A murder investigation has been launched and an arrest made following the discovery of a woman’s body
Mee Kuen Chong, 67, known to friends as Deborah, was found in an area of woodland near to Bennett Road in Salcombe, South Devon on Monday, 27 June. Mee had been reported missing from her home in London on Friday, 11 June. Her death was initially treated as unexplained with enquiries led by Devon […]
Schoolboy stabbed to death by a pack of Wolves at Woolwich’s busiest bus stop in broad daylight
A teenage boy has been stabbed to death on the street in Woolwich and police have closed the entire road to investigate. The victim was attacked at just before 5.25 pm in Woolwich New Road. Members of the public stepped in to try to save him, a video uploaded to social media shows one man […]
The family of man who died in a collision on the M3 in Hampshire has paid tribute to him
The family of man who died in a collision on the M3 has paid tribute to him.Police were called at 8.21pm on Thursday, 17 June to a report of the single-vehicle collision on the southbound carriageway of the M3 at Junction 5, near Hook.As a result, the car, a silver Vauxhall Astra, left the carriageway.The […]
Officers searching for a missing woman from Beaminster are appealing for the public’s help in an effort to find her
Natalie Jensen, who is 21 years old, was reported missing just before 6pm on Wednesday 30 June 2021 as she was not home as expected and had missed a number of appointments. She is heavily pregnant and described as about five feet tall with long reddish-brown hair. It is believed that she may be […]
Police are investigating a serious assault in which a man has sustained potentially life-changing injuries
Police in Essex were called by colleagues in the ambulance service to reports of an injured man near to a skate park in Central Park, Chelmsford, at about 6pm this evening. When officers arrived, they found a man – thought to be aged in his 40s – who had sustained serious head injuries. He has […]
Suspected class A drugs have been seized and a teenager arrested following work by officers and police dogs in #Canterbury
Officers and PCSOs from the city’s Community Police Team, and members of Kent Police’s Tactical Operations Unit, carried out checks in the city centre on Thursday 1 July 2021. Five people were stopped and searched following work by police dog Max leading to a large number of tablets, suspected cocaine and £300 in cash […]
Detectives are investigating after a teenage boy was attacked
Officers were called at 4.55pm yesterday, Wednesday 30 June, with reports the 15-year-old had been found injured in Dunster Avenue, Westcliff. He was taken to hospital for treatment for a stab wound to his back. Fortunately his injuries were not life-changing or life-threatening. Police would like to hear from anyone who was in the […]
The first elements of the new Counter Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) in London have been unveiled
They include a cutting-edge counter terrorism operations suite which is now fully operational and a dedicated, state-of-the-art counter terrorism forensics laboratory to follow soon. The first completed section of the new CTOC, which is being housed within the Empress State Building in West Brompton, was visited on Monday, 28 June by the Home Secretary, Priti […]
Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of Matthias Poleon are appealing for information
The investigation team has issued an image of a grey coloured Volkswagen Golf seen in the area around the time of the incident and are keen to hear from anyone who has footage or information relating to the vehicle. Detective Chief Inspector Katherine Goodwin is leading the investigation. She said: “I implore anyone who saw this […]
Detectives have launched a murder investigation in Grays this evening, Monday 21 June
Police were called to an address on Lenmore Avenue shortly after 5pm to reports that the victim, a woman in her 80s, was unresponsive. Sadly, she was pronounced dead at the scene. A 60-year-old local woman, known to the victim, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Police say they do not believe that there […]
