Crime and criminals

[Hugo]

Locals police beach as groups come armed with buckets, trolleys and 'salt water'
Reports of illegal activity on the beach have peaked with low spring tides

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/locals-police-beach-groups-come-31544868

[Hugo]

Warm weather worsens popular Gwynedd town's bad behaviour problem
Youths have been damaging toilets, stealing from shops and sleeping in car parks, a councillor said
This behaviour has been going on for a while and is a local problem that needs sorting out once and for all.   Where are the Police?



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/warm-weather-worsens-popular-gwynedd-31554086

[Hugo]

Two men guilty of felling world-famous Sycamore Gap tree
Sentencing likely to be televised

Mrs Justice Lambert says it is "likely" the sentencing hearing will be televised.

An application has been made by the media which she will consider in due course.

She thanks the jury again, telling them: "Without people like you undertaking jury service, the system would not function."



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ckg584y95vwt

[Hugo]

Police investigate alleged attack on prison officer by Southport killer

Rudakubana allegedly threw boiling water over the officer. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Justice said the officer was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure and discharged on the same day.

The Prison Service said violence in prison "will not be tolerated and we will always push for the strongest possible punishment for attacks on our hardworking staff".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8dln3z4eeo

[norman08]

What was the rat doing with a kettle in his cell. 😡.    Too soft in this country with the likes of him.

[Hugo]

It's a shame that the Police weren't armed when they arrested him and perhaps that incident in the prison would never have happened.       The do gooders in the UK have a lot to answer for

[Hugo]

Police going door-to-door in DNA hunt for parents of abandoned baby Elsa and siblings




https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxvzd729xeo

[Hugo]

The link I've posted above is a very sad story but hopefully thanks to DNA and the efforts of the Police they might be able to reveal who the parents of the three abandoned children are before the woman gets pregnant again and they abandon a fourth child

Police searching for the parents of three newborn babies, all abandoned in east London minutes after their birth, say they are now focusing on about 400 nearby houses.

Baby Elsa was left in a Boots carrier bag near a footpath in Newham on 18 January 2024, before being discovered by a dog walker.

[Hugo]

New search in Portugal in Madeleine McCann case



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y8jmkr3j7o

[Hugo]

Eryri's mysterious 'floating island' lake now patrolled to tackle illegal activity
The picturesque lake lies in the shadow of Wales' highest mountain



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/eryris-mysterious-floating-island-lake-32117351

[Hugo]

Prisoners are using vapes to set fires at HMP Berwyn
Criminals are 'dismantling' the devices and 'utilising the battery as an ignition source'

Just who is running this asylum?


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/prisoners-using-vapes-set-fires-32125701

[Hugo]

WP update on powers that will allow 'monitoring' of Brits' bank accounts
The new powers are aimed at helping crack down on benefit fraud

About time too


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/dwp-update-powers-allow-monitoring-32163752

[Hugo]

Police seek five people in connection with yacht club burglary
Officers are keen to speak to a group of three males and two females in the area at the time in Deganwy

A North Wales Police West Conwy Coastal statement said: "We are appealing for information following a burglary that occurred at the Yacht Club on Station Road, Deganwy, earlier this month. The incident is believed to have occurred at around 2am on Monday, 14 July.




https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/police-seek-five-people-connection-32179504

[Hugo]

Biggest car boot in North Wales raided by police and Trading Standards
Several items were seized, including a white transit van




https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/biggest-car-boot-north-wales-32237459

[Hugo]

Twin Lamborghinis seized in supercar crackdown

Millions of pounds worth of luxury vehicles have been seized by the Metropolitan Police to curb dangerous driving in central London.

Police seized 72 vehicles worth an estimated £6m, including identical purple Lamborghinis, in a three-day operation across Hyde Park, Kensington and Chelsea.
It's a shame that the Police haven't got the money and resources to do the same in the rest of the UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp948xjkpkdo