Hampshire

New Tory police deputy to be paid same as almost three new constables

HAMPSHIRE’S new deputy police and crime commissioner is to be paid £64,500 – equivalent to the annual salaries of almost three new police constables. Terry Norton, a Conservative councillor from Portsmouth, has been named by Donna Jones as her preferred right-hand-man after former deputy Luke Stubbs resigned from the position in February. Mr Stubbs stood […] […]

Hampshire

Hampshire police referred to watchdog over Ryde flat death

Police investigating the suspected murder of a man in a flat have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. The man, aged in his 30s, was found by officers in George Street, Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, on Tuesday afternoon. Hampshire Constabulary said officers had previously been at the home on the […] […]

Hampshire

Hampshire detective guilty of forging murder trial witness statement

A Hampshire Constabulary detective constable has been convicted of forging a witness statement during a murder investigation. Detective Constable Robert Ferrow completed and signed the statement of a witness during the investigation into the murder of Lucy-Anne Rushton in Andover, Hampshire in June 2019. He told investigators he felt “pressured to complete the statement due […] […]