Tag Archives: Crime

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 …

A thieving postman who stole valuables he was meant to be delivering has avoided being packed off to jail. David Allen was a highly trusted employee, with 20 years under his belt doing his rounds for Royal Mail. But when addiction got the better of him, he started stealing to …

A man was caught using Royal Mail to distribute thousands of pounds worth of cannabis to addresses across the country, Lincoln Crown Court was told. Julius Serva attempted to post 13 packages at the Bailgate Post Office in uphill Lincoln but staff alerted police after becoming concerned due to the …

Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has issued new guidance to try to crack down on the increasing menace of scam texts and phone calls. Alarming new figures have revealed that 45 million people have been hit by suspicious messages or calls in the past three months alone. During lockdown, when most of …

Updated: Oct 20, 2021 06:40 PM Cyber crime: Fake e-mails warning (File photograph) The public was today warned not be fooled by two e-mails that claim to be sent from a government department and a US health authority. The first e-mail, sent from aefoggo@northrock.bm and which claimed to be from …

A woman has taken to social media urging everyone to “be careful” after she was targetted by scammers impersonating her daughter on WhatsApp. The mum from Bedford posted the warning, along with a screenshot of her conversation with the scammer, in a local Facebook group on Thursday evening (October 7). …

People in Scotland have been advised to keep an eye out for fake texts and emails sent by scammers pretending to be delivery couriers. Scots are being sent messages that are apparently from big-name companies like Royal Mail, Hermes and DPD – but they’re actually from scammers attempting to steal …

A former Royal Mail employee stole 23 packages containing sportswear from the Gloucester depot of Parcel Force. Alan Orzechowski, 26, of Clement Street, Gloucester, was warned by the presiding judge at Cheltenham Magistrates Court yesterday (Sept 29) that he faces a custodial sentence because of the breach of public trust …