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Op Aquilion - latest statement from Hampshire Constabulary

Op Aquilion – latest statement from Hampshire Constabulary

Ashya King was found at 8pm last night (30 August 2014) following a sighting in the hotel the family were staying in. The hotel staff in Malaga, Spain, recognised Ashya and his family as a result of high levels of publicity in the media. The hotel staff then contacted Spanish police and Ashya’s parents, Brett and Naghmeh King, were arrested. Ashya was then taken to a high dependency unit at…

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Notting Hill murder victim named

Notting Hill murder victim named

Police continue to appeal for witnesses and information following the murder of a grandfather in Notting Hill.

Tony Charlery, 59, died in Portobello Road W11 at around 0045hrs on Saturday, 30 August. He had been stabbed in the street shortly before midnight.

A post-mortem examination held at Westminster Mortuary on 30 August gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the neck.

While officers…

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Search for Ashya King battery life on the machine that administers his food likely to have expired

Search for Ashya King battery life on the machine that administers his food likely to have expired

“Ashya is still missing, and with each hour that passes our concern for him grows.   “Within the last hour, we have been told by medical experts that the battery life on the machine that administers his food is now likely to have expired. We don’t know whether the King family have any spares, the knowledge, or any way of recharging the battery.  If they don’t, without properly administered food,…

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Gay Village venue manager faces sexual assault charges

Gay Village venue manager faces sexual assault charges

A 36 year old man appeared before Manchester city magistrates today ( Friday 29th)

Robert Vincent Ashton of Bloom Street Manchester the manager of Centre Stage in the gay village area of Manchester  is charged with  3 counts of Sexual assault on a male aged over 16. Magistrates refused jurisdiction to hear the case and the matter was adjourned till the 19th of September when Ashton will appear at…

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Operation Aquilion - Major investigation launched to locate missing boy

Operation Aquilion – Major investigation launched to locate missing boy

Hampshire Constabulary has launched a major investigation to locate a five-year-old boy removed from Southampton General Hospital without consent.   Ashya King has a brain tumor and without treatment there are serious concerns for his welfare. He is likely to be in a wheelchair or buggy, he cannot communicate verbally and is immobile.   Ashya was removed from the hospital by his parents,…

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Riot training caught on body worn camera State-of-the-art technology has helped police capture exclusive footage of riot training in action, offering a fascinating insight into the dangers faced by public order officers at West Midlands Police. 

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Man savagely attacked as he walked home

Man savagely attacked as he walked home

A man was hospitalised after sustaining a small fracture and bruising when he was repeatedly attacked in Salford.

The 39-year-old man was beaten and robbed on Trinity Way at about 11.30pm on 26 August 2014.

He was walking towards Blackfriars Road and had just crossed the bridge over the River Irwell before walking down the steps to the footpath which runs alongside the river.

However, moments…

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Man arrested in connection with the murder of Dr Imran Farooq

Man arrested in connection with the murder of Dr Imran Farooq

Officers have today, Wednesday, 27 August, arrested a 30-year-old man at an address in Waltham Forest in connection with the murder of Dr Imran Farooq in September 2010. On 16 September 2010, just before 17:30hrs, Dr Farooq, 50, was on his way home from work when he was attacked outside his home in Green Lane, Edgware, London. He died as a result of multiple stab wounds and blunt trauma to the…

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Taxi driver suffers broken jaw during savage attack

Taxi driver suffers broken jaw during savage attack

A taxi driver sustained a broken jaw after he was brutally assaulted in Harpurhey.

The driver, 36, also suffered bruising to his face and body after he was attacked by two men.

Police have now released CCTV stills of the two men and are appealing to anyone who recognises them or who has information about the attack to come forward.

It happened on Rochdale Road in Harpurhey at about 4.45am on 20…

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Knutsford man faces more than 11 years behind bars after admitting sexual abuse

Knutsford man faces more than 11 years behind bars after admitting sexual abuse

A 48-year-old Knutsford man has been sentenced to 11 years and eight months behind bars after admitting sexually abusing young boys and distributing indecent images.

Justin Ward of Northwich Road, Knutsford was sentenced at Chester Crown Court on 26 August 2014. He pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing.

