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Man jailed for firearm offences

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

Headline: Man jailed for firearm offences

A man has been jailed for firearms offences after forensic work by officers from the Trident and Area Crime Command linked him to a gun and ammunition found in discarded bags.

Imran Mustafa, 22 (28.11.1995) from Whitchurch Road, Kensington, W11, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm (count one), and possession of ammunition (count two) at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday, 9 February 2018.

He was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for count one and two years’ imprisonment for count two, to run concurrently.

On 14 June 2015, officers were called to an address in Bassett Road, Kensington W10, on an unrelated matter.

Whilst making enquires at an address, the officers could hear movement inside a flat and became aware of property being thrown from the building.

A search of the area around the building located two rucksacks, which were found to contain a semi automatic handgun, a magazine containing rounds of ammunition, and 14 further rounds of ammunition in a sock. At this point, it was unclear from which property the bags had been thrown.

An investigation was launched by the Trident North West Reactive team. Enquires led detectives to Mustafa, who also matched the description of a male seen leaving Roebuck House on that day.

Forensic enquiries resulted in evidence that linked Mustafa to the firearm and ammunition and he was arrested for these offences on 22 May 2017. Mustafa admitted having visited the block of flats but initially denied the allegation. However, when he appeared in court he entered a guilty plea at the first opportunity.

Detective Constable Fay Brown, the investigating officer from the Trident North West Reactive team, said: “This has been a long and painstaking enquiry but Mustafa is now facing the consequences of his actions and will spend a long time in prison for his offences.”

Detective Sergeant Mark Attridge added: “The sentence today should send a message to those who seek to possess illegal firearms. Trident officers continue to work tirelessly to track down suspects involved in gun crime and place them before the courts.”

= A 23-year-old man was found not guilty of possession of ammunition following a trial.

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Three Islington males sentenced for moped-enabled thefts

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

Headline: Three Islington males sentenced for moped-enabled thefts

Three males have been sentenced following a spate of moped-enabled snatches in Westminster, Hackney and the City of London.

Jack Burt, 22 (08.08.95) of Britannia Row, Islington and Jack Marsh, 21 (04.03.96) of Canalside Square, Islington were each sentenced on Tuesday, 6 February, at Southwark Crown Court to two years and four months’ imprisonment.

They were further sentenced to a two year disqualification from driving and a two year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) excluding them from Westminster following their release from prison.

A 17-year-old youth from Islington was sentenced on Friday, 2 February, at Chelmsford Youth Court to a six month Detention and Training Order. He also received a two year CBO excluding his from Westminster and a £30 victim surcharge.

All three pleaded guilty to six counts of theft.

At around 0215hrs on Tuesday, 2 January, police received reports of moped-enabled snatches committed in Westminster, Hackney and the City of London.

These offences were investigated by detectives from the Westminster Crime Squad.

At 0305hrs that morning, police located two mopeds with three occupants in Kings Cross.

The riders initially failed to stop for police, and as a result both mopeds were stopped using authorised tactics and the occupants were detained and arrested.

Ten mobile phones were recovered from them – several being identified as stolen in robberies that had occurred on the morning of 2 January.

All three males were charged with six counts of theft in the early hours of Wednesday, 3 January. They entered guilty pleas and were sentenced as above.

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MIL Security Intel Ngin

Source: United Kingdom National Police Chiefs Council

Headline: MIL Security Intel Ngin

Source: Interpol (news and events)

Headline:

09 February 2018

ABUJA, Nigeria – Getting INTERPOL’s vital global policing information into the hands of frontline law enforcement officers throughout Nigeria is part of an ongoing expansion programme by national authorities.

Nigeria’s work to ensure agencies at key border control points, including the immigration service and customs, can access INTERPOL’s global databases was a key part of discussions during INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock’s first mission to the country.

The INTERPOL Chief met with Minister of the Interior Lt Gen Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau and the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS), Muhammed Babandede.

Connectivity between the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja with other agencies such as the NIS, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) were highlighted as good practice in ensuring a seamless transfer of policing information.

