Kent Police in Margate have received a welcome visit from officers from their namesake city in the USA
Anthony Careccia from the Margate Police Department in Florida visited the Kent Police station in Fort Hill on Thursday 4 November 2021. Mr Careccia, who works as a school resource officer in the US force, was accompanied by his son Gregory, a police officer from the neighbouring Boca Raton Police Department. They approached Kent Police […]
Met Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick joined hundreds of new recruits and their proud families at Hendon in order to celebrate their achievements at an eagerly anticipated passing out parade on Friday, 22 October
Together with Deputy Mayor Sophie Linden, they watched 327 recruits parade in front of relatives and friends. In addition, 52 detective constables passed out today, making 379 in total – all of whom have now been with the organisation around 18 months. It is an event that they have been looking forward to being […]
Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of 29-year-old Alex Donaghy, who has been reported missing from the Exeter area
Alex was last believed to be in the Exeter area at around 2pm on Thursday 11 November. He is described as around 6ft, slim build, hair shaven on the sides with longer dark brown hair on top. Glasses, moustache and stubble. Alex was wearing black trousers, black polo top, black smart style suit jacket, black […]
Tributes have been paid to a man who died following a collision in Colchester last month
Vadims Jevstafjevs, 37, died following a collision involving a white Mercedes and his bike in Northern Approach Road near to the junction with Bruff Close at around 7pm on 15 October. In a statement his cousin said: “”Vadims was a simple man with a big heart. A true friend who always looked on the […]
Gang rip out cash machine using a digger in Canterbury raid
Kent police Police are investigating after thieves targeted an ATM machine at the Family Shopper store on St. Martins Hill, Canterbury The attempted theft took place using plant machinery stolen from a nearby building site. The large yellow digger was driven down the road before the gang of men left it abandoned in the middle of […]
A 28-year-old man from Dudley has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remains in custody at this time
Police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal collision in Southampton this morning (11 November). At 6.07am we were called to a serious collision involving a cyclist and a lorry in Western Avenue, Southampton. The cyclist, a man in his 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene. His next of kin have been informed and […]
Detectives investigating the rape of a woman in Camden have released a new CCTV image of a man they would like to identify and speak to in connection with the investigation
On Sunday, 3 October, a 24-year-old woman reported that she had been raped by a man in an alleyway off Camden High Street shortly after 11.30pm on Saturday, 2 October. The woman, who had left a nightclub to go and get some food at a kebab shop across the road, was followed by the man. […]
Two dead after car leaves the road on the A12 near Marks Tey
Police have confirmed that two people died following a collision on the A12 between Stanway and aMarks Tey yesterday. A vehicle left the road on the northbound carriageway at around 12.45pm. Sadly, a man and a woman in the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people who were also in the vehicle […]
Officers were called to an address in Penyrhoel where a 10-year-old was later confirmed as dead by paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service
Officers were called to an address in Pentwyn, Penyrhoel, Caerphilly at around 3.55pm on Monday 8 November, following reports of a dog attack. Officers attended, including specially-trained firearms officers, alongside paramedics from the Welsh Ambulance Service, who confirmed that a 10-year-old boy had died at the scene. The dog was destroyed by firearms officers and […]
Police have launched a manhunt for a convicted killer who is on the run from prison
Marcus Coates, who has links to the London and Kent areas, was last seen in Bristol after he absconded from HMP Leyhill in Gloucestershire. Police are urging the public not to approach Coates, but to call 999 if they spot him. A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: “We’re asking the public to call […]
