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29 September was National Police Memorial Day. The day, which was founded following the brutal killing of Kent Police officer Jon Odell in 2000, remembers police officers who have died or been killed on duty and highlights to their families that their sacrifice hasn’t been forgotten.

This year’s memorial service was attended by serving and retired officers, including our own Chief Constable, Tim De Meyer. On Monday, 30 September, we also held our own service at the flagpoles of our HQ. We will never forget all those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.

 

 

A man has been charged with burglary offences in relation to a residential burglary in Chertsey earlier this month. Wesley Davison, 45, (DOB 13/09/1979) of no fixed address has been charged with burglary dwelling and theft – no violence, burglary non-dwelling with intent to steal, theft of motor vehicle, attempted theft from motor vehicle, vehicle interference and fraud. He was remanded into custody and will next appear at Guildford Crown Court on 28 October.

 

Distraction burglar Lindsey Melvin has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after admitting two cases where she targeted elderly and vulnerable people. She travelled to Surrey and Langford in Bedfordshire pretending to be a door-to-door seller. She talked her way into two houses stealing cash and credit cards she used to buy food and scratchcards. She was caught in a joint operation between Surrey and Bedfordshire Police who used CCTV and DNA evidence from a mug she'd used at one of the houses and a drink can.

 

A man who sexually abused a boy, and then played on his faith by making him swear to God that he wouldn’t tell anyone, has been sentenced to three years in prison. Sean McNally, 71 (DOB 30/12/1952), of Todmorden, Calderdale, pleaded guilty to five sexual offences against the same victim, which occurred between 1973 and 1976 when he was the organ teacher and choir master at St Peter’s Church in Hersham. McNally pleaded guilty to two counts of indecency with a child and three counts of indecent assault on a male person at an earlier hearing in July 2024. Two of the charges involved more than 40 occasions of touching and indecent assault against the victim, who was aged 10-13 years old and was McNally’s pupil at the time. During the three period, the victim was subjected to frequent sexual abuse by McNally, who also groomed him into believing he was special, that he was being taken on special trips, educated about “secret societies”, and given tutorship on the organ. McNally would then play on the victim’s faith, making him swear to God that he would never tell anyone about the abuse. McNally was sentenced when he appeared at Kingston Crown Court on 30 September. Investigating Officer Emily Nurcombe from the North Surrey Child Abuse Department, said: “Firstly, I must pay tribute to the victim, who found the courage and confidence to come forward and report the abuse he had suffered during his childhood as an adult after years of therapy. I hope the fact that McNally is now behind bars will help him start to come to terms with the abuse he suffered and enable him to begin rebuilding his life. “McNally used his position of trust as the organ master at the church to groom his victim, making him feel like he was special, in order to abuse him on multiple occasions. He would then use the victim’s faith to ensure he didn’t tell anyone he was being abused. “We will always investigate allegations of non-recent sexual abuse, no matter how long ago the abuse occurred. We would urge anyone who believes they have been a victim of sexual abuse to come forward and report it – you will be listened to, you will be believed and you will be supported.” 

For further help and advice, please see Rape, sexual assault and other sexual offences | Surrey Police

 

A gang of organised criminals have been sentenced to slicing a stolen Ferrari in half with the intention of getting it, like the rest of the hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of stolen vehicles that passed through their workshop, out of the country.  A detailed and painstaking investigation by Surrey Police detectives alongside Metropolitan Police and Hampshire Constabulary counterparts culminated this week in the four lynchpins being sentenced for their parts in this million-pound car crime conspiracy.

 

 

 

The Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency are aware of people still receiving text messages on parking fines that look to come from them. Please be aware that they have not been issuing these messages. If you’ve received a text message about a parking fine claiming to be from DVSA, this is a scam. 

 


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