Robbery Lookout Banged Up

A knifepoint robbery lookout has been caged for three years and five month for her role in the terrifying raid.

Sapphire Anderson, 39, pleaded guilty to the robbery, which involved a masked male knife-wielding accomplice. 

Isleworth Crown Court heard on Friday, May 31, Anderson and the unknown accomplice, who was wearing a balaclava, went to a gambling venue in North End Road, Fulham at around 4.30am.

As Anderson kept lookout by the door, her partner-in-crime entered the venue and threatened a staff member, holding a knife to her back and marching her to the cash office.

The terrified staff member handed over £2,000 and the suspects quickly fled after Anderson held the door open to allow their quick escape.

Officers from Central West Priority Crime Team began an investigation and identified Anderson.

She was arrested on Tuesday, October 8, charged, and remanded in custody.

Work to identify Anderson's associate continues.

Police Constable Steven Priestley said: "The staff member in this incident was left distraught by what happened to her. 

“The actions of Anderson and her associate were incredibly callous.

"This conviction is proof that police are committed to tackling robbery and will work to put offenders behind bars. 

“Anderson now has time to consider the consequences of her actions.”

Bus Passenger's Teeth Knocked Out: Do You Know Couple?

Police are hunting this couple after another bus passenger had his teeth knocked out during a late-night row.

At approximately 0.40am on Saturday, June 22, the 46-year-old victim attempted to board a Route 210 bus on Hornsey Road, Islington after a night out with a friend.

An altercation occurred with another male passenger, who was boarding the bus with a woman at the same stop.

The suspect punched the victim in the face, causing him to fall over, before continuing to punch him and grab him by the throat.

The victim sustained facial injuries resulting in the loss of teeth. 

He was treated by the London Ambulance Service and has required extensive dental work.

The suspect is described as 5ft 5ins tall, of stocky build, with short dark coloured hair and a beard. 

He was wearing a blue T-shirt and jeans.

Officers from the Roads and Transport Policing Command would like to speak with anyone who witnessed the assault or recognises the suspect, or the woman he was travelling with. 

The woman was not involved in the assault.

Anyone with information is asked to call police on 07795 052 609 or via 101 quoting reference 371/22Jun.

There have been no arrests and enquiries continue.

Church Break-Ins: Suspect Wanted By Police

Police are hunting this suspected church burglar after two places of worship were broken into on the same night last summer.

Jamie O’Neill, 42, from Orpington, Kent is wanted for questioning in connection with the two the burglaries.

Both break-ins took place in two different churches on the evening of Monday, June 10 in the Orpington area.

O'Neill is described as white, 5ft 6ins tall, of medium build, with short brown hair. 

He has a two inch scar on his chin and a tattoo on his right arm.

Detective Constable Ben Briselden, from the South Area Command Unit, said: "We have carried out extensive enquiries to locate O’Neill and these are ongoing. 

“I would like to remind the public that harbouring a wanted offender is an offence.

“I would urge anyone who knows of his whereabouts to contact police so that his attempts to evade justice can be stopped. 

“I would also encourage O’Neill to hand himself in.

“He should not be approached by members of the public. 

“If you have information on his movements or whereabouts, please call police on 999 quoting CAD 3517/28OCT19"

You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously via 0800 555 111 or tweet police via @MetCC.

Drug Dealer Suspect Fled During Police Raid

A suspected drug dealer and robber, who fled police during a swoop on an address, remains on the run.

Zeno Mich-Onyibe, 26, was charged with criminal offences, despite not being in police custody and failed to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates Court.

The Metropolitan Police's South West Command Unit have now released this image of Mich-Onyibe and appeal to the public to identify his whereabouts.

He is charged with being concerned in an offer to supply heroin, the supply of cocaine, and robbery.

Officers executed a search warrant at Mich-Onyibe’s address in Stormont Road, Battersea, south-west London in September. 

During the raid he made off from police and further enquiries have failed to establish his location.

Anyone who knows where Zeno Mich-Onyibe is should call police officers based on the South West Command Unit via 101, Tweet @MetCC or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.

Lady Tatiana Mountbatten Banned For Speeding To Horse Stables In Porsche

Lady Tatiana Mountbatten was banned from driving for six months yesterday after she was caught speeding in her new Porsche three times in ten days. 

The 29 year-old equestrian businesswoman, a cousin of the Queen, will now be forced to “beg, steal or borrow” to get from her multi-million pound Knightsbridge flat to her stables, a court heard.

Lady Tatiana, of Lennox Gardens, Knightsbridge admitted breaking the 60 mph speed limit in her £50,000 2018 grey 3-litre Porsche Macan diesel on the same stretch of the M4.

Lavender Hill Magistrates Court heard she was clocked at 70mph on March 1; 71mph on March 6 and 70mph on March 10 between Heston services and Windmill Lane.

She says she did not realise the motorway limit had been reduced from 70mph to 60mph for essential works. 

Lady Tatiana already had nine penalty points on her driving licence and after receiving three more for each speeding offence it took her over the disqualification threshold of twelve points.

