First reported by Island Echo
MOTORCYCLE AND VAN INVOLVED IN SERIOUS CRASH ON NEWPORT’S LONG LANE
Emergency services are responding to a serious road traffic collision between a motorcycle and a van on Long Lane in Newport this evening (Sunday). The incident occurred at just gone 17:00, with Police and ambulance crews responding. Island Echo understands...
Read moreDetailsARREST MADE AFTER MAN SEEN MASTURBATING IN VAN NEAR PLAY PARK
A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of indecent exposure after shocked residents saw a male masturbating whilst sitting in a van in Newport on Monday. The incident occurred on Elm Grove, off Whitepit Lane, on Monday morning and...
Read moreDetailsATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUCTION ARRESTS AFTER 6-YEAR-OLD GIRLS APPROACHED IN NEWPORT
3 men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted child abduction after a pair of 6-year-old girls were approached in Newport on Monday evening. It's been reported to Police that a van - with 3 men inside - stopped on...
Read moreDetailsMAN INJURED AFTER STRANGER ASSAULT IN SHANKLIN
Police are appealing for anyone with information following an incident in which a 30-year-old man was assaulted by a stranger inside an address in Shanklin over the weekend. Officers were called at 22:41 on Saturday (27th April) by the Isle...
Read moreDetailsMAN TREATED AFTER CARBON MONOXIDE ALERT ON NORRIS CASTLE ESTATE
A single casualty was treated by paramedics following an emergency service response to Norris Castle in East Cowes yesterday (Sunday). Crews from Newport were called to the scene off New Barn Road at around 15:00 following reports of an ongoing...
Read moreDetailsPENSIONER ARRESTED FOLLOWING DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE IN SWANMORE
A pensioner has been arrested and taken into custody following a disturbance at an address on a quiet residential street in Ryde this morning (Sunday). Police were made aware of a domestic incident at an address on Partlands Avenue, Swanmore...
Read moreDetailsIMAGES RELEASED OF MAN AND WOMAN WANTED OVER THEFT OF ALCOHOL FROM WAITROSE
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying this man and woman, who are wanted in connection with the theft of alcohol from Waitrose in East Cowes. Officers from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary are working to identify...
Read moreDetailsDRUG DRIVE ARREST AFTER CAR STOPPED AND SEARCHED IN RYDE
Police swooped on a vehicle and detained 2 men in Ryde this afternoon (Friday) - with 1 person arrested and taken into custody. It was shortly before 15:00 that a Hyundai Getz was stopped by plain clothes and uniformed officers...
Read moreDetailsBASEMENT FIRE AT DERELICT OCEAN HOTEL EXTINGUISHED
Firefighters have tackled a small fire in the basement of the derelict Ocean Hotel in Sandown this evening (Friday). 4 appliances from Ryde, Newport, Shanklin and Ventnor - as well as the temporary Command Support Vehicle from Newport - responded...
Read moreDetailsRUSH HOUR CRASH ON DUAL CARRIAGEWAY BRINGS EVENING COMMUTERS TO A HALT
Police and paramedics are on scene at a road traffic collision on Medina Way in Newport this afternoon (Friday), which has brought the dual carriageway down to a single lane. The incident on the northbound carriageway has involved multiple vehicles....
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