First reported by Island Echo
SHANKLIN MAN ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF DRUG DEALING AFTER LAKE CRASH INVOLVING MOPED
A 35-year-old man is being quizzed by Police on suspicion of drug dealing after officers discovered a quantity of drugs and cash in his van following a collision in Lake. Police were called to reports of a collision between a...
Read moreDetailsPOSTMAN CRASH! ROYAL MAIL VAN ROLLS BLOCKING COUNTRY LANE IN ADGESTONE
A postie that rolled their Royal Mail onto its side on a single-track country lane in Adgestone this morning (Tuesday) has escaped injury. Police were called to Upper Road, near the junction with Well Lane, at 11:26 to reports of...
Read moreDetailsCOASTGAURD ASSIST POLICE IN MISSING PERSON SEARCH IN BINSTEAD
Police, HM Coastguard and Bembridge RNLI were all involved in the search for a vulnerable missing person in Binstead late yesterday afternoon (Monday). Officers from Hampshire Constabulary were deployed to the vicinity of Holy Cross Church and Players Beach at...
Read moreDetails110MPH AT THE NEEDLES – STORMY WEATHER HITS THE ISLAND BRINGING TREES DOWN
Gale force winds peaking at 110mph overnight have brought a number of trees down across the Island, with multiple power cuts also reported. Just hours into a weather warning from the IW Met Service, the Island has been battered by...
Read moreDetailsRYDE MAN CHARGED OVER EARLY HOURS BURGLARY AT SAINSBURY’S IN COWES
22-year-old Josef Wilkins has been charged with burglary following a break-in at Sainbury's in Cowes over the weekend. It was during the early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday), at around 04:00, that the glass entrance to Sainsbury's in the High...
Read moreDetails2 MEN FROM LONDON ARRESTED OVER OIL THEFTS ACROSS THE ISLAND
2 men from Enfield in London have been arrested and their van seized by Police following reports of a number of oil thefts from establishments across the Isle of Wight last week. As previously reported by Island Echo, 2 people...
Read moreDetailsWARNING ISSUED AS ADVERSE WEATHER EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND THROUGHOUT TUESDAY
A yellow weather warning for strong gales has been issued for the Isle of Wight, with winds of up to 70mph expected overnight with further gales and squally showers throughout Tuesday. IW Met Service warns that a spell of windy...
Read moreDetailsDEATH OF 17-YEAR-OLD BOY IN RYDE SEES POLICE CALLED IN
Police are continuing their enquiries into the death of a 17-year-old boy at an address in Ryde this morning (Saturday). Hampshire Constabulary was alerted to the discovery of a body at a residential property in the St John’s Hill area...
Read moreDetailsPEDESTRIAN MOWED DOWN BY ELDERLY DRIVER MOMENTS BEFORE TREE CRASH
The elderly driver of a Skoda is in hospital following a serious incident in Sandown last night (Friday) in which she mowed down a pedestrian just moments before crashing into a tree. Emergency services were called Avenue Road at 20:45...
Read moreDetailsSEAFRONT CORDONED OFF AFTER PEDESTRIAN ‘STRUCK BY CAR’
Police have cordoned off part of the seafront at Sandown tonight (Friday) following a road traffic collision in which a pedestrian has reportedly been struck by a car. The incident, understood to involve a white Audi A1, has occurred on...
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