The Police is reminding residents to lock their house and cars at night especially, as the longer nights herald. The nights gets darker earlier than usual from autumn through winter, statistically insurance don’t usually cover claims for loss or theft in the event that the car or house was not locked. #keepsafe
Moray Police have tweeted a photograph of alcohol and cigarettes confiscated from some youths who were causing nuisance Friday night in Elgin around 10:30pm. Flicking heck! Parents should take more responsibility for their kids.
If all you want for Christmas is to feel powerful, you can have that on 12 December. Not often do you have politicians looking up to you, most of the time it’s you who look up to them for better public service, employment, better wages, healthcare, even tax credit **wink**. So really, it’s your opportunity to influence the political landscape of the United Kingdom at least for the next five years. Whatever matters to you in this election, be it Brexit, NHS or even Santa Claus, the fact is a wrong choice will lead to a bleak future. Go with your head, not your heart, it is not just an election, it is about your wellbeing, your children’s future, quality of life, it is about your economic power. Familiarise yourself with the manifestos of the parties, there are many promises that either can’t be delivered or would hurt your finances if delivered, some of the promises can even ruin the country, vote wisely!
The failures of successive governments, particularly in African, Arab, Asian and Caribbean (AAAC) countries has for many decades left people from these communities almost irreversibly disadvantaged in their human rights to the basic necessities of life; housing, education, employment, health infrastructures etc, in juxtaposition with their contemporaries in western countries.
According to Moray Council, the affected six households in Lossiemouth which were evacuated on Wednesday due to flooding concerns have been told it’s safe to return home.
A multi-agency response, including Moray Council, Police Scotland, HM Coastguard, the Scottish Fire & Rescue service and volunteers from the Red Cross were on all hand last night to deal with potential flooding, after SEPA issued a flood warning due to the high tide and predicted large waves.
Moray Council’s senior engineers and flood manager were in constant contact with SEPA yesterday, studying flooding forecasts to prepare for any potential incident. Seventeen pallets of sandbags were deployed throughout the evening from 4pm to Shore Street, Seatown and Clifton Road, and Moray Council’s senior housing officers knocked on doors of residents and businesses thought to be most at risk, at Marina Quay and Shore Street, to advise them of potential flooding.
Roads leading to Shore Street were closed by Moray Council, under the instruction of Police Scotland, and the Coastguard carried out patrols in the harbour area.
Vivienne Cross, Moray Council’s duty Emergency Response Co-ordinator, praised the efforts of all agencies involved, and the understanding and support of the local community, including the Community Council.
“Thanks to all of our partner agencies, who worked through the night to monitor the weather when the conditions were predicted to be at their worst. Residents should be aware that SEPA’s flood warning remains in place until mid-afternoon.”
Chair of Lossiemouth Community Council, Mike Mulholland, said: “Moray Council’s performance was excellent. They had a visible presence throughout the night, which was encouraging for the community, who were reassured to see people on the ground”.
It’s as controversial as it can get but the law is clear, sex with someone who is sleeping is rape. This include between married couples, really? Well I mean, Rape is a serious crime and sex is all about consent, but while it’s not unthinkable that a spouse or partner will not give consent, to call it rape within the four walls of marriage makes it as serious as forcing yourself on a total stranger. Surely a man should be able to “do it” while his wife is sleeping, it’s called the privileges of marriage, it is fun, it is spontaneous, and it is interesting…haha, so because the wife was not aware prior to the act or did not give consent ordinarily shouldn’t amount to rape, common! The truth remains that sex is all about consent, and whether it happens between total strangers, friends, colleagues or between married couples which lacks consent, then the police will throw the full weight of the law at you. Is that fair?What do you think? Leave your comment below.
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According to Police Scotland, it seized £25 million worth of control drugs across Scotland. This includes in cities in Morayshire and Aberdeenshire. It has arrested over 80 people in the last three months, and drugs including heroin, cannabis as well as millions of pounds confiscated.
“Tackling serious organised crime remains one of our key priorities. I am encouraged to report that the figures show that we are continuing to make progress and have an impact on those involved”.
“By working with a wide range of partners, such as colleagues in the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce, we are absolutely committed to keeping our communities safe by disrupting the activities of these groups”.
“We can’t do this on our own. We need the help of the public to continue to diminish the activities and identify the vulnerabilities of these groups”.
“Over 20 people from across Glasgow and Lanarkshire were arrested and charged after heroin with a street value of almost £1.5 million was recovered as part of Operation Demolish.
“In Glasgow, Operation Track, targeted organised criminals and resulted in 46 people being arrested. The officers also seized £280,000 of cash and drugs including heroin, cocaine and cannabis.
“The latest management information also shows that 43 Serious Crime Prevention Orders have been granted, 12 Serious Organised Crime Groups have been disrupted and in July, four individuals from Glasgow were sentenced to a total of 32 years in prison after being found guilty of being involved in serious organised crime.”
A number of people are believed to have been injured after a stabbing at London Bridge, according to the police. Members of the public had joined forces together to wrestle down the man who had a kitchen knife of about 6inches before police arrived.
The Met said one man had been shot by police and it was treating the incident “as though it is terror related”.
The British prime minister tweeted he was being updated on the incident and wanted to thank police and all emergency services for their response.
The terrorist suspect attacker had been in jail for previous terror offenses. He has been identified as 28-year-old Usman Khan, Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said in a statement.
Khan had been residing in the Staffordshire area in England. Police are carrying out a search at an address in the county of Staffordshire.
Khan was known to authorities having been convicted in 2012 for terrorism offenses and released from prison in December 2018 on license, according to the statement.
When prisoners are released on a license, they are given an electronic tag and they must abide by certain conditions like a home detention curfew, according to a Crown Prosecution Service barrister. If they violate the conditions, they are returned to prison without an appeal.
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It’s been a busy time for the police as they continue to pull over motorists for various offences ranging from no seat belt, expired MOT certificate, over speeding, no insurance, defective lights, etc. Motorist in Moray towns particularly in Elgin, and Motorists in Aberdeenshire; Peterhead, Buckie, Cullen, Banff etc have had the worst times of the year as officers set out to curb motoring offences.
Do you check your documents? Are you aware of when they expire? It helps to set a phone reminder, diary record to remind you of the expiration of your vehicle particulars.
Drink driving offences have also been on the increase in recent months as an alleged drunk driver was stopped on College Bounds Fraserburgh on Saturday and was more than 4 times legal limit to drive. A driver was reported to Procurator Fiscal this weekend in Whitecairns for refusing to provide breath test and is kept in custody, another driver in Fraserburgh was found 4 times over the limit accepted All these drivers were reported by concerned members of the public. Drink driving is NOT acceptable! #IfYouDrinkDontDrive #IfYouAreDrivingDontDrink
US media outlets are reporting that the founder of Air Peace airline in Nigeria has been charged with bank fraud and money laundering for allegedly moving more than $20 million from foreign sources through American bank accounts and using it, in part, to pay for living expenses, luxury cars and high-end shopping, according to US officials and federal court documents.
According to Cable Network News, Allen Onyema, 56, the chairman and founder of Air Peace, is accused of moving the money from Nigeria and other sources through US bank accounts in a scheme that involved organizations he founded in Nigeria and false documents related to the purchase of airplanes, the US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced Friday.
“Onyema allegedly leveraged his status as a prominent business leader and airline executive while using falsified documents to commit fraud,” US Attorney Byung Pak said in a news release. “We will diligently protect the integrity (of) our banking system from being corrupted by criminals, even when they disguise themselves in a cloak of international business.”
