Two men have been jailed for a series of burglaries in Gosport. Joshua Stedman, aged 32, and 29-year-old Craig James appeared in Portsmouth Crown Court on Thursday 23 February 2023. The pair had previously been charged with burgling an address in Beauchamp Avenue on 31 August 2022, and both admitted this offence
Hampshire and Isle of Wight’s first ‘home grown’ chief constable takes up his position today with a commitment to provide exceptional local policing. Scott Chilton, 49, returns to the force where he began his policing career as an 18-year-old and served nearly all of his career. With 31 years of experience,
Analysis of crime reports by the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau reveals that the hospitality sector is increasingly being targeted by criminals impersonating IT providers. Typically, fraudsters will call restaurants and hotels purporting to be a representative of the company that provides their reservation or booking system. The criminals will try to
Jayden Robinson, aged 24 and of no fixed abode, was arrested on 27 January and subsequently charged with the following shoplifting offences: Theft of £74.80 worth of meat and household goods from One Stop on Elson Road in Gosport on 12 January. Theft of £69.55 worth of meat and household goods from
A man has been jailed for a serious assault in Gosport. On 17 May 2022 the victim, a man in his 20s, was with a friend outside an address in St Johns Square at around 5am when he was approached by Aiden West and Stanley Lambie who had come from inside
A man has been charged with stalking a woman known to him in Gosport. Officers have been investigating a number of incidents that took place between 15 May and 11 August this year. Following enquiries, 33-year-old Nathan Dempsey, of Gazelle Close in Gosport, has been charged with stalking, and has been
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A Gosport teenager has been jailed after admitting a knife offence and serious assault. The 16-year-old boy, who can’t be identified for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to possession of a knife, causing grievous bodily harm without intent, and affray when he appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court on Friday 11 November. This follows
Volunteer Police Cadet Units across Hampshire are urgently in need of new leaders. The Volunteer Police Cadets scheme provides a safe environment where young people can learn as individuals, develop positive relationships with the police and actively support the community. Volunteering your time as a Cadet Leader is a very personally rewarding
Martin Butler attacked the girl, who was aged 16 at the time of the incident, in an alleyway off Gosport High Street between 5pm and 6pm on 19 November 2021. Portsmouth Crown Court heard that 43-year-old Butler, of Harbour Road in Gosport, then made threats that he would return and find