| Dear Roy, Apologies for the delay in sending this week’s email. Please find below a round-up of last week’s convictions relating to Fenland. If you wish to see all news please visit the news section on our website https://www.cambs.police.uk/news-and-appeals/news-and-appeals. Police have obtained a court order in a bid to safeguard potential victims against human trafficking after an investigation at a Fenland car wash last year. Officers visited the car wash on 12 September, together with members of the Gangmaster and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) and immigration officials. Information given to police suggested that car wash staff were being mistreated by the management and had been working long hours for minimum wage. Officers observed that none of the staff had a contract of employment or paid national insurance or tax. They were all paid in cash, and no staff members were wearing any form of protective clothing. Read more at: Burglar who stole parrot sentenced….
Ashley McMillan, 24, appeared at Peterborough Crown Court today (11 January) after pleading guilty to burglary at an earlier hearing. The court heard how McMillan got into the house in Field Walk through an unlocked door between 10pm on Sunday, 2 December and 7am the following day and stole seven-year-old Muto and his cage. He was arrested on Thursday, 6 December, after officers identified him through CCTV, which captured him in the area with the bird shortly after the burglary. Officers who were investigating a separate burglary on Christmas Day in the Wellington Street area found Muto, who had been sold to the residents for £100, in a locked room. After speaking to his owner and identifying unique features, Muto was returned to the family later that day. McMillan, of Mewburn, Bretton, was sentenced to 26 weeks, suspended for 18 months, and 120 hours of unpaid work. “We’d like to thank the officers involved for their work in finding, identifying and returning him.” |
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