Gun Crooks Jailed After Police Seize Pistols

Two gun crooks have been caged after police found a pair of pistols, plus ammo, in a car's glove compartment.

Yaser Kelleher, 26, (pic.top) of Hatch Lane, Harmondsworth, Middlesex received eight years for possession of a firearm and assault. 



Mohamed Amine Darik, 22, (pic.bottom) of Beames Road, Harlesden received five years for possession of a firearm.

Isleworth Crown Court heard how on March 4 at approximately 11:30pm officers were called to an address in Hatch Lane, West Drayton, Middlesex to reports of an assault.

Kelleher initially gave a false name, however following police checks his true identity was established and he was arrested for the assault.

A search of his car was carried out where officers found two handguns and ammunition in the glove compartment. 



Both of the handguns (pictured) were manufactured as replicas but subsequently converted to fire live ammunition.

Forensic examination of the handguns revealed Darik’s DNA present.

On May 2 Darik was arrested at his home address. He denied the offence, but was later charged with possession of a firearm.



Detective Sergeant Beverley Kofi, from Hillingdon CID said: ““Darik truly believed he was innocent and did not have any involvement with the handguns.

“What he failed to understand is that the police will use every tool we have to catch those involved in gun crime.



"I hope that these sentences serve as another reminder to anybody involved in the possession, supply and use of firearms that officers will continue to pursue and place them before the courts.

“These are serious offences and will result in lengthy custodial sentences."


South African Businesswoman Caught With Stun Gun And CS Gas In Luggage

A South African tourism businesswoman, who was caught travelling to the UK with an electric stun gun and CS spray in her luggage, has received a suspended prison sentence.

Amelia Marcia Georgiades, 61, who runs a shuttle/tour in Knysna was stopped at Heathrow Airport's Terminal Four and arrested.

She pleaded guilty at Uxbridge Magistrates Court to two counts of possessing a prohibited weapon, namely a stun gun and CS spray, on June 20 and was sentenced to four months imprisonment, suspended for two years.

She was also fined £500, with £85 costs and ordered to pay an £80 victim surcharge.

Georgiades, who was visiting an address in Bay Tree Close, Iffley, Oxford had just stepped off a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to London when the illegal weapons were found in her luggage.

She claimed she did not know the items were in her luggage when she departed South Africa.

Paedo Caught With Over 85,000 Sick Images Of Kids Admits Guilt

A paedophile, caught with thousands of sick images of children, will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty yesterday.

Kevin John Allen, 56, of Auriol Drive, Uxbridge, who has no previous convictions, was bailed until November 26.

He pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown Court to three counts of making indecent photographs of children on or before May 8, namely 346 Category A; 1,162 Category B and 16,676 at Category C.

Allen also pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent movies of children on or before May 8,namely 58 Category A; 88 Category B and 36 at Category C.

He also admitted possessing 68,823 indecent photographs of children. 

Imam's 'Sham Marriage' Conspiracy Trial Collapses

A Crown Prosecution Service and Home Office bungle has resulted in the collapse of the trial of a north-west London imam, suspected of conducting 580 sham marriages at an Islamic centre between muslim men and EU national brides.

Mohammed Mattar, 63, of Maygrove Road, West Hampstead had also originally been charged with laundering over £1.8m in criminal profits via an Egyptian bank account, but this was also dropped.

His trial was due to begin at Isleworth Crown Court on October 13, but the CPS had failed to disclose all their relevant material to Matter's defence team and their application for an extension of time was refused at a pre-trial hearing on September 18.

Yesterday a CPS spokesperson said: "In early 2014 we identified a large amount of potentially relevant material and we advised the Home Office investigation team to obtain and look into the material for the purpose of disclosure.

"In August it became apparent that this work had not been completed and therefore we would not be able to fully discharge disclosure obligations in the case before the trial.

"We therefore applied for an adjournment. This was refused by the court and we had no option, but to offer no evidence."

Mattar, who was known at the Dar Al Dawa Islamic Centre in Westbourne Grove, was originally charged with conspiring to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law between January 1, 2008 and July 12, 2012 by conducting marriages between EU national females and non EU national males to obtain permanent leave to remain in the UK.

He was also charged with concealing criminal property between the same dates via money transfers to the value of £1,887,262, contrary to the Proceeds of Crime Act, but this charge had already been dropped in April.

Young Thug Caged For Ammonia Attack

Harrow Crown Court

A young thug, recently released from prison for a strip club rampage, is starting another sentence for dousing a man with ammonia.

