Two men appeared in court after drugs were seized in Birmingham. It follows a quantity of drugs and cash being discovered in Lozells. Abdi Risak, 21, and Abdullaahi Hassan, 30, were charged with possessing cannabis with intent to supply. The pair appeared before Birmingham Magistrates’ on Thursday, December 19. They …
Read More »
Distraction thieves have tried to swipe large sums of cash from people in Essex, claiming there was “something on their jacket”. Essex Police have released an image of three men they want to speak to in connection to two distraction thefts in Southend on Friday (December 20). During both incidents, …
Read More »
A cannabis factory in Kent has been uncovered by police and two arrests have been made. Officers swooped on an industrial unit in Lydd. They discovered more than 2,000 cannabis plants and a large quantity of the buds which had been harvested. There was also cultivation equipment, fans and lighting. …
Read More »
An urgent alert has been sent out to Amazon and Royal Mail customers about up to four scams circulating as the festive season draws near. Customers are being forewarned about an increase in fraudulent activities as December 25 approaches. Rob Lilley-Jones, Which? consumer specialist, warned: “With so many parcels expected …
Read More »
Police have announced that no charging decisions linked to the Post Office Horizon scandal will be made until the public inquiry’s final report is out. The investigation, now involving 100 officers from across the UK, is centred on possible perjury and perverting the course of justice related to the wrongful …
Read More »
A cruel fraudster who claimed to own a haulage company scammed an elderly woman out of her life savings. John Kavanagh, 58, met a woman on a dating app and shortly after the relationship began he said he had financial problems. Newcastle Crown Court heard the woman gave him £250 …
Read More »
A dangerous paedophile has been found guilty of crimes against multiple young girls. Dominic Scribbins, aged 39 and from Plymouth, sexually assaulted girls between the ages of four and 14 between 2003 and 2019, carrying out his attacks on victims in the Bristol and Dorset areas. A criminal investigation was …
Read More »
A family of car thieves who committed a spate of keyless vehicle thefts across the South East were caught after incriminating messages were found on their phones. The trio targeted high value motors over an 18 month period from May 2022 to November 2023. Father and son George Bolton Senior, …
Read More »
An Italian school teacher who admitted sexually assaulting a Ryanair flight attendant as a plane was about to land has dodged jail. Sebastian Russo, 39, was travelling on the flight from Krakow in Poland to Edinburgh when he touched the cabin crew member on the behind while she was attending …
Read More »
A Cheltenham man was one of two robbers who threw an axe at a police car during a long police chase through Worcestershire in a desperate and ultimately failed attempt to avoid arrest. Christopher Lamb, 27, of Vittoria Walk, Cheltenham, and Christopher Keylock, 56, of Evesham Road, Cleeve Prior, carried …
Read More »