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26-MONTH SENTENCE FOR PROLIFIC TEEN OFFENDER LORELEI FISHER
A mugshot of prolific offender Lorelei Fisher has been released after she was jailed for 26 months for a string of new offences, including making threats to kill. The 19-year-old, formerly of Snowberry Road in Newport, was sentenced to more...
Read moreDetailsDEATH OF MAN ‘UNEXPLAINED’ AS BODY FOUND ON BOAT AT ISLAND HARBOUR
The discovery of a man's body onboard a boat led to an emergency response to Island Harbour this morning (New Year’s Eve), with investigations into the circumstances of the death continuing. Police, paramedics and coastguards attended the scene at Mill...
Read moreDetailsCYCLIST IN HIS 70s SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER BEING HIT BY CAR IN RYDE
Collision investigators from the mainland have been called in to examine the scene of a crash in Ryde which has left a cyclist in his 70s with serious injuries. It was just before 11:00 this morning (Wednesday) that emergency services...
Read moreDetailsUSAR MOBILISED AS SEARCH FOR MAN’S BODY BEGINS AFTER BLAZE IN RYDE
A significant operation to locate and recover a body from the burnt-out shell of a property in Ryde is underway this morning (Tuesday) with Urban Search and Rescue teams from the mainland called in. It was on Sunday evening that...
Read moreDetailsFIREARM AND KNIVES SEIZED AS ARMED POLICE ARREST 24-YEAR-OLD
A firearm and 2 knives have been seized by Armed Police following the arrest of a 24-year-old man in East Cowes, who has been detained on suspicion of false imprisonment. At just gone 09:00 this morning, Hampshire & Isle of...
Read moreDetailsLOCAL POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH MISCONDUCT IN A PUBLIC OFFICE
An Isle of Wight police officer has been charged with a criminal offence following an incident in December 2022, which led to the wrongful arrest of a member of the public. PC James Martin, from Shanklin, is alleged to have...
Read moreDetailsLYNNBOTTOM TO REMAIN CLOSED AS BINS CONTINUE TO SMOULDER AWAY
Lynnbottom tip will remain closed today (Monday) as a fire is still smouldering away, posing a risk to members of the public. It was at around 19:30 last night that a blaze broke out at the household waste and recycling...
Read moreDetailsTEEN QUIZZED OVER ALLEGED TERROR OFFENCES WILL FACE NO FURTHER ACTION
A teenage boy from Freshwater who was arrested on suspicion of terror offences last year will face no further action, with the case against him now dropped. Counter Terrorism police, supported by Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, moved in...
Read moreDetailsWOMAN DETAINED UNDER MENTAL HEALTH ACT AFTER CAR SET ON FIRE
A woman in her 30s has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act following an incident in Sandown this morning (Friday), in which a car was destroyed by fire. Police were called at 03:56 to reports that a car had...
Read moreDetailsCOFFEE ROASTER FIRE IN ROOKLEY SEES EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Reports of a coffee roaster alight at an industrial unit in Rookley has prompted a response from firefighters this morning (Tuesday). 3 appliances from Newport, Sandown and Shanklin - as well as an aerial ladder platform from Newport - were...
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