. the next day, when he was pulled over by an unmarked police car in the village of Moorgreen. Cooper […]
Potty mouth Katie Price escapes jail time for a second time after breaching restraining order against her ex-husband Kieran Hayler’s fiancee Michelle Penticost
Katie Price avoided jail time after she violated a restraining order against her ex-husband Kieran Hayler’s fiancee Michelle Penticost. The 44-year-old former glamour model pleaded guilty last month to violating a restraining order and will be sentenced at Lewes Crown Court on Friday. The reality TV star and mother-of-five was charged with violating a restraining […]
A man who murdered his wife at his pizzeria and dumped her body in the woods has been sentenced to serve 18 years in prison
. Zobaidah Salangy, 28, was buried in an unmarked grave near Bromsgrove in Worcestershire in March 2020 with the assistance of her husband’s two brothers. Husband Nezam Salangy, 44, was sentenced to 18 years in prison. He claims the body discovered was not his wife’s. Mohammed Ramin Salangi, 31, and Mohammed Yasin […]
Prisoners at HMP Isle of Wight who claimed they suffered physical and psychological harm after a major fire 7 years ago were compensated after filing a legal claim against the Ministry of Justice
The case was scheduled to be heard in the High Court, but at a hearing earlier this week, it was confirmed that the MoJ had settled out of court. On February 18, 2015, a fire intentionally started by a prisoner, Dino Laximidas, broke out in the Alpha Wing of House Unit 15 while prisoners […]
A drug-dealing teacher who was caught with cocaine was barred from teaching
David Thorn was a maths teacher at the Portsmouth Academy when he was arrested in April 2019 with the Class A drug. Thorn, 30, admitted to having cocaine with the intent to sell it. In August 2019, he was sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years. In four years, he will […]
A serial fraudster who duped men into believing he was a successful fashion designer in order to obtain thousands of pounds in cash has been sentenced following a multi-agency investigation
The Metropolitan Police Service, Thames Valley Police, and West Midlands Police collaborated to investigate career conman Paolo Aldorasi, 39, of Carnwath Road, Hammersmith and Fulham, following a series of identical offences in which Aldorasi approached and befriended young men before pressuring them to withdraw large sums of cash from ATMs. He pleaded guilty to 15 […]
Twitter is testing a new feature that will allow users to share “notes” of up to 2,500 words
Normally, posts on the social media platform are limited to 280 characters.Twitter stated that the change was made in response to people using the platform to post images of longer announcements and direct followers to external newsletters.The test will last two months and will involve a small group of writers from Canada, Ghana, the United […]
Officers were called to a property in north Hull on Saturday, May 14, after reports that a bomb had been discovered outside the property
Darrel Greig (45), of Navenby Grove, Hull, was sentenced to one year and four months in prison yesterday (Tuesday 21 June) at Hull Crown Court following a bomb hoax in May this year. Officers were called to a property in north Hull on Saturday, May 14, after reports that a bomb had been discovered outside […]
Thanks to a proactive police operation in the town, a man who ran a Swindon drugs line was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison
Fortitude team officers were looking into the “CJ line” as part of their investigations into the supply of crack cocaine and heroin in Swindon. They identified Amin Jama as one of the key figures behind this drug dealing enterprise last summer, and in October they executed a warrant at his Drakes Way address. […]
