CCTV images have been released after two men were stabbed in a bar in Rochester
Just after 1am on Saturday 11 December 2022, the reported assault took place in Coyotes Bar following a verbal altercation between two men. The victim and a security guard who intervened sustained injuries consistent with stab wounds and were taken to a London hospital. They have since been discharged. Officers arrested three suspects, who have […]
Three men have been fined for poaching after being caught on private land with nine dogs in Sheppey
On 21 October 2022, Kent Police’s Rural Task Force (RTF) attended a report of trespassing on farmland in Queenborough. Officers located three men, one of whom was arrested for breaching his criminal behaviour order (CBO) already in place for similar offending. Albert Wilson and Jimmy Adcock were summonsed to court for trespassing on land in […]
Long delays after two HGVs in a collision on the Dartford crossing
There are long delays on the M25 anti-clockwise and A282 northbound in Kent on approach to the Dartford Crossing due to an earlier collision. The collision occurred on the M25 anti-clockwise J31 to J30 distributor road and traffic was held prior to the tunnels whilst closures were being installed and traffic being turned. This incident […]
One of the longest serving Wiltshire Police Chief Constables will depart from the organisation this weekend.
Kier Pritchard, who has led the Force since 2018, has served in Wiltshire for his entire 30 years in policing. He followed in his late father’s footsteps by joining Wiltshire Police at 19 years old and has held the position of Detective at each rank of the organisation. He started in post on 5 March […]
Dispersal order issued in Swale to combat nuisance vehicles
A dispersal order will be in effect in Swale over the weekend to deal with nuisance vehicles. It will run from 7 p.m. on Friday, February 24, to 7 p.m. on Sunday, February 26, 2023, and will cover Sheppey Way, Old Ferry Road, Swale Way, and Barge Way. The order is being implemented in response […]
A Sheffield man who raped a teenager and a woman has been jailed for over two decades
Fazan Bahder, 34, of Erskine Crescent, Heeley, raped his first victim, aged 17 at the time, after meeting her at an off-licence store. He plied the girl with drugs, before raping her at his home address. The victim was able to leave the address and flag down two officers who were out on patrol and […]
Four men and a 14-year-old male have today, Friday 24th February, been jailed for life for the murder of 18-year-old Michael Toohey
On 16 April 2022, police were called to an internet café on London Road following a report that an 18-year-old male had been seriously assaulted. Paramedics took Michael to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead. A post-mortem confirmed he died from multiple injuries. Detectives charged nine people with his murder and in November they […]
Four men and a 14-year-old male have today, Friday 24th February, been jailed for life for the murder of 18-year-old Michael Toohey
On 16 April 2022, police were called to an internet café on London Road following a report that an 18-year-old male had been seriously assaulted. Paramedics took Michael to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead. A post-mortem confirmed he died from multiple injuries. Detectives charged nine people with his murder and in November they […]
Four men and a 14-year-old male have today, Friday 24th February, been jailed for life for the murder of 18-year-old Michael Toohey – (ID…
On 16 April 2022, police were called to an internet café on London Road following a report that an 18-year-old male had been seriously assaulted. Paramedics took Michael to hospital where he was sadly pronounced dead. A post-mortem confirmed he died from multiple injuries. Detectives charged nine people with his murder and in November they […]
Residents in Maidstone are being urged to check CCTV and doorbell cameras after two attempted burglaries in a residential area near Mote Park
The incidents happened during the early hours of Saturday 18 February 2023, when a suspect tried to enter homes in Longham Copse, Downswood. They remain under investigation and officers are also working to establish if any other properties in the road or nearby areas have been targeted. PC Maddison Jarvis said: ‘The suspect is believed […]