By Court Reporter
Stacey Burch, of Ryde, was disqualified from driving after being caught more than three times the legal drink-drive limit. A SUPERMARKET assistant caught drink-driving within yards of Newport Police Station, told an officer he couldn t arrest her because he was not a real policeman, an Isle of Wight court was told. Stacey Burch, of Binstead Road, Ryde, was disqualified from driving for 21 months after she admitted drink driving on Pyle Street, Newport, at 11.50pm on May 1. Officers DS Wilkinson and PSI Taylor, out of uniform, were leaving Newport Police Station when they heard a loud crashing noise coming from Pyle Street, followed by what sounded like gears crunching and an engine revving.
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By Lucy Morgan Audience and Content Editor
Two cars collided on St George s Way, blocking the road. A man was arrested and released under investigation, after a crash between a Ford car and a Suzuki van, on St George s Way in Newport, last night (Wednesday). It happened near Coppins Bridge, at 7.15pm, on May 5, blocking the road and the junction with Furrlongs. Two vehicles collided and one overturned, but no-one was hurt in the incident. A 39-year-old man from Brading was arrested on suspicion of driving a vehicle with a proportion of a specified controlled drug above the specified limit.
An incident took place outside County Hall late last night (Wednesday), on High Street. More information is expected from Hampshire Constabulary this morning. More to follow.
Update 9.55am: A police spokesperson said: We’re investigating two incidents which took place in Newport last night. An altercation on Highfield Road, during which a car was damaged, and an altercation on Coppins Bridge during which a man sustained a head injury. The man, in his 20s, was taken to hospital and was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage, in relation to the incident in Highfield Road.
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Man Left With Head Injuries In Newport As Police Investigate Two Incidents
By Jamie White
Police are investigating two incidents in Newport, as a man was injured - and arrested.
Police have said they are investigating an altercation on Highfield Road last night (Wednesday), during which a car was damaged - and an altercation on Coppins Bridge during which a man sustained a head injury.
The man, in his 20s, was taken to hospital and was arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage, in relation to the incident in Highfield Road.