Bobby Colin Maloney, 21, of The Derings, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent received two years imprisonment at Harrow Crown Court.

He pleaded guilty to one count of throwing a corrosive fluid at Christopher Ougham in Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, west London on July 28.

The prosecution dropped a charge of grievous bodily harm against the same victim.

In November, last year Maloney was caged after he and an accomplice armed themselves with bricks and scaffold poles from a building site to threaten security staff at the 'Sophisticats' club, near Bond Street in the West End.

The pair had been ejected for interfering with the girls and threatened to shoot staff with AK47's.

As well as starting a new sentence Maloney was also ordered to pay a £120 victim surcharge and the remaining ammonia was forfeited.

Heavyweight Champ Chisora Jumped Red Light To Flee Cops In Uninsured SUV

Heavyweight boxing champ Dereck Chisora jumped a red light as he fled police in his uninsured high-performance Mercedes SUV after an officer quizzed him about his Zimbabwean driving licence.

The 30 year-old European and WBO Intercontinental title holder was in stationary traffic when the officer, who was travelling in the opposite direction, chatted to him through his open window and ordered him to pull over.

Luckily police recognised the six foot one former British and Commonwealth champion and went to the boxer's mother's home and told her they wanted to speak with him.

Chisora, of Addison Way, Golders Green did not attend Willesden Magistrates Court today, but pleaded guilty to driving the 5.5 litre Mercedes ML V8 in Finchley Road on April 12 without insurance.

He also admitted failing to comply with a red light and failing to stop for a uniformed police officer and was fined a total of £665, with £85 costs and a £66 victim surcharge and was given seven penalty points.

The boxer is currently preparing for his 'Battle of Britain' showdown with fellow heavyweight Tyson Fury at the Docklands' ExCel arena on November 29.

Chisora's lawyer Mr. Barry Warburton told the court: "The police officer's attention was drawn because they were sitting in a traffic queue and he wound his window down and asked: 'Do you have a driving licence?'

"My client said it was an international driver's licence and the officer said there was no such thing."

Chisora then ignored the police request to stop and jumped the red light he was waiting at.

"It was in fact a full Zimbabwean driving licence and all he has to do is send it to DVLA and they will send back a full UK driving licence," explained Mr. Warburton.

When asked how long his client had been living in the country the lawyer replied: "I have no idea and it doesn't matter anyway. He's not doing anything unlawful driving on a Zimbabwean licence.

"He's pleaded guilty to the red traffic light, he says it was marginal, but accepts he should have stopped.

"The vehicle was fully insured for named drivers over thirty years-old."

Unfortunately for Chisora he was not a named driver on the policy.

When quizzed about his client's earning Mr. Warburton said: "He's a famous professional boxer. I don't know how much they make, but probably a lot.

"I think two thousand pounds a week would be conservative."

The lawyer said the penalty would be paid in full within seven days. "I'll be in touch with his management team."

North London Jewish Murder: Killer Caged

A young Romanian – high on a cocktail of drink and drugs – who butchered a popular middle-aged Israeli woman in her own home is starting a life sentence.

Nicolae Patraucean, 21, of Stanmore will serve a minimum of twenty-five years after pleading guilty to murdering 55 year-old Rivka Holden at her home in Falcon Way, Colindale.

He slashed her throat with a knife and inflicted further serious wounds with a Stanley knife at the address on March 16.

Police were flagged down at 12.20pm and officers were alerted to a seriously injured woman at her home address.

London Ambulance Service attended the address and Rivka was pronounced dead at the scene.

She had suffered stab injuries. 



A murder investigation was launched under Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Wall of the Homicide and Major Crime Command.



The victim's Red Hyundai i20, which had been stolen by Patraucean and driven away from the scene, was later found abandoned in the Kingsbury area.

Robbery was not, however, believed to be the motive for the murder.



Detective Inspector Simon Ashwin, of the Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: "I hope this sentence gives Ms Holden's family some solace in knowing that her killer has been brought to justice and will spend many years in prison." 

Fraudsters Jailed For Convincing 77 Year-Old Man To Hand Over Thousands Of Pounds

Three Years: Hussein

Two heartless fraudsters, who convinced a vulnerable pensioner to hand over thousands of pounds, have been jailed after bank staff realised their customer was being scammed.

Mohammed Hussein, 23, of Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell received three years and Yasen Ahmed, 21, of Durham Road, Luton received two years.

They were convicted at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court of conspiring to defraud the 77 year-old man who made two large withdrawls from his account and then £10,000 cash on the same day.