Bodies including the UN Security Council, via resolution 2396 (2017), and the International Civil Aviation Organization have again recently called on member countries to use INTERPOL’s global databases and implement Advance Passenger Identification (API) mechanisms.

INTERPOL’s databases – which are checked more than 150 times every second – contain details of more than 43,200 foreign terrorist profiles in addition to nearly 75 million stolen and lost travel documents, stolen vehicles, DNA and fingerprints.

Secretary General Stock praised the head of NCB Abuja and Executive Committee delegate for Africa, Commissioner Olushola Subair for his important work in expanding Nigeria’s connections to the global policing network.

“Information is the lifeblood of policing, and Nigeria is taking major steps forward in making sure their officers can do their job effectively, no matter where their duty station,” said Secretary General Stock.

“Inter-agency cooperation is also important, so the INTERPOL connections being made with bodies such as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is also welcomed,” added Mr Stock.

Knowing how to use data is as important as accessing information. Nigeria has hosted a range of INTERPOL meetings and training courses including on INTERPOL’s Firearms Policing Capabilities. These comprise the Illicit Arms Records and tracing Management System (iARMS), the INTERPOL Ballistic Information Network (IBIN) and the INTERPOL Firearms Reference Table (IFRT).

Participants from a range of national security agencies were trained on how to share data at the national and global level on the movement of legal, and illegal firearms, as well as details of weapons which have been used in a crime.

Nigeria has also seconded specialized officers to INTERPOL offices around the world, including the General Secretariat headquarters in Lyon, France, the Regional Bureau in Abidjan and the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore.

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Man sought on recall to prison

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

Headline: Man sought on recall to prison

Police in Stoke Newington are seeking to trace a man who is wanted on recall to prison after breaching the conditions of his licence.

Mark Christopher Woolley, 52, (20.6.65), of Albion Road, Hackney was released on licence from HMP Ranby on 16 November 2017.

He was last seen on 31 January at a probation meeting in Hackney and breached his conditions on 1 February.

Woolley is described as a white man, 5ft 4ins in height, of slim build with greying hair. He has various tattoos and scars on his forehead, jaw and left ear.

He has links to the Camden and Islington areas.

Anyone who sees Woolley is asked not to approach him but call 999.

Anyone with information on Mark Woolley’s whereabouts should call police 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Two jailed for possession of revolver and Samurai sword

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

Headline: Two jailed for possession of revolver and Samurai sword

Two men were jailed on Friday, 9 February, for a total of nine and a half years after being caught in possession of a loaded gun and a Samurai sword.

Following a week-long trial at Inner London Crown Court, Mucktar Khan, 19 (02.02.99) of Tavy Close, Kennington, was convicted of possession of a firearm and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place. He was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment.

Joshua Eduardo, 18 (8.3.99) of Kennington Park Road, Vauxhall, pleaded guilty to the same charges at an earlier hearing. He was sentenced to three years and six months’ imprisonment.

The pair were caught as the result of an intelligence-led operation carried out by the Met’s Trident and Area Crime Command on 15 February 2017.

Armed officers pulled over a taxi carrying Khan and Eduardo just after 01:00hrs in Albany Road, Camberwell.

Eduardo was found in possession of a bag containing a loaded revolver which was fully cocked. Two rounds of the firearm appeared to have been fired.

Eduardo also had a Samurai sword, which he sought to conceal by putting it down his trouser leg as the vehicle was stopped by police.

When searched, Khan was found to be wearing ballistic body armour and had a balaclava in his possession.

The firearm was examined at the Met’s Firearms Forensics Unit and was identified as a Hinge Frame Webley Revolver of .32 calibre.

Khan was also found guilty of a Section 49 Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) offence after he failed to disclose a PIN number for a mobile phone.

Detective Constable Martin Reader from the Met’s Trident and Area Crime Command said: “As the result of a proactive, intelligence-led operation these two men were caught in possession of two lethal weapons.

“Trident detectives work tirelessly to remove illegal firearms and knives from the streets of London.

“The lengthy custodial sentences handed to these two defendants reflect the potentially fatal consequences of possessing a loaded gun and a Samurai sword in a public place.”

