A disqualified driver who was stopped by police in Swindon has been handed a suspended jail sentence
Officers on patrol in the town in the early hours of 20 September 2021, spotted David Watkins-Rudman driving a blue Citroen on Swindon Road. He pulled to a stop and, when approached by police, it was discovered that he had a driving ban and subsequently didn’t have any insurance. Watkins-Rudman, 35, of Sheppard Street, […]
Three men from Telford have been jailed for producing cannabis
Elton Allaraj, Virion Allaraj and Kevin Bajrami were sentenced at Shrewsbury Crown Court today (Wednesday 25 May). An investigation by the Regional Organised Crime Unit led to two properties being searched in Wolverhampton and Telford on 19 November 2021. Around 100 cannabis plants were recovered. Virion Allaraj was arrested at the property in Wolverhampton […]
A man has admitted causing the death of father of two Philip Mersh in Leigh-on-Sea last year following an investigation by specialist detectives.
Forty-three year-old Philip was assaulted while out trick or treating with his family in Leigh Broadway on Halloween last year. He was taken to hospital but, sadly, he died two days later. Daniel Ballard, 31, of Lincoln Close, Southend was arrested following the assault and initially charged with GBH with intent, ABH, and common […]
A former pub landlord has been jailed for 21 years after carrying out a series of sexual assaults on four young girls he had groomed
Carl Marland of The Chequers pub, Ilford, London, was convicted of more than 20 offences in October 2021 after a trial at Manchester Crown Court and jailed yesterday. Among the charges he was found guilty of were three counts of rape and secretly filming one of the girls while she undressed. Marland would travel […]
The family of a young woman who was killed by a drink driver say they hope her death will act as a warning to others who think driving under the influence of alcohol is acceptable
Amy Purvis was driving from Barnard Castle back to her home in Richmond on the night of December 14 last year when a Nissan X-Trail drifted into her lane on the A66, striking her car head-on. The 36-year-old was taken to James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, with serious injuries but tragically passed away […]
There’s nothing like some fresh air to put a spring in your step. It’s time to get out there and join BBC Northern Ireland for the launch of The Big Walk
During the past few years walking has become increasingly popular right across Northern Ireland, as many people have been discovering, and in some cases rediscovering, great places to get out and about. Over the next eight weeks, presenters from BBC Northern Ireland will team up to take to the highways and byways across all […]
Off-duty police commander assists in suspect’s arrest
Chief Inspector Nick Sparkes was off-duty in the town centre on the morning of Saturday 21 May 2022 when he spotted a man suspected of having carried out two assaults in Ashford earlier that day. The District Commander detained the man until on-duty colleagues arrived and arrested him. Charges Mark McQuade, of Leysdown Road, Sheerness, has since been […]
Five drug dealers will spend a combined total of over 23 years behind bars after pleading guilty to multiple drug offences at Guildford Crown Court
• Carl Garton, 34, of Walden Cottages, Normandy, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis, and conspiracy to produce cannabis, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison • David Caborn, 44, of Romsey Close, Aldershot, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and cannabis, and possession with intent to supply ecstasy […]
Detectives investigating the murder of Michael Ugwa have made a further arrest
Michael, 29, was subjected to an attack which led to his death at the Lakeside shopping centre on 28 April. Three people have already been charged in connection with the incident, including two men – 21 year-old Muhammad Khan, of no fixed address, Ilford, and Brandon Lutchmunsing, 19, of Grafton Way, Dagenham – charged with […]
The Met continues in its determination to dismantle London’s drug lines with a new crackdown operation
Two men were arrested following dawn raids as part of a new crackdown on drugs and associated violence in the capital on Wednesday, 25 May. Building on the success of Met’s county lines response, the new pilot is focused on smashing intra-London class A drug lines. Policing Minister Kit Malthouse joined the Met’s lead for […]