She was also fined £150 for each speeding offence, with £85 costs and a £30 victim surcharge and magistrate Bukky Okunade told her: “We have heard what has been said on your behalf and given you credit for pleading guilty in the first instance.

“They are serious matters of speeding, a multiple matter, three. Because of your totting you have to be disqualified for six months.

“If you drive while disqualified it is a serious offence and you can be sent into custody and disqualified again.”

Her father is peer and businessman George Mountbatten, the 4th Marquess of Milford Haven and cousin of the Queen and he is in the line of succession to the throne 

Lady Tatiana herself is a descendent of monarchs including Queen Victoria and Nicholas I of Russia and was educated at elite £12,000-a year Millfield private school in Street, Somerset.

As the only holder of a HGV licence within her business the court heard the ban will cause great inconvenience in transporting horses via a horse box.

Her lawyer Mark Haslam told the court “she was blissfully unaware of her offending,” not realising the motorway limit had been reduced from 70mph to 60mph.

“The defendant is a self-employed personal horse trainer and I ask the court to deal with her, whatever her other connections may or may not be.

“She works very hard and very long hours as a horse trainer. It is not a nine to five occupation.”

Lady Tatiana also competes and performs in the dressage discipline.

“The horses are outside London and it is a one hour drive and she is going to have to make other arrangements,” added the lawyer.

“She is going to have to beg, steal and borrow for lifts.”

The trip would take three-and-a-half hours via public transport.

“She is the only one in the organisation with a HGV licence. You will appreciate a HGV licence is essential for anyone working in the equestrian world,” said Mr Haslam.

“Her greatest worry is that those who wok for her may not keep their jobs if she cannot continue running her stables as she would like to.

“She is the author of her own misfortune and there is a knock-on as far as her employees are concerned.

“She has recently taken up training as a therapist. That is something she will have to put aside.

“For some time she has on a voluntary basis for the disabled, a charity. She has given up her own time to help children, handicapped and others with riding and that brings a great joy to their lives.

“She will do her very best to continue, but will have to concentrate on her business.

“It is going to have a significant effect so the defendant will learn a salutary lesson and she has found the process of dealing with this quite stressful.

“It has been a long and salutary journey for her and today is the end of the journey.” 

Her mother is Sarah Georgina Walker, the Marchioness of Milford Haven and Lady Tatiana is an ambassador for luxury fashion retailer Crofton & Hall.

Mr Haslam also told the court: “There is going to be significant hardship both to her and third parties, but in the overall picture I’ve advised her, even though there is that hardship, it doesn’t in my professional opinion about to exceptional hardship.

“I don’t want to use the court’s time for something that is worthless.

“The disqualification is or itself a considerable punishment for this defendant and for others.”

Regarding the speeding offences themselves the lawyer added: “They are not at the top end of the scale, but the lower end of the scale.”

He conceded the totting disqualification is there “to teach a lesson to those who behave in this way.”

“In each case the defendant indicated a plea of guilty at the first opportunity.

“I don’t want this court to sentence this person for driving around ignoring the speed limit. They were in a short pace of time in an identical location.

“It is, as you appreciate, a motorway. There had been a reduction from 70mph to 60mph for repairs to the motorway and I accept it is her responsibility to take this on board.

“She has a speed limiter on her vehicle and kept it at 70mph.”

Armed Drug Dealer's Police Chase Through Gardens

An armed drug dealer, who leapt from a high window when police raided his home,is starting a 14-and-half year prison sentence.

Heavily-tattooed Jamie Allen, 29, was chased over garden fences and into a field, where police caught him and took him to hospital for treatment on injuries caused by the jump.

Allen, of Hyde Road, Croydon was found guilty of possession, with intent, to sell Class A drugs, possession of criminal property and possession of firearms.

Detective Constable Hannah Worsley, said: “The long sentence handed down by the judge clearly demonstrates how seriously the courts take violent drug dealers and the danger they pose to communities.

“Anyone who thinks it is okay to deal drugs and carry guns would be wise to consider this.”

Allen’s home was raided by police at 6.30am on Thursday, April 25, after a warrant was issued by Uxbridge Crown Court. 

As officers entered the address, he jumped out of a window while attempting to evade capture.

He was eventually caught at 7.45am after a lengthy chase. 

An abundance of drugs was found in his bedroom during the search of the address, including cocaine and heroin, along with £40,000 in cash.

A sawn-off shotgun, a revolver, a handgun, a stun gun and ammunition were also found in various bags throughout his bedroom.

Allen, who had injured himself during his jump from the window, was taken to hospital where he remained for five days before being discharged and taken into custody at a Croydon police station.

On The Run: Sexual Assault Suspect In Hiding

A suspected sex offender, accused of molesting a 16 year-old girl, has gone on the run.

The Metropolitan Police's East Area Command Unit has released this custody image of the wanted man – 43 year-old Joao Francisco.

He is currently at large, having failed to surrender himself to bail at Barkingside Magistrates Court, east London on July 15.