Both defendants were found not guilty of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

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Man charged with murder in Islington

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

Headline: Man charged with murder in Islington

A man has been charged with a murder last summer in Islington.

[F] Michael Dyra, 22, (29.12.95) of Hoxton, N1, was charged on Thursday, 8 February with the murder of Jonathan McPhillips.

Dyra was further charged with grievous bodily harm with intent; violent disorder and possession of an offensive weapon.

He appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrate’ Court today – Friday, 9 February – and was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey next week.

On 25 February 2017 at around 00:40hrs, police were called by London Ambulance Service (LAS) to reports of a stabbing on Upper Street, N1.

Jonathan McPhillips, a 28-year-old father-of-two, was found injured and taken to an east London hospital where he died on 1 March 2017.

A post-mortem examination gave cause of death as a single stab wound to the chest.

Dyra was arrested on 22 March 2017 and charged as above.

Detectives from the Homicide and Major Crime Command continue to appeal for any witnesses or anyone with information to call the incident room on 020 8345 3775. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.

Eight other men were arrested in connection with the investigation. Six of the men have been released under investigation and two have been released with no further action.

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Police Officer guilty of assaulting man at a police cordon

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

Headline: Police Officer guilty of assaulting man at a police cordon

A serving police officer has been found guilty of assaulting a man at a police cordon in east London last year.

PC Kashif Mahmood, 29 based at Hackney borough was found guilty of assault by beating at Hendon Magistrates’ Court today, Friday, 9 February.

He will be sentenced at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 19 February.

PC Mahmood was investigated as the result of a complaint made after a man sustained a cut to his head on 5 May 2017 during an incident at a police cordon in Clapton, east London.

Police were present at a cordon, on an unrelated matter, close to the junction of Almack Road and Powerscroft Road. A man repeatedly approached police officers at the cordon, before being involved in an incident with PC Mahmood in which he sustained a cut to his head.

The Metropolitan Police referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (now the Independent Office for Police Conduct) on 11 May and a decision was made to independently investigate the officer’s use of force.

Following the Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation a file was sent to the Crown Prosecution Service who authorised a charge.

PC Mahmood was charged on 11 December 2017.

The officer remains on restricted duties.

Now that criminal proceedings have concluded, misconduct proceedings will now take place.

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Man jailed for fraud after Grenfell Tower fire

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

Headline: Man jailed for fraud after Grenfell Tower fire

A man who falsely claimed to have lost family members in the Grenfell Tower fire has been jailed for fraud offences.

Anh Nhu Nguyen, 53, (4.11.64) of Beckenham Road, Bromley appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, 9 February where he was sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment.

On 2 November 2017 he pleaded guilty to:

– two counts of fraud by false representation, gaining money, hotel accommodation and clothing; and

– one count of making an untrue statement to obtain a passport.

Detectives from the Met launched an investigation after suspicions were raised about the validity of Nguyen’s claims.

Nguyen came forward to authorities in the immediate aftermath of the fire and was assigned family liaison officers after he claimed that he lost his wife and son in the fire.

He provided officers with a very detailed account of how he lost sight of his wife and son as they tried to leave Grenfell Tower.

He stated he was taken to St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington and treated for smoke inhalation. Hospital checks show he had never been there.

He claimed financial support after saying he had lost all his property during the fire, and was provided emergency hotel accommodation.

Police noticed clear inconsistencies in his story and spoke to nearby residents of the flat within Grenfell Tower that Nguyen claimed to live in, who confirmed that the man did not live at the address.

Relatives of the person who lived in the flat Nguyen said he lived in were made aware of the investigation, and were spoken to by their family liaison officers. They confirmed the Nguyen did not reside at the address.

Officers traced the actual address in Bromley where Nguyen was living at the time of the fire and it was also established that he did not have a wife or child.

On 28 June 2017 he was arrested on suspicion of fraud and charged the following day.

DC James Tauber, the investigating officer, said: “Nguyen’s fraud was designed to make sure he profited from the support intended for the true victims of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire.

“He went to great lengths to fabricate an elaborate story about his escape from the tower.”

