Brighton woman prosecuted and two stores have alcohol licences suspended after serving underage drinkers
Police in Brighton and Hove have prosecuted a shop worker and suspended the alcohol licences of two stores after they were caught selling alcohol to underage drinkers. Kalyani Patel, 55, of Barcombe Road in Brighton, was fined after selling alcohol to an underage volunteer as part of Operation Teepee, which carries out test purchases at […]
A prolific shoplifter from London has faced instant justice after he was jailed less than 24 hours after targeting a store in Tunbridge Wells
On 15 February and Thursday 17 March 2022, Christopher Armour stole alcohol from Marks and Spencer after travelling to the town centre from his home in Ennersdale Rd, Lewisham. On both occasions, Armour concealed bottles of spirits inside his jacket and left the store without paying. Following the latest theft, officers from […]
Two suspected drug dealers have been charged following an investigation into county line activity in Whitstable
Officers from Kent Police’s County Line and Gangs Team made three arrests in the town on Tuesday 22 March 2022. Aston Quatre-Smith, 32, of Cranleigh Gardens, Whitstable, and Ben Wilders, 23, of Halcot Avenue, Bexleyheath, have both since been charged with being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine and heroin. […]
On 25 March 2022, the law on people using their mobile phones while driving in Great Britain will become stricter
This Insight looks at the reasons for the changes, and the impact they will have on motorists. What’s the current law on using a phone while driving? Since 2003, it’s been an offence to use a hand-held mobile phone or similar hand-held device while driving in Great Britain. The offence (under Regulation 110 of the […]
A man who controlled the lives of his former partner and her young son has been jailed
On 23 October last year, Brendan Gourlay, 34, barged his way into his ex-partner’s house and barricaded the door with draws and chairs. He took her mobile phone and carried a pair of scissors and threatened to use violence against her and her son if she tried to leave or scream for help. He made […]
A man has been jailed after an incident of arson in Lowestoft
Dean Clark 58 of Anchor View in Wisbech was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court on Friday 11 March after he was found guilty by a jury after he pleaded not guilty to arson with recklessness to endanger life at an earlier hearing. He was jailed for nine years, with an extended period of five years […]
Motorists have been reminded of the serious consequences of drink driving after seven people were charged with the offence in east Kent this weekend.
Between Friday 18 March and Sunday 20 March 2022, a total of 12 people were stopped and arrested in connection with driving offences by Kent Police in Ashford, Canterbury, Thanet and on the M20. Arrests included a 38-year-old man from Ramsgate who was reportedly seen falling asleep at the wheel in a drive-through restaurant car […]
Police are appealing for information after a young girl was approached and followed by an unknown male on the outskirts of Middlesbrough
The incident is reported to have taken place on Sunday 20 March between 8.40pm and 9pm The 13-year-old was about to go into the underpass on the B1365 Hemlington Lane when the suspect (a white male wearing a black puffa coat, black trousers and shoes and who had his hood up and face covered) approached […]
A murder trial jury has been played the desperate call for help made by a constituent after Sir David Amess was fatally stabbed
Sir David, MP for Southend West, died during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 15 October. Ali Harbi Ali denies Sir David’s murder and preparing acts of terrorism and is currently on trial at the Old Bailey. The court heard Mr Ali booked an appointment with Sir David and had travelled from London to […]
A woman accused of murdering her five-year-old son was proud of her notoriety in prison for being the “mother of the Bridgend baby”, a court has heard
The body of Logan Mwangi was found in the River Ogmore in Sarn, Bridgend, last July with 56 external injuries and severe internal damage. At Cardiff Crown Court his mother Angharad Williamson, stepfather John Cole and a 14-year-old boy deny murder. A woman in prison with her said she had “a weird kind of attention-seeking”. […]
