Isle of Man - Crime in the News

• Injured officer goes home

  A police officer from the Isle of Man has been released from the hospital after being hit by a car while on patrol. [03 December 2008]

• Anti-social behavior drops

  The level of anti-social behaviour around Hop-tu-Naa and Bonfire Night fell because of extra community patrols, according to the Manx government. [10 November 2008]

• Youth centre plans turned down

  Plans for a youth and community centre on the Isle of Man have been rejected because of unruly young people. [6 October 2008]

• Old prison tours to begin

  The Isle of Man's old jail will be opening its doors to the public, after inmates relocated to a new jail in August.[23 September 2008]

• Man injured after hit and run

  A man is suffering from serious head injuries after being the victim of a hit-and-run incident on the Isle of Man. [15 September 2008]

• Substance abuse book re-launched

  A guide for Manx people seeking help for drug and alcohol misuse has been updated in time for the new school term.[8 September 2008]

• Victim attacked by street gang

  A man has been attacked by a group of six men on the Isle of Man. [11 August 2008]

• Bowling to beat crime

  Throughout the month of July, Crimestoppers teamed up with the Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association (TBPA) to promote the charity through a ‘111' competition. [5 August 2008]

• Children warned about school holiday abuse

  Children on the Isle of Man are being warned about the dangers of playing on school grounds during the holidays [29 July 2008]

• Thanks a Million!

  Crimestoppers has received its one millionth actionable call at its 24:7 call centre. The call was about a knife crime. [29 July 2008]

• Manx primary school graffiti damage

  Two people have caused hundreds of pounds of damage to a Douglas school after spraying 'obscene' graffiti. [14 July 2008]

• Shadow CS anti-gun and knife week continues

  Following the recent high profile reports of gun and knife crime among young people in the media, Crimestoppers' youth website www.shadowcs.co.uk for 11-16 year olds is running an anti-gun and knife week this week. [1 July 2008]

• Vandals attack Isle of Man vehicles

  Four cars in the Isle of Man were vandalised overnight on Saturday. [23 June 2008]

• Body discovered at Isle of Man probation hostel

  A man's body was found at a Manx half-way house on the Isle of Man on Sunday night. [10 June 2008]

• Motorcyclist dies in crash on coast road

  A Danish biker was killed when he collided with a van on the Isle of Man's Jurby coast road. [5 June 2008]

• Beware of fake notes

  Landlords and shopkeepers on the Isle of Man have been warned that a number of forged bank notes have been found in circulation. [27 May 2008]

• Drugs seized from man and woman

  Police arrested a man and a woman after seizing drugs with a street value of £6,000. [21 May 2008]

• New safety signs stolen from TT course

  Newly installed signs marking restricted areas of the Isle of Man's TT course have been stolen. [15 May 2008]

• New island jail

  A new multi-million pound jail has been officially opened on the Isle of Man, as the old island jail is now too small for the demand. [24th April 2008]

• Spate of car vandalisms - Information needed

  Police are seeking information about vandals who targeted a number of cars between 4th and 8th April. [17th April 2008]

• Appeal for information in fatal stabbing case

  Detectives are appealing for more information after William Rogers, 28, was stabbed to death in a flat in Douglas in March. [4th April 2008]

• Gymnastics coach charged with assaulting seven girls

  Gymnastics coach Harold Brian Volante apparently made a girl, who was 13 at the time, put her hand down his shorts while they were in a jacuzzi. [10th March 2008]

• Theft from Ramsey charity shop

  In December, a thief entered 'Share the Care' hospice shop and waited for staff to be distracted, before stealing a valuable gold charm bracelet from a display cabinet. [27th February 2008]

• CCTV should be implemented in trouble hot-spots

  Former Home Affairs Minister, Phil Braidwood, told the House of Keys that real-time CCTV surveillence should be implemented in trouble hot-spots around the island. [6th February 2008]

• Isle of Man won't adopt paedophile pilot project

  A pilot project which identifies local paedophiles to parents won't be adopted on the Isle of Man. [27th February 2008]

• Trevor and Wendy Baines appear in court

  Mr and Mrs Baines have appeared in court for their involvement with Roys Spyros Poyiadjis. [5th February 2008]

• Man jailed for supplying ecstasy to a 16-year old girl

  A 16-year old girl ended up in hospital after a man supplied her with ecstasy tablets at his house party in Douglas. [31st January 2008]

• Impractical to check immigrants for criminal records

  Home Affairs Minister, Martyn Quayle, has said that it would be impractical for Manx police to be informed about arrest warrants issued in other countries. [30th January 2008]