Six men have been arrested by Hertfordshire police Six men have been charged as part of an investigation into dozens of high-end vehicle thefts across Hertfordshire. They were arrested after a warrant was executed in East Herts on Friday, May 7, following a long-running investigation by the constabulary’s Tactical Resources team and colleagues from the Serious and Organised Crime Command. The men have all been charged with conspiracy to steal (between 6 November, 2020 and 7 May, 2021) and using apparatus for the purpose of interfering with wireless telegraphy (between 6 November, 2020 and 7 May, 2021). Investigators have so far linked 44 offences to the series, committed across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, London and Surrey – 30 of which were in Herts.
Ordinary folks who got involved with drug cartels - and the horror that followed
Drug cartels are among the most wealthy and powerful organisations on Earth, with many feared and admired in equal measure. But, for some, mixing with these criminals has led to jail or even death
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Joaquín El Chapo Loera was said to be the most powerful drug trafficker in the world prior to his rearrest in 2016 (Image: AFP/Getty Images)
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St Albans Crown Court (google street view) A remorseful cannabis addict from Bushey who turned to supplying the drug to fund his habit has been spared jail. Hinesh Gudka, of Claybury, was driving a Vauxhall Corsa in Watford when he was stopped by police on July 18, 2019. St Albans Crown Court heard how Gudka, 24, indicated to police that he was lost and looking for Garston Station when one officer smelt cannabis in the car. After the officer asked if there were drugs inside, several bags of cannabis were found and Gudka was arrested. A mobile phone belonging to Gudka was also found in the centre console, with a message on it linked to the supply of cannabis.
A disqualified driver who crashed into a wall after failing to stop for police has been jailed. Lewis Croucher, 26, of no fixed address, had been driving a car he stole erratically without its headlights on in Langley Way, Watford, in the early hours of Tuesday, January 26, St Albans Crown Court heard. Officers spotted the car and signalled for the vehicle to stop, but Croucher failed to do so before hitting a wall further down the road. He ran off and despite a thorough area search with support from the National Police Air Service and the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Dog Unit, he was not found.
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Sentences increased for men involved in attempted child sex offences
Four men have had their sentences increased following an intervention by the then Solicitor General, Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP.
The four cases were unrelated but they each concerned a defendant who had attempted to commit sexual activity with a child online.
Their sentences were referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. Due to the specific nature of their offences, each case was heard in a joint hearing on 4 March 2021. The Court of Appeal handed down the judgment for the cases on 21 April.