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22nd August 2026
A 2nd teenager has been sentenced in connection with a series of incidents in Ryde. The Ryde Neighbourhoods Policing Team investigated a number of incidents that occurred between September and December 2022, and charged 3 individuals as a result. A...
Read moreDetailsA Sandown man who previously pleaded not guilty to drink driving, stating the 'hip flask' defence, has changed his plea and seen his licence taken away from him for 22 months. Roy Baker, 68, of Perowne Way, pleaded guilty to...
Read moreDetailsAn East Cowes man who drove along Military Road at 85mph has been handed a 6-month driving ban, despite saying that if he lost his licence he wouldn't be able to take his pregnant girlfriend to the hospital. Owen Moore,...
Read moreDetailsA Newport pensioner charged with 7 sexual offences has seen his case sent to the Isle of Wight Crown Court. Neil Gillies, 73, of St James' Street, appeared before Magistrates on Friday charged with 1x offender 18 or over attempt...
Read moreDetailsA trainee army vehicle mechanic has been banned from driving for 3 months after he was caught speeding through the 30mph zone of Fairlee Road in Newport at a whopping 73mph. Dylan Ratje-Irving, 19, of The Finches in Carisbrooke, admitted...
Read moreDetailsA man who made hundreds of nuisance calls to emergency services and the coroners office on the Isle of Wight showing anger at the inquest result into his late wife's death has pleaded guilty to 3 communications offences. Paul Sainsbury,...
Read moreDetails43-year-old Stuart Le Ray has pleaded guilty to harassment after calling his estranged wife more than 300 times, following her around the Co-op car park and even threatening to break her jaw. Appearing from the cells, Le Ray stood in...
Read moreDetailsMonday 2nd January – Friday 6th January 2023 • Lewis Jay Cameron, 22, of Medway in Lake, had a suspended sentence activated for the commission of a further offence whilst on a suspended sentence. He was sentenced to 8 weeks....
Read moreDetailsA teenager from East Cowes who was caught drink driving on a Beryl e-Scooter early on Christmas Day has been banned from driving, just months after getting his licence. Luke Wright, 19, of Old Road in East Cowes, has pleaded...
Read moreDetailsA 31-year-old man from Shanklin who told Police he would rape their children whilst he was resisting arrest has been handed an £80 fine at the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court. Frederick Medway, of Atherley Road, appeared before Magistrates on...
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