Tag Archives: Crime

A 53-year-old Chathamman has gone on trial after a suspicious package was sent to a Covid-19 vaccine plant in Wrexham. Anthony Collins was arrested following a raid on his home after the device was received at the Wrexham facilityin January. Bomb squad soldiers and police were called to the factory …

A man who allegedly sparked a bomb alert at a Covid vaccine plant sent similar suspicious packages to 10 Downing Street, a laboratory in Wuhan and the north Korean leader, a court heard today (November 15). Anthony Collins, 54, was said to have developed an ‘obsessive interest’ in the pandemic …

A man charged with murdering his neighbour in a series of stabbings near Tewkesbury faces trial next year. Can Arslan, 51, of Snowdonia Road in Walton Cardiff, Tewkesbury, is accused of murdering 43-year-old Matthew Boorman last month. Arslan was also charged with attempted murder, one count of causing grievous bodily …

Two cousins received almost £10,000 in the post from elderly and vulnerable people who had fallen victim to a “mean and nasty” fraud. Khaled Sarvari, 33, and Eymal Sarvari, 37, laundered the money while taking part in a “sophisticated and clever” operation to con a 91-year-old woman and another elderly …

On November 12, 1997, Ronnie Biggs, train robber, accidental folk hero and part-time Sex Pistol, was celebrating his “escape” from British justice after Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected a request for his extradition. The London-born villain had been convicted in 1963 of robbing a Royal Mail train – a crime which …

A former Royal Mail employee who stole 23 packages containing sportswear from the Gloucester depot of Parcel Force has been jailed. Alan Orzechowski, 27, of Clement Street, Gloucester,was taking high value clothing and selling it to order – he even sent out messages on his mobile phone advertising what he …

A Midlands trio imported US pistols and bullets disguised as ‘car parts’ in a mail order gun service before trying to sell them onto gangs, police revealed. Sutton Coldfield man Dashan Caines, 46, was among three men convicted of importing the firearms and ammunition into the UK through the post …

A Worcestershire convicted paedophile has been sent back to jail for breaching his notification requirements after staying overnight at a house full of children. Stephen Medley, of King’s Hill, Kempsey in Worcester, is supposed to let police know if he stays at any other address for over seven days and …

A Royal Mail worker has been left gutted after his £4k “pride and joy” bike was stolen from his garden shed. Another family member’s bike was also pinched, along with some wheels during the theft that took place in the early hours of Monday, October 18. Ian Tyerman, 48, realised …

Ofcom has issued new guidance in an effort to crack down on the increase in scam texts and phone calls. The advice from the telecoms watchdog comes amidst alarming new figures that have revealed that 45 million people have been hit by suspicious messages or calls in the past three …