Crime

THE family of a man who has been missing without a trace for over a year have said they are desperately seeking closure.

Nigel Griffiths disappeared mysteriously last February and despite numerous appeals he has never been found, and would now be 44.

Griffiths, who was born and bred in Uxbridge was a courier driver for Cowley firm Bureau Veritas, and had suffered a series of financial misfortune prior to his disappearance.

THREE police cars and teams of officers were rushed to an emergency incident this morning- horses running wild making a bolt for the M4.

Police first received a call at 2.20am this morning alerting them that a fence keeping 13 horses in a field near the Stockley bypass, West Drayton had been broken.

ONE of the many victims of Sameer Tateri's Post Office scam has come forward to tell their story.

Peter Sibley, 60, of Mill Road, West Drayton, was one of many readers shocked to discover the former Station Road postmaster had been sent to jail for fraud last week.

He was convicted of stealing hundreds of pounds at a time from elderly customers, including one case where he took £20,000 from a blind 81 year-old.

A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a man charged with several thefts who failed to attend court.

Louie Buckingham, 19, of Primrose Drive, West Drayton, was due to appear at Uxbridge Magistrate's on both Monday and Tuesday.

He is charged with stealing guitars from ProMusic International, in Swakeleys Road, Ickenham, worth an estimated £3,680 last October.

A POSTMASTER has been sent to prison for conning elderly customers out of their life savings.

Sameer Tateri, 36, was found guilty of abusing his position of trust at the Sub Post Office in Station Road, West Drayton, and in one case stole £20,000 from an 81 year old customer.

Mr Tateri, of Savay Close, Denham, was found to have targeted the elderly in a series of thefts, dating back to 2004, often stealing hundreds of pounds at a time.

DRIVERS are being warned of the dangers of alcohol over the Christmas period in an initiative to prevent road deaths.

Hillingdon Council is supporting the national 'Think Campaign', which warns that drink driving has the potential to ruin lives.

A THIEF who pleaded guilty of stealing three Fudge cake packs has been ordered to wear an electronic tag.

Gary Burch, 29, of Thornton Close, West Drayton, was given the punishment after appearing at Uxbridge Magistrate's Court last week.

He was accused of stealing three packs of Fudge cake bars from BP Long Lane, in Hillingdon on 20 April.

Magistrate's ordered him to wear an electronic tag until January 12, and he is under curfew to remain at his home address from 9pm until 7am between Thursdays and Sundays.

As part of the punishment he has also been ordered to pay £18 compensation to the petrol station.

A PAEDOPHILE who abused at least four girls and escaped with it for decades has been sentenced to 15 years in jail.

Richard Jeary, 60, of Whitethorn Avenue, West Drayton, was jailed at Harrow Crown Court on Friday, after being found guilty in August.

Jeary's campaign of terror spanned two decades, in the 70s and 80s and a jury found him to be guilty of 13 charges.

His crimes included eight counts of rape, two counts of gross indecency, and three counts of sexual assault, all involving children under 16.

NEIGHBOURS were disturbed from their evening meals on Monday evening when their road was turned into a rubbish dump by a fly tipper.

The incident happened on Monday in Hawthorne Crescent, West Drayton at 7.40pm, with a resident describing the sound of the rubbish being dumped like 'very loud fireworks'.

A BENEFIT cheat who told 'barefaced lies' to fraudulently claim £117,000 of benefits has been sent to jail.

Janice Wilson, of Winnock Road, West Drayton, was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on Friday to eight months imprisonment after being found guilty of 16 counts of fraud.