Op Galaxy: 45 charged and the arrests keep on coming

Update from Humberside Police:

(For best effect, sing this to the tune of 12 Days of Christmas)

In the second week of action of Op Galaxy

14 warrants

69 arrested

18 charged

Five locked up

And £267K of drugs seized.

Right, that’s enough singing, but we’re happy to say that once again the team has relentless in tracking down and arresting criminals attempting to operate in our area.

When combined with our activity as part of Operation Galaxy last week, we have now made a total of 157 arrests, resulting in 45 people being charged with offences ranging from dealing in class A drugs to domestic abuse.

This week alone, we have seized heroin and cocaine valued at £16,780 and cannabis valued at £250,000.

And it has also brought further results from the courts as the cases of more of those arrested last week have been heard.

As part of our continued pledge to give you advice and tips on keeping you and your family safe this Christmas, we have also been sharing details on how to spot the signs of child sexual exploitation and how to avoid falling victim to online scams.

Chief Superintendent Darren Downs said: “The primary aim of Operation Galaxy has always been to keep you safe and my commitment to you is that we will continue to do all we can to keep that promise.

“As you can see from the list of those who have been charged or appeared in court this week, the people we’re targeting are those we believe are responsible for committing offences which cause real harm to our communities – offences such as burglary, drug dealing, domestic abuse, robbery and assault.

“It may be Christmas next week but for our teams it will be business as usual, so if you’re involved in crime it might be us rather than Santa that’s dropping in to see you.”

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If you’re concerned about crime in your area, call us on our non-emergency 101 line, speak to your local team or send us a message via Twitter or Facebook.

You can also call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 if you’d rather not give your name.

Those charged this week are:

• Nathan Darwood, 33, of Coventry Avenue, has been charged with three counts of shop theft and remanded to appear before Grimsby Magistrates Court on Thursday, 17 December.
• Nicholas Birkett, 51, of Carnforth Crescent, Grimsby, was remanded to appear before Grimsby Magistrates on Thursday, 17 December, to face charges of burglary and attempting to steal a car
• Jamie Duffield, 32, of no fixed abode, was remanded to appear before Hull Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 16 December charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm; possession of a metal bat, and two counts of criminal damage.
• Saffran Terry, 28, of Louis Avenue, Bradford, was remanded to appear before Hull Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 16 December, charged with possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine.
• Fahmin Hussain, 19, of Lingwood Avenue, Bradford, was remanded to appear before Hull Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 16 December, charged with possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine.
• Dhanyal Hussain, 18, of Kensington Street, Bradford, was remanded to appear before Hull Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 16 December, charged with possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine.
• Sophie Glennon, 24, of Bellingham Road, Scunthorpe, was remanded to appear before Grimsby Magistrates Court, on Tuesday, 15 December, charged with robbery and possession of a meat cleaver.
• Gary Hird, 34, of Lilywood Road, Broughton, was remanded to appear before Grimsby Magistrates Court, on Tuesday, 15 December, charged with robbery.
• Brandon Hynes, 27, of Eden Grove, Doncaster, was remanded to appear before Grimsby Magistrates Court, on Tuesday, 15 December, charged with possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, and possession of an offensive weapon.
• David Travis, 58, of Portobello Street, Hull, was remanded to appear before Hull Magistrates Court on Monday, 14 December, where he denied charges of stalking and malicious communications. He was bailed to appear at Beverley Courthouse for trial on Wednesday, April 14.
• Christopher Chester, 27, of Springdale Close, Willerby, was remanded to appear before Hull Magistrates Court on Monday, 14 December, where he denied charges of going equipped to steal and possession of a knife. He was remanded to appear before the court for a bail hearing on Tuesday, 22 December.
• Paul White, 47, of Hindon Walk, Scunthorpe, was remanded to appear before Grimsby Magistrates Court, on 14 Monday, December, where he denied four counts of shop theft. He was bailed to appear before the court on Monday, 26 April, for trial.
• Matthew Goodwillie, 22, of Troutsdale Grove, Hull, was remanded to appear before Hull Magistrates Court on Saturday, 12 December, charged with breaching a restraining order and will next appear on Monday, 18 December for a plea hearing.
• Ben Conway, 34, of Broughton Ave, Scunthorpe has been charged with possession of an offensive weapon and bailed to appear before Grimsby Magistrates Court on 9 February.
• Robyn Rickall, 33, of Tennyson Avenue, Bridlington was remanded to appear before Hull Magistrates Court on Thursday, 16 December, on suspicion of breach of bail.
• Gheorge Sali, 19 of Grove Street, Hull, denied charges of assault causing Grievous Bodily Harm and assault and will go on trial at Hull Crown Court on Monday, 4 January.
• Mark Steel, 33, of College Street, Cleethorpes has been bailed to appear at Grimsby Magistrates Court on Tuesday, 26 January, charged with assaulting a police officer.
• A 39-year-old Hull man was cautioned for failing to comply with a sexual offenders’ order notification.
• A Domestic Violence Prevention Notice was issued to a 38-year-old Hull man.
• Five men were detained for court after failing to appear at previous hearings and two were recalled to prison.
• A 17-year-old Brigg boy – who cannot be named for legal reasons – was remanded to appear before Grimsby Magistrates Court on Wednesday, 16 December on suspicion of breach of bail.

Court results

• Corey Boak, 20, of no fixed abode, was remanded to appear before Doncaster Magistrates Court on five counts of theft. He was sentenced to 12 weeks in a youth offenders’ institution and ordered to pay £58 compensation.
• Dale Fletcher, 41, of Sandhouse Crescent, Scunthorpe, was charged with eight counts of theft. He was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay £491.15 in compensation.
• Daniel Pexman, 37, of Harbour Place, Grimsby, admitted being in breach of a court order and had additional conditions added to his existing community order.
• Nicola Bogg, 34, of no fixed abode, was jailed for 12 weeks after admitting six counts of theft. She was also ordered to pay £262 in compensation.
• Steven Bates, 51, of Olympus Top Road, South Killingholme, was jailed for 12 weeks, suspended for a year and ordered to complete 60 hours of unpaid work. After admitting drink driving and failing to attend a court hearing. He was also ordered to pay a £122 Victims’ Surcharge, with £85 costs and was banned from driving for 36 months.