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Vandals smash shop windows in late-night attack

Owners of a tattoo studio are counting the cost of damage inflicted by thugs who smashed the windows of their shop.  On Saturday night, the front windows and door of their shop, Inkslingers tattoo studio in Stoke Road, were smashed in with a brick which had been thrown at the windows of

Teenage woman assaulted along cycle path

A woman was assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Gosport. Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incident which happened near to Holbrook Leisure Centre in Forest Way just after 5pm on Friday, November 18. The 18-year-old woman was walking along the cycle path when an unknown man approached her and was

Police find stolen crisps

Magistrates have told a teenager who was caught with stolen sweets and crisps to pay £75. Lewis Scott, of South Street, Gosport, was found with £15 worth of food taken from the Bluebird Cafe in Lee-on-the-Solent. Scott, 18, pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods when he appeared at Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court. Original article

Drug addict will get help

Shoplifter Ashley Wilson has been told to get help for his drug addiction. Wilson was caught stealing three bottles of wine, worth £18, from the Co-op in Gosport on November 24.  The 25-year-old also took perfume, worth £52, from Boots at Westbury Mall, Fareham, on November 3 and other items from the

Driver was more than twice the legal limit

Drink driver Steven Mitchell has been banned from the roads. Mitchell admitted driving a Peugeot in Williams Close, Gosport, while more than twice the legal alcohol limit on November 5. A test revealed the 25-year-old’s breath contained 79 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres. The legal limit is 35mg. Mitchell, also from Williams Close, Gosport, was

Woman, 54, admits assaulting PC

Magistrates have fined a woman for assaulting a police officer. Rosemary Bills, from Gorselands Way, Gosport, pleaded guilty to assaulting the PC in Waverley Road, Southsea, on November 11. The 54-year-old was given a six-month conditional discharge and told to pay £85 in court costs by Portsmouth magistrates. Original article published by:  http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/woman_54_admits_to_pc_assault_1_3276022

British Crime Survey key findings

The Home Office recently published the latest British Crime Survey.  This report gives a huge range of valuable data, tables and graphs about various issues relating to crime.  The document below gives some of the key headline data focusing on links between crime, perceptions of councils, anti-social behaviour and environmental

British Crime Survey key findings

The Home Office recently published the latest British Crime Survey.  This report gives a huge range of valuable data, tables and graphs about various issues relating to crime.  The document below gives some of the key headline data focusing on links between crime, perceptions of councils, anti-social behaviour and environmental

Chlamydia Screening drop in – Tuesday 6 December

There is a drop in Chlamydia screening event taking place on Tuesday 6 December 2011 for young people aged between 16-24. Fareport Training Organisation Limited are hosting this event and the Chlamydia Screening Team from the Ella Gordan Unit will be undertaking the screening.  The event is running from 10am until 2pm