The act of discarding a cigarette butt in the street led to Paun Paun appearing in court
Surely, this was a waste of the courts time and would have been better dealt with by way of an on the spot fine / ticket.
Was It Worth The Magistrates Time ?
Category: News
Sickening Act Of Vandalism
BBC News – Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall ‘felled overnight’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-66947040
I can not even begin to imagine what thought processes were in play when cutting down this beautiful tree seemed like a good idea.
Det Ch Insp Rebecca Fenney-Menzies said: “The senseless destruction of what is undoubtedly a world-renowned landmark – and a local treasure – has quite rightly resulted in an outpouring of shock, horror and anger throughout the North East and further afield.
So far, a sixteen year old youth and a sixty year old man have been arrested.
I’ll leave the final words on this senseless act to Paul Tavernor Art ….
The Right Decision
It’s great news that the courts have further punished this guy.
Detective Superintendent Nick Plummer, Head of Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary’s Serious and Organised Crime Unit, said: “The outcome of this hearing demonstrates how we will continue to pursue drug dealers for the assets they obtain as a result of their criminal activity. Drug dealing usually involving the exploitation of the young and vulnerable and causes harm across our communities.”
I agree that criminals should not profit from their crimes. All monies and property gained on the back of others’ misery should be forfeit.
Well done to the police and the courts for ensuring this guy pays in full.
Police seize bikes in behaviour patrols
Police seized one Sciron bike from a rider who had no licence and no insurance. Another bike was confiscated after the rider was found to have been disqualified from driving.
They were summoned to court for a later date. Officers also chased a rider who was travelling on a moped which was believed to have been stolen.
The vehicle was recovered and the investigation is ongoing. Police were also involved responded to other offences including people driving through red lights.
https://app.portsmouth.co.uk/2023/09/24/police-seize-bikes-in-leigh-park-and-havant-thicket-area-in-anti-social-behaviour-patrols/content.html
Great news. Although these may not be the hoons disturbing my neighbourhood, I congratulate the police for curtailing their activities.
Keep up the good work. Now go get the morons disturbing my life.
Nothing Else To Say
Came across this about four years ago. Thought it could do with restating.
Just Deserts
It never ceases to amaze, the lengths some people will go to evade capture.
I feel for the lurcher that was left behind following the vehicle roll. Its owner is now minus a car and his dog.
It makes no sense to me to risk life and limb just to avoid a fine.
Well done the police.
Portsmouth residents to have say on electric vehicle parking and charging around the city
I hope this study will look at general parking and not just focus on EV.
The strategy will include a review of parking in the city centre and district centres and encourage sustainable and alternative travel for some journeys where possible. It’s reco gnised that this will mean some people will leave their cars at home more often and will need access to parking spaces nearby.
Working for a housing association, my daughter needs her car for her job. As part of her job she has to visit various housing association properties both in the city centre but also in the suburbs.
She already experiences parking issues and quite often cannot park near her home. Finding a space near home is something of a lottery. If the council intends to implement strategies to persuade people to use alternative means of transport, leaving their cars at home, won’t this exacerbate the problem.
Lets assume you change cars and get an EV but you cannot park outside your own home, where are you supposed to charge your new EV.
Only 100 charging points in a city with a population in excess of 200,000. The council needs to be looking hard at the overall strategy for all forms of transport. The infrastructure isn’t there for folks to switch over to EV. It’s no wonder Rishi and the UK government are back pedalling on the banning of internal combustion engine powered vehicles.
Portsmouth Car Meet Driver Sentenced
Another positive result for our local police but sadly at the expense of onlookers who were injured by his acts.
The 17 year old driver hit four people, two suffering serious injuries requiring them to be taken to hospital. The other two suffered minor injuries.
At his court hearing, the defendant was banned from driving for two years and will have to undertake an extended test to regain his licence. He was also handed a referral order and was referred to Hampshire Youth Offender Panel for a six-month contract.
Only 17 so he wasn’t “legally” driving for very long and has already lost his license. He will have to retake his test to get it back.
This youth could so easily have been facing a manslaughter charge and be spending time in prison.
Let’s hope he has learnt something from this.
Police Crackdown on Shoplifting
This is good news but I feel it is just the tip of the iceberg. Staff in supermarkets have to deal with shoplifters on a daily basis and in some cases, several times a day.
A police statement said: “Targeting shoplifters is a priority for the district, and we will be relentlessly pursuing those that are violent to staff or are repeat offenders………”
My granddaughter used to work in a local Tesco store where shoplifters were brazen, would frequently front staff, telling them what they were taking and that they, the staff, could do nothing about it. Staff are told not to confront shoplifters due to the danger of assault.
Shoplifters are scum, the lowest of the low. They are a blight on modern society.
Regardless of the UK economy, lack of a job or home, there is no excuse for subjecting shop staff to abuse, threats of, and actual physical violence.
What On Earth !!!
This was posted by our local police. This cache of weapons was discovered at a single address.
My immediate thoughts go to the mental state of the individual , and why he felt the need to hold this stock of weaponry.
Other thoughts then go to the idiots that commented on this post. Seemingly seeing nothing wrong with anyone holding such an armoury.
These same folks question the implied illegality, suggesting that it is OK to hold any of these items in the protection of their homes. While it might be acceptable for a hunter to hold a knife/machete, a bow and/or crossbow. I see no good reason to hold samurai swords and throwing knives. While the guns may well be air rifles, they can still cause harm.
In my mind, the man who was arrested should be subjected to rigid psychological testing, be jailed or at least suffer a hefty fine, and have the weapons confiscated and destroyed.
There is no place for these weapons in a civilised society.
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