South East - Crime in the News

• Man arrested over Sussex attacks

  A man has been arrested following a string of violent attacks on women in Hastings. [11 June 2008]

• Gang culture in young offenders institution

  Gang culture in a young offenders institution in Kent is being linked to an increase in assaults. [5 August 2008]

• Bowling to beat crime

  Throughout the month of July, Crimestoppers teamed up with the Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association (TBPA) to promote the charity through a ‘111' competition. [5 August 2008]

• Thanks a Million!

  Crimestoppers has received its one millionth actionable call at its 24:7 call centre. The call was about a knife crime. [29 July 2008]

• Ambulance driver fears attack

  An ambulance driver has been threatened by a patient with a knife while treating him for stab wounds. [21 July 2008]

• Student murderer suffered exam pressure

  A law student on trial for killing his guardian apparently 'snapped' due to exam pressure. [22 July 2008]

• Reward increased for tortured woman

  A reward to catch the killer of 77-year old Georgina Edmonds has increased to £20,000 six months after her death. [11 July 2008]

• Shadow CS anti-gun and knife week continues

  Following the recent high profile reports of gun and knife crime among young people in the media, Crimestoppers' youth website www.shadowcs.co.uk for 11-16 year olds is running an anti-gun and knife week this week. [1 July 2008]

• Police seek suspect who set a man on fire

  Police are looking for a man who was seen running away from a serious assault in Surrey in which a victim was set alight. [17 June 2008]

• First picture of the 'Night Stalker' released today

  Police have released the first detailed image of the serial sex attacker referred to as the “Night Stalker.” [10 June 2008]

• Blue Blindfold campaign

  Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Crimestoppers are teaming up with the UK Human Trafficking Centre (UKHTC) to launch Blue Blindfold campaigns during the summer. [5 June 2008]

• Fingerprint scanning implemented at nurseries

  Two Kent nursery schools are using fingerprint scanners to identify parents. [2 June 2008]

• 93 per cent of door staff SIA licensed

  Investigators from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and police officers found 22 door staff working illegally in Sussex last week. [30 May 2008]

• Woman arrested for attacking husband

  A woman has been arrested under suspicion that she tried to murder her husband. [29 May 2008]

• Ten violent attacks linked to one man

  Ten violent attacks on women in Hastings are being linked to one man.Two of the attacks took place in the last seven days. [22 May 2008]

• Husband arrested for murder

  The husband of a missing make-up artist from Sussex has been re-arrested after a body was found in woodland. [16th May 2008]

• Body discovered in search for missing make-up artist

  Detectives are examining a recently discovered body, possibly belonging to make-up artist Diane Chenery-Wickens. [15 May 2008]

• Sex offender prison toilets unacceptable

  A prison for sex offenders on the Isle of Wight has been deemed unacceptable because inmates have been made to use buckets instead of toilets. [8th May 2008]

• Drug factory arrests

  Four people, including an 82-year old woman, have been arrested over an underground drugs factory, where hundreds of cannabis plants were found. [22nd April 2008]

• Kent microlight case discharged

  A man on trial for the manslaughterof two men in a microlight crash on the Isle of Sheppey has been formally discharged. [17th April 2008]

• Renewed appeal over arson attack

  A father has renewed his appeal for information about an arson attack on his home that killed his six year old daughter. [11th April 2008]

• Cannabis ring arrests

  Nine men have been arrested in Hampshire in connection with a cannabis trafficking ring. [11th April 2008]