First reported by Island Echo
2 MEN CHARGED OVER VENTNOR SHOP THEFT AND BREACHING CHILD ABDUCTION WARNING NOTICE
33-year-old Guy Taylor and 20-year-old Tyler Wilkinson have both been charged with stealing tobacco from a shop in Ventnor, as well as breaching a Child Abduction Warning Notice. As first reported by Island Echo, Police were called at 18:11 on...
Read moreDetailsBODY DISCOVERY CONFIRMED AS CAR FOUND AT BASE OF CLIFF
The body of missing Totland man Ian Fisk has been discovered after a vehicle was found at the foot of a cliff in the West Wight this afternoon (Saturday). Resources from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, HM Coastguard and...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE PURSUIT NEAR WELLOW ENDS WITH SUSPECT VEHICLE CRASHING
Police have confirmed that the pursuit of a car seen driving erratically and at speed last night (Friday) ended dramatically when the vehicle crashed. Officers patrolling the Ningwood area of the West Wight noticed a vehicle driving erratically and at...
Read moreDetailsCAR SMASHES INTO BANK NEAR WELLOW AS DRIVER FAILS TO NEGOTIATE SHARP BEND
A driver’s failure to negotiate a sharp bend on the outskirts of the rural village of Wellow, which resulted in a crash, led to a turn out of emergency services late last night (Friday). Police, fire and ambulance crews were...
Read moreDetailsPUB DOORS LOCKED AFTER ‘MAN WITH KNIFE’ ROAMS RYDE
Punters at a pub in Ryde were locked in for their own safety after a man was seen roaming the streets with a knife during the early hours of this morning (Saturday). Staff at Wetherspoons on Union Street are said...
Read moreDetailsSEA SEARCH IN SANDOWN AS OBJECT SEEN FLOATING IN THE WATER
A search for an object seen floating in the sea off Sandown has been scaled up as darkness descends this evening (Thursday), with multiple resources from HM Coastguard now involved in the operation. 2 Coastguard Rescue Teams, Sandown & Shanklin...
Read moreDetailsPOLICE HUNT 30-YEAR-OLD NINO CAVANAGH OVER VENTNOR ASSAULT
Police on the Isle of Wight are hunting for 30-year-old Nino Cavanagh, who is wanted in connection with an assault in Ventnor. Cavanagh, of no fixed abode, is sought following an incident on 12th November. Officers have been conducting extensive...
Read moreDetailsTRAGEDY AT SEA AS BODY IS PULLED FROM THE WATER AT FRESHWATER
A body has been recovered from the sea at Freshwater Bay, Police have confirmed. The news marks a tragic end to a search and rescue operation that was launched to locate a person reported to be in the water at...
Read moreDetailsSEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION TO FIND PERSON IN THE SEA UNDERWAY AT FRESHWATER BAY
A multi-agency search and rescue operation has been launched to locate a person reported to be in the water off Freshwater Bay this morning (Thursday). HM Coastguard is coordinating the response to the ongoing incident, which began at around 09:35....
Read moreDetailsPRISON OFFICER BADLY ASSAULTED AT HMP ISLE OF WIGHT – POLICE LAUNCH INVESTIGATION
Police have launched an investigation following a serious assault inside the walls of HMP Isle of Wight - believed to be on a prison officer. The incident is said to have taken place at the Albany site on Friday evening...
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