Detective Superintendent Matt Bonner said: “The distress and suffering caused to so many that night in June is harrowing. People lost their homes, all their possessions and tragically their families and loved ones.

“Not only did Nguyen take money, housing and clothing intended for genuine victims, he diverted police time and resources away from those who most needed it.

“We will investigate anyone who we think is fraudulently profiting from the tragic fire at Grenfell Tower.”

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Man guilty of murdering Finchley student

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

Headline: Man guilty of murdering Finchley student

A man has been found guilty of the murder of 24-year-old Seyyed Rasta Mir-Feyzi in Finchley last summer.

Another man has been found guilty of attempted grievous bodily harm (GBH) in the same case.

[A] Haaris Rana, 22, (17.09.95), of Stainby Close, West Drayton, was found guilty of murder. He had already pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified.

[B] Yasir Ibrahim, 22, (30.10.95) of Maddison Close, East Finchley, was found guilty of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.

Both were found guilty by a majority jury at the Old Bailey on Friday, 9 February.

They will be sentenced at the same court on Wednesday, 14 February.

Police were called at 20:35hrs on Wednesday, 31 May 2017 to reports of a car in collision with a pedestrian in the car park of the Great North Leisure Park off High Road, Finchley.

The victim was assaulted during a fight involving a number of people in the car park. Shortly afterwards the car was deliberately driven at the victim.

Officers, the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended.

Seyyed was taken by London’s Air Ambulance to an east London hospital. He was pronounced dead on Thursday, 1 June 2017 at 18:00hrs.

A post-mortem examination took place on 5 June 2017 at Northwick Park Hospital Mortuary and gave the cause of death as catastrophic head injury.

The car – a white BMW – was abandoned at the location but Rana and Ibrahim fled the scene heading towards Finchley High Road.

They were arrested on 4 June 2017 and charged two days later.

Seyyed, from North Finchley, had completed his Bachelor of Science degree in computer network security at Westminster Univsersity shortly before his death.

Detective Chief Inspector Gary Holmes, from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command, said: “Rana’s use of his car as a murder weapon, in the same way that some people use knives, is one of the most repulsive attacks I have seen.

“He is a truly vicious person, who I’m extremely glad is off the streets.

“I hope that today’s conviction brings the family of Mr Mir-fayzi a measure of comfort.”

Mr Mir-Feyzi, Seyyed’s father, added: “Since my son’s death, the man responsible for his murder has also killed my family and me too. I feel like I have lost a part of my body. Knowing that he can never come back has left me and my wife broken.

“We donated our son’s organs and from this, parts of our son live on. Four people have the gift of life because of his death. We were informed that a man in his 30s received one kidney, a female in her 20s received the other, a man in his 30s received his liver and another man in his 40s received our son’s heart.

“It is terrible that his life was cut short in such an unnecessary way. He had a future, he wanted to join the Royal Navy or the Police. He had plans; he had an amazing life; he was loved and I know he would have gone on to do great things.”

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Arrest in Tottenham murder

Source: United Kingdom London Metropolitan Police

Headline: Arrest in Tottenham murder

Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in Tottenham have made an arrest.

The 20-year-old man was arrested this afternoon (Friday, 9 February) on suspicion of murder; he remains in custody at a north London station.

An investigation was launched after police were called at approximately 01:28hrs on Saturday, 3 February, to St Mary’s Close, N17 to reports of a stabbing.

Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance and found a 22-year-old man suffering from fatal stab injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

His next of kin have been informed. A post-mortem examination held at Haringey Mortuary on Monday, 5 February gave cause of death as hypovolemic shock and multiple stab wounds.

Formal identification has taken place and the victim is Kwabena Nelson.

Detective Chief Inspector Luke Marks is leading the investigation. He said: “This investigation continues to move at pace but I would reiterate my appeal for anyone who heard or saw a road traffic collision or disturbance in Kemble Road and St Mary’s Close in the early hours of Saturday morning to come forward and speak to police.

“If you were there and have information or saw something please call us on the incident room on 020 8358 0200 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”

Enquiries are ongoing.