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Former police station demolition plans withdrawn

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3 days ago

July 5, 2024

There are no longer plans to demolish a former police station and build houses there.
The former police station on West Acre Road in Swaffham could have been converted into six new dwellings, according to plans submitted by Norfolk Constabulary.
The development’s height, according to Matthew Wells, who lives next door, was “ill-considered”.
The application was scheduled to be considered by Breckland Council; however, the reason for its withdrawal has not been disclosed.

Norfolk Constabulary relocated to new offices on the Ecotech Business Park from its West Acre Road Swaffham station.
After being filed on January 26th, the planning application has since been withdrawn.
The Old Courthouse was identified as a residential property, but the design was deemed “very poor” by the Swaffham Town Council, which expressed opposition to the construction.

An inquest has heard that approximately seven months before to her death from a fire sparked by her grandson, the woman’s home was visited by police.
Vera Croghan, 89, passed away on December 11, 2020, when Chanatorn Croghan set fire to her Norwich home.
The 21-year-old, known to his family as Marko, acknowledged manslaughter by diminished responsibility and arson in 2022. The Mental Health Act then resulted in an indefinite hospital order for him.
As of right now, the Norwich Coroner’s Court has been informed that in May 2020, Richard, the son of Mrs. Croghan, complained to Norfolk Police that he had been attacked by his 19-year-old son.

Mrs. Croghan was discovered deceased in an upper bedroom after the fire.
Sgt. Joanna McCormack gave a written statement to the inquest stating that she had visited the property in May 2020 after being called out by Richard Croghan.

Being the last person to see his mother alive, Richard Croghan testified during the inquest.
He claimed to have gotten “strange” phone calls from his son before the deadly fire.
He said he had been acting “irrationally” while attending Manchester University, constantly expressing his desire to alter his path and expressing the possibility of going back to Norwich.

Marko and his companion showed up at Mrs. Croghan’s Norwich home, where his father was also staying, on the evening of December 9, 2020.
Richard Croghan said his kid “suddenly had a serious mental health collapse” the next day.

His own phone was dead, so he wanted to use his dad’s.
A fight broke out when Richard offered to lend him his charger.
“It was pure aggression,” Mr. Croghan recalled.
It felt, in his words, “like talking to someone who wanted to kill you”.

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Man sentenced for drug driving swaffham

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4 days ago

July 4, 2024

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After driving while under the influence of drugs during a motor meet, a guy .

On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Joshua Graves, 24, of Stour Green, Ely, came before Norwich Mawas condemnedgistrates Court and entered a guilty plea to drug driving and possession of a class B narcotic, specifically cannabis. He was given a 12-month driving ban, a £369 fine, an order for £85 in costs, and a £148 victim surcharge.

This statement refers to an incident that happened on Saturday, January 6, 2024, in the evening, when Graves was leaving a car meet in Thetford when police noticed him in a near-miss collision.

As part of Operation Octane, officers had been positioned there. This methodical approach to vehicle meets aims to promote constructive interaction between law enforcement and attendees as well as appropriate punishment of offenders.

Officers approached Graves in his car because of the way he drove and detected a strong cannabis odour. Graves acknowledged using cannabis recently and acknowledging that it was in the car.

Cannabis tested positive from a roadside drug wipe. After that, he was taken into custody on accusations of possessing a class B substance and drug driving. For interrogation, he was brought to the Bury St. Edmunds Police Investigation Centre.

He was charged with both charges after being freed while an investigation was ongoing.

Joshua Graves was found guilty this week (Tuesday, June 25, 2024) and given a 12-month driving ban. He was also fined £369, required to pay £85 in costs, and required to pay a £148 victim surcharge.

After an illegal electric bike was spotted being driven by officers on patrol in the St Edmundsbury Road area yesterday (June 26, 2024), a man in his 20s was arrested and taken to the King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre for questioning. The bike was seized. The man has been charged with driving offences.

Chad Cook, 23, of St Edmundsbury Road has subsequently been charged with operating a motor vehicle without proper care and attention, insurance, licencing, or a MOT. He is scheduled to appear in King’s Lynn Magistrates Court on August 29, 2024, on a bond.

Yesterday, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, saw the appearance in court of a man from West Winch. The previous morning, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, a man in his 40s was taken into custody in the village on suspicion of stalking. He was questioned at the King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre. Later, Kelvin Morgan, 46, of Watering Lane, West Winch, was charged with two counts of stalking and was placed under arrest. The police remanded him in custody with the order that he appear at Norwich Magistrates Court on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. The court granted him conditional bail, with an appearance at Norwich Crown Court on July 24, 2024.