The court had heard how on March 26 the pensioner entered his bank in Richmond town centre and asked to withdraw £10,000 from his account.

The bank-staff became concerned when they noticed that the elderly gentlemen had made two earlier large withdrawals from his bank that same day.

The staff at the bank called police, as they were afraid he might be the victim of a crime.

When police arrived the elderly man told them that the day before he had received a phone call purporting to be from a well known department store.

The store told him they were checking as his credit card had been used to buy a large quantity of goods, but in reality he was talking to the defendants.

Two Years: Ahmed

When he put the phone down the pensioner phoned his bank and was surprised to get through straight away.

In fact he was talking to an accomplice of the original man who had simply not hung up the phone to keep the phone line open.

The bogus bank staff told him to withdraw his money and not to mention the reason to any staff working at his bank.

Police explained that this was an attempt to defraud him and accompanied the victim back to his home.

While police were at his home he received another call from the fraudsters, who asked if he had withdrawn the money and suggested that he place his cash in a box for a courier to collect.

However, he turned the tables by pretending to go along with the fraud and send the money.

When a taxi driver arrived to collect the cash police spoke to the driver and told him he was being used to commit a fraud.

The driver gave the address he had been told take the box and a police officer went in the cab; followed by officers in an unmarked car.

When the taxi arrived in Warner Street, Clerkenwell it was met by two men.

Kamal Hussein leaned into the front passenger window and asked for the package.

He was quickly arrested while his accomplice Yasen Ahmed ran and was chased and caught by officers.

Detective Constable Becky Springford of Kingston CID said. “This sort of offence is all too common and the victims are usually the elderly or vulnerable.

“It was only by the bank staff being alert that this man did not loose his savings.

“Thankfully, with the cooperation of their potential victim, police were able to turn the tables on these men.

“This was a despicable crime that tried to steal money from a man who had saved for his old age.

“In these circumstances the prison sentence is totally justified.” 

Night Bus Sex Pest Convicted

A night bus sex pest repeatedly rubbed himself up against a young woman during an early hours service from the West End to east London.

Shah Ahmed, 34, of Ethel Road, Canning Town was convicted by a Snaresbrook Crown Court jury of sexual assault and will be sentenced on December 1.

The incident ocurred at 1.00am on October 27 on a N25 bus travelling along Oxford Street as the 25-year-old victim was travelling home after a Saturday a night out. 



The victim got off the bus and reported the incident to police.



The Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) Sexual Offences Team led the investigation and obtained CCTV footage from the bus.

This investigation led to Ahmed being identified and he was arrested on November 19.

Acting Superintendent Andrew Johnstone of the RTPC said: "Sexual assaults on the transport network will not be tolerated and anyone who commits such offences will be caught and prosecuted. 



"If someone has made you feel uncomfortable on your bus journey - however minor it may seem to you - reporting it to police can help us target the perpetrator and prevent it happening to another passenger."



Siwan Hayward, Transport for London's Deputy Director of Enforcement and On-Street Operations, said: "We care about our passengers and every journey they make and do not tolerate unwanted sexual behaviour or crime of any kind on our transport network.

“I am pleased this offender has been found guilty for his grossly unpleasant, and completely unacceptable crime.



"Overall our transport network is a safe, low crime environment. Over ten million passengers use our public transport services each day with very few ever experiencing or witnessing crime."



Dangerous Death Crash BMW Driver Locked-Up

A death crash driver – who smashed head-on with a cabbie while overtaking a bus on the wrong side of the road – has been jailed for six years.

Massimo Sassu, 29, of Carlton Avenue, Oakwood, north London ignored two 'keep left' bollards while executing his dangerous manoeuvre at 3.30am.

He pleaded guilty at Wood Green Crown Court to causing the death of 54 year-old mini-cab driver Ahmet Vural, by dangerous driving, in Green Lanes, Winchmore Hill last August.

Sassu was also disqualified from driving for five years and ordered to take an extended test if he want his licence back.

He was driving a black three series BMW when he crashed into Mr. Vural's Ford Galaxy and a route 29 bus.

The mini-cab driver, from Edmonton, was pronounced dead at the scene and a post mortem confirmed the cause of death as serious head and chest injuries.

A passenger in the mini-cab, a man in his forties, was taken to a north London hospital for treatment and later discharged.

Nobody else was injured in the collision. 



The investigation led by Chadwell Heath Serious Collision Investigation Unit found Sassu had overtaken a bus adjacent to two 'keep left' bollards and hit the oncoming mini cab head on.