The investigation began in 2011 when a young boy in Knutsford disclosed that he had been the…

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Man charged after he deliberately knocked a man off his moped in Rochdale

Man charged after he deliberately knocked a man off his moped in Rochdale

A man has been charged after he deliberately knocked a man off his moped in Rochdale.

Roger Balint (21/03/1990) of no fixed address has been charged with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and appeared at Rochdale and Bury Magistrates’ Court on Saturday 23 August 2014.

At around 8pm on Wednesday 30 April 2014 the victim was driving his moped on Brotherod Hall Road in Rochdale, when a vehicle…

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Police in Lambeth are releasing three CCTV images of people that they would like to identify in connection with an assault on an off-duty police officer in Vauxhall last month.The incident happened at approximately 10:50hrs on Thursday, 17 July, near to Vauxhall railway station. The victim – a 57-year-old off-duty police officer – had just got off a train at Vauxhall station, when he noticed four people had exited through the barriers without using a ticket or Oyster card.He followed the group and noticed them approach bicycles that were chained to a bike rack nearby. One of the suspects then produced a pair of bolt croppers – at which point the victim phoned 999 and identified himself as a police officer to the group.One of the suspects then hit the victim over the head with the bolt croppers, causing him to fall to the ground before all four suspects ran off towards South Lambeth Road.The victim was taken to hospital for his head injury, but was discharged later that day.A 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the investigation on Wednesday, 23 July and has been bailed to return to a south London police in late September pending further enquiries.Detective Constable Sarah Francis, from Lambeth CID, who is investigating the incident, said: “If you recognise any of these people, or indeed witnessed this incident then please get in touch.“This attack happened in broad daylight and resulted in the victim receiving hospital treatment. I urge members of the community to come forward if they have any information with regards to the incident to help us catch those responsible.”Anyone with information about this incident should contact DC Sarah Francis from Lambeth CID on 020 8649 2191, or alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, quoting the relevant image reference number.

Appeal following assault of off-duty officer Police in Lambeth are releasing three CCTV images of people that they would like to identify in connection with an assault on an off-duty police officer in Vauxhall last month.

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Staffordshire Police’s Chief Constable's Ice Bucket Challenge

Staffordshire Police’s Chief Constable’s Ice Bucket Challenge

Staffordshire Police’s Chief Constable Jane Sawyers today took on the ice bucket challenge.

Doused by force mascot Kash, the Chief’s feat raised £500 in sponsorship from Police Mutual as well as an initial donation of more than £200 from colleagues across the force – and more is still coming in.

Money raised for the event will be donated to Motor Neurone Disease Association and Macmillan Cancer…

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Violent man who committed robberies across London jailed

Violent man who committed robberies across London jailed

A man has been jailed at Southwark Crown Court today, Tuesday, 26 August, after carrying out violent robberies on women in Westminster and Camden. A second man will be sentenced next month. [A] Junior Cooper, 35 (30.07.79) of Bruckner Street, W9 was found guilty on 17 July at Southwark Crown Court of conspiracy to rob three women. He was jailed for 12 years at Southwark Crown Court on 26 August. [B]…

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Appeal for witnesses after boy is robbed in Letchworth

Appeal for witnesses after boy is robbed in Letchworth

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a robbery in Letchworth.

  The victim, a 16-year-old boy, was walking home in Cowslip Hill, near the junction with Redhoods Way East, when the incident occurred at around 10.30pm on Thursday, August 14th.

  As he was passing an alleyway near Norton Common, he was grabbed from behind by two men demanding money.

  The men searched the…

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Police appeal following arson in Morpeth

Police appeal following arson in Morpeth

Police are appealing for information after an arson in Morpeth.

Between 1:15pm and 1:30pm on Monday, August 25, a fire was started inside of a garage in Shields Road. The fire was quickly extinguished causing damage to the inside of the garage.

Enquiries are ongoing into the incident and police are appealing for anyone with any information to contact them on 101 ext 69191 quoting reference number…

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Appeal for information after a window was damaged in Bedlington

Appeal for information after a window was damaged in Bedlington

Police are appealing for information after a window was damaged in Bedlington.

At 9.45pm, on Tuesday, August 19, the front door window at an address in Netherton Lane was smashed.

Officers believe that a ball bearing may have been fired at the window causing the damage.

Enquiries are ongoing into the incident and anyone with any information is asked to contact police on 101 ext 69191 quoting…