On that occasion the court issued a warrant, without bail, for his arrest.

Francisco was due to appear on one charge of sexually assaulting the teenage girl.

He is known to frequent the Barking area.

If you have any information as to his whereabouts please call officers in the CID at the East Area Command Unit via 101.

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

In the case of an immediate sighting of Francisco, please dial 999.

Everton FC Fan Denies Race Charge

An Everton FC fan, accused of hurling racist abuse during his team’s first Premier League game of the season away to Crystal Palace FC, denied the charge yesterday.

Darran Chadwick, 39, of Wallace Avenue, Knowsley, Liverpool appeared for the first time at Wimbledon Magistrates Court.

He pleaded not guilty to racially aggravated threatening behaviour within the hearing or sight of a person likely to be caused harassment, alarm or distress.

Chadwick was attending the 0-0 draw between the teams at Selhurst Park, south London on August 10.

A charge of specifically causing the racially aggravated harassment of Eagles’ winger Andros Townsend was withdrawn by the Crown Prosecution Service.

“My dispute is that I used no racial language,” Chadwick told the court. “I admit that I called him a diving c***, but there were no racial words used.”

Chadwick was bailed to stand trial at Croydon Magistrates Court on March 3, next year.

Unofficial Carer Accused Of £20K-Plus Fraud

An unofficial carer, accused of defrauding an elderly lady of over £20,000 appeared in court for the first time today.

Vicky McKinlay, 55, of Ross Road, Twickenham was never employed by the late Jean Livens, but was a friend who assisted her with shopping and other day-to-day tasks.

She appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates Court, which sent her to Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court for a plea and directions hearing on December 19.

McKinlay is charged with fraud by abuse of position between January 1, 2015 and April 17, last year to make a gain of £20,000.

She is also charged with a similar count of fraud on November 23, 2015 to make a gain of £3,200.

West End VIP Party Drug Supplier Recorded Rape At £30m Mansion

A former West End socialite will be sentenced on December 17 after he recorded himself raping an unconscious woman at a £30m mansion.

Alex King, 43, who supplied drugs and hookers to the VIP party scene, was incriminated by his own recording, made on a digital camera twelve years ago.

He pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to raping the woman at 32 Portland Place, Marylebone on July 27, 2007.

A second count of attempted rape at the 24-bedroom Grade II listed Edwardian property near BBC HQ, was dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service. 

The address, currently registered to offshore company, is the new venue for sex parties hosted by disgraced fraudster ‘Lord’ Eddie Davenport, 53. 

King, currently serving eleven years imprisonment, has been described as Davenport’s former press agent.

Today, Judge Deborah Taylor, the Recorder of Westminster ordered a probation service report to asses King’s level of ‘dangerousness’ and whether an extended prison sentence needs to be passed.

He is already a convicted sex offender, who failed to sign the sex offenders’ register after being convicted fifteen years ago of having child pornography on his phone.

“There is a history of non-compliance,” prosecutor Mr. Paul Casey told the court, after King avoided pre-sentence probation interviews in prison.

“The offence he falls to be sentenced for today is a serious one and it is not his first offence of a sexual nature.”

King claims he didn’t see the probation service because his mother was visiting him at the time, but four attempts to interview him failed.

He still faces an extended prison sentence on top of the eleven years he is currently serving after Judge Taylor told him: “The court is considering this very seriously, considering the history.”

King, wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt and black jeans, was supported in court by his Russian lingerie model wife Anna Shapiro, 31, who chatted to him through the reinforced dock security glass.

Judge Taylor said: “In the circumstances I am giving him one more opportunity to comply with the order I made to meet with the probation officer.

“It takes priority over everything else. No excuses.”

On sentencing day the judge will view the rape recording privately on a laptop, but said: “Part of it, not all of it, given the nature.” 

King went on the run after drugs police raided his home and arrested him on June 29, 2016, while sharing a bed with his wife.  

He was sentenced to eleven years for drug dealing last January while on the run, but was finally caught last June in Marylebone.

The drugs included cocaine, ecstasy and ketamine.

He was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to supply Class A drugs; one charge of conspiracy to supply Class B drugs and one count of conspiracy to supply Class C drugs

During the police raid officers seized a block of 90% pure cocaine, MDMA powder, ecstasy pills bearing the Just East logo, crack cocaine, ketamine and diazepam.

Estimated to have a street value of £60,000, the drugs were stored in safe.

King has been involved in several bizarre incidents, including sparking a Salisbury-style major incident similar to the Novichok poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.

He had made the false claim in September, last year that he was poisoned in a branch of Prezzo, while dining with wife Anna. 

The month before King and his wife were rescued by the RNLI after running out of fuel in their boat off the Welsh coast.

His friend Davenport was jailed for seven years and eight months for a multi-million pound fraud, but following his early release from prison due to ill-health is back on the party scene.

These events are held at 32 Portland Place, across the road from ‘Fast Eddie’s’ former party HQ at number 33.