A man has been sent to prison for three months after he was caught stealing life-saving surgical face masks from a south London hospital. Lerun Hussain, 34, of Worsopp Drive, Clapham, SW4, was sentenced to 12 weeks imprisonment at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 7th April. The theft occurred at the King’s College Hospital on Sunday 5th April. Police were
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The Metropolitan Police has reported a worrying increase in the number of instances of motorists caught ‘extreme speeding’ on the streets of the capital during the national lockdown. The Met’s Lead on Investigation for Fatal & Serious road collisions, Supt Andy Cox, has asked people to view these speeding motorists the same way as they would drink drivers. In a
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Another six males have been sent to prison after spitting/coughing on police officers while claiming to have COVID-19. Michael Gray, 41, of Ingatestone Road, SE25, was sentenced at Croydon Magistrates Court on Friday 3rd April after he pleaded guilty to assaulting an emergency worker and using threatening words or behaviour. The incident happened at about 01:55 hours on Thursday 2nd
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A violent thug who assaulted three police officers and a police dog in a shocking act of violence in Nottingham has today pleaded guilty at court. Nelson Nelson, 29, of Stonnall Road, Aldridge, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 6th April. Nelson pleaded guilty to two counts of Actual Bodily Harm, assault with intent to resist arrest, assault of an
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From an anonymous police officer: ‘I am a serving front line Police officer currently working on response. This evening (Monday 6th April 2020), I was called to an address where an adult in their 50s had just passed away having recently been confirmed as having contracted the COVID-19 virus. This was obviously an extremely emotional time for this persons partner
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A man has been issued with two fines in 24 hours by Dyfed-Powys Police for ignoring life-saving Coronavirus legislation. Officers in Carmarthenshire stopped the 22-year-old from Llanelli twice in under 24 hours for being out without a reasonable excuse. A report was made to Dyfed-Powys Police on April 1 that three males were breaching the COVID-19 legislation by gathering in
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Drivers in Inverness have been warned to take extra care when driving on main raids after motorists narrowly missed a large metal pole that had been hung from a bridge over the A9 in Inverness. One motorist who narrowly missed hitting the metal pole pulled over and flashed a torch at other motorists to try and warn them of the
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A man has been charged after three police officers were assaulted in Tonbridge, Kent. The officers each sustained injuries after they were kicked and punched by the accused while they were in the custody area of Tonbridge Police Station on 30th March 2020. A 25-year-old male, Sean Elliott, was charged with a total of three counts of assaulting an emergency
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Dorset Police has paid tribute to one of their officers who died at home on Monday 30th March after self-isolating following signs that he could have had COVID-19. Dorset Police’s Chief Constable, James Vaughan, said: “I can confirm one of our serving officers sadly died at his home in Bournemouth just before 10 am today, Monday 30th March 2020. “He
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A top West Midlands Police (WMP) officer has shared a bleak video filmed from the inside of a COVID-19 isolation cubicle. Chief Superintendent Phil Dolby believes that he first caught COVID-19 8 days ago and had been following the government’s advice to stay at home and to self-isolate. But by day number 7, Ch Supt Dolby’s condition had deteriorated to
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