Banned Locks Heath motorist spotted behind the wheel outside police station
A Locks Heath woman who had been banned from driving less than three months ago was spotted by police behind the wheel of her car leaving the car park next to Fareham Police Station. And when officers...
View ArticleCurfew for man with machete used for ferreting
A 24-year-old man was given a curfew after police spotted a machete in his car in Park Gate. Ricky Tony Henry Castle will have to wear an ankle tag from 7pm to 7am daily for one month for having the...
View ArticleHampshire crime rates down
Crime has dropped across Hampshire and the Isle of the Wight – with burglaries of houses at an all time low – figures showed. Burglaries in homes across the two counties was down 22 per cent – from...
View ArticleWhiteley woman stole man’s wallet and cash
A Whiteley woman who stole a wallet after a man left it at a supermarket’s self-service counter was given a conditional discharge by magistrates. Sheree Love, 30, of Saffron Way, was seen on CCTV in...
View ArticleStatue worth £11,000 stolen from sailing club
A statue of a sail and metal propeller worth £11,000 has been stolen from a sailing club. Police are investigating the theft from the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) premises in Ensign Way, Hamble....
View ArticleCommunity order for Sarisbury Green assault
A 21-year-old man was given a community order for assaulting a man in Sarisbury Green. Vincent David Gordon Foster pleaded guilty to Fareham magistrates to assaulting Lloyd Tester by beating him on...
View ArticleNew chief constable for Hampshire announced
A new chief constable has been appointed for Hampshire’s police force and will begin his new role on February 5. Andy Marsh, currently the deputy chief constable of Hampshire Constabulary, was...
View ArticleMan banned after drink-driving in Titchfield Common
A 23-year-old motorist has been banned from the roads after drink driving in Titchfield Common. Jamie Lee Conduct was disqualified from driving for 16 months after being caught on January 12 with 60...
View ArticlePensioner guilty of drink-driving
A pensioner has been banned from the roads after pleading guilty to drink-driving in Titchfield Common. Seventy-two-year-old John Burton drove a Volkswagen Golf along Segensworth Road with 105mg of...
View ArticlePensioner jailed for sexual assault on five-year-old girl
An 84-year-old man from Whiteley has been jailed for sexually assaulting a young girl. Joe King indecently assaulted the girl over a four-year period from when she was five years old. The assaults took...
View ArticleSuspended jail sentence for Locks Heath woman
A Locks Heath woman who was spotted by police driving despite being banned from the roads has been given a suspended prison sentence. Officers saw April Pickett behind the wheel of her car leaving the...
View ArticleSilver jewellery and Turkish rings stolen in Titchfield burglary
Silver jewellery and rings from Turkey were stolen in a burglary in Titchfield. Detectives are investigating the incident where someone broke into the address in Mill Lane between 9.30am and 11.50am...
View ArticleCarer jailed after stealing from 91-year-old Locks Heath man
A carer who fleeced an elderly and vulnerable Locks Heath man out of almost £5,000 of his savings has been jailed. Wade Anthony Lander “systematically” stole £4,753.70 from 91-year-old Arthur Wapples...
View ArticleParrots stolen from Titchfield garden
Two parrots – one of which is missing a claw – were stolen overnight from a garden in Titchfield. The African Grey birds, which are mainly grey with some red tail feathers and believed to be around...
View ArticleWarsash drink-driver was over twice the legal limit
A 20-year-old man from Warsash has been banned from the roads after he was caught driving at more than twice the legal alcohol limit. Thomas Lindley of Warsash Road was arrested after driving a Peugeot...
View ArticleWitnesses to homophobic attack sought
Police are appealing for witness following an incident in Southampton where two women, aged 20 and 23, as well as a 20-year-old male friend had homophobic comments hurled at them and were punched. Five...
View ArticleSarisbury Green drink driver had already been banned
A Sarisbury Green man who was arrested after driving while almost three times the legal alcohol limit had already been banned after a previous drink driving offence. Hassen Essaid, 39, of Winnards...
View ArticleFine for Locks Heath motorist
A motorist from Locks Heath was fined £50 for driving his Ford Focus without due care and attention. Kieren Williamson pleaded guilty to Fareham magistrates for the offence in Lockswood Road in Locks...
View ArticleSafe and secure rail station awarded to Swanwick
Swanwick rail station has been re-accredited with a national secure and safe station status. The station is one of 24 South West Trains stations under the accreditation scheme, which is led by the...
View ArticleWarning after roadside scams in Park Gate
Drivers are being warned after organised criminals staged a series of roadside scams across Hampshire – including three by the main road leading into Park Gate. Three separate scams occurred near...
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