A man from Doncaster has been sentenced to 36 years in prison for a string of child sex offences across Yorkshire
Michael France, 42, of Sandyfields View, Skellow, appeared at Sheffield Crown Court earlier this year and was found guilty of a total of 14 charges against two victims – two charges of sexual assault of a child under 13 against the first victim and one charge of indecent assault, five counts of rape of […]
A man who violently attacked his partner in two separate incidents has been jailed for five years and six months
David Smith subjected his girlfriend at the time to two ‘horrendous ordeals’ – one on 3 January and the second on 8 March. Both incidents occurred inside his flat in Granby Drive, Bottesford. On both occasions the victim was punched and kicked multiple times, causing a cut lip and bruising and swelling to many […]
Four gang members jailed for 30+ years after major Police operation
Four members of an organised crime group (OCG) which operated a dedicated drugs line in Accrington has been given prison sentences totalling more than 30 years. Four other people were also prosecuted for knowingly allowing their premises to be used for the supply of Class A drugs. In October 2020 we launched Operation Melford after residents raised […]
A man who killed his colleague after punching him several times in the head has been jailed for 12 years
Airidas Janavicius, 38 of Burdetts Road, Dagenham, assaulted 44-year-old Marius Lakavicius after the pair had been drinking together in July last year. Emergency services were called after Marius was found with injuries on Goresbrook Road, Dagenham, at about 11.55pm on Friday, 23 July. Officers attended, along with London Ambulance Service, but, sadly, he was […]
A teenager who went on a week-long crime spree in Wisbech, including two robberies, has been jailed
Oluwagbemileke Awoyemi, 19, began the series on 5 March, when he stole a basket full of goods from Asda in North End before making off on a bike he stole from outside the shop. Two days later he entered Harecroft Stores, in Harecroft Road, at about 1pm, before returning a short while later wearing […]
Two brothers who killed a man after a disagreement over a stolen mobility scooter have been sentenced for manslaughter
On 6 April, following a three week-long trial at Sheffield Crown Court Gareth Leach, 28, of Brameld Road, Mexborough, and Kyle Martin, 22, of Selwyn Street, Rotherham were found guilty of the manslaughter of Dean Williamson from Rotherham. Leach and Martin attacked Dean at around 1pm on Tuesday 5 October 2021 following a dispute […]
The trio sold the class A drugs across the Medway towns and have now been jailed
Leesean Francis, Robert Downey and Mohamud Salah have all been jailed for their part in distributing and supplying crack cocaine and heroin across Medway. The trio sold the class A drugs across the Medway towns but were arrested on 25 January 2022 after officers from Kent Police’s County Lines and Gangs Team […]
A jail term has been imposed on a man who sprayed bleach towards a group of people during an altercation in Lydd
Andrew Maloney was given a 16-month sentence at Canterbury Crown Court on Thursday 19 May 2022 after admitting possession of an offensive weapon, affray and criminal damage at a previous hearing. The 53-year-old, of The Derings, Lydd, was arrested following a disturbance at a kebab shop in the town’s High Street in the early […]
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an incident of indecent exposure in Thorpeness
The incident occurred at some point between 2.30 pmto 3.30pm on Wednesday, 18 May. Two women were walking along the Cliff Path footpath, which runs between Sizewell and Thorpeness, when they were approached by an unknown man walking in the same direction, who reportedly walked past them as though in a hurry. After a […]
A man who kept extremist manuals on how to make explosives and carry out attacks has been jailed for terrorism offences
Detectives found the daesh publications on a mobile phone belonging to 20-year-old Nuh Raheel, hidden under a mattress during a pre-planned police search of his address in Birmingham in October 2020. Appearing at Leicester Crown Court on Friday, Raheel was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in a youth offenders’ institution, with a one-year extended licence period. […]
