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​Rare teddy bears are stolen from collector – then sold on...

August 26, 2015, 10:00 pm
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Two women burglars raided the home of a collector of valuable Steiff teddy bears and helped themselves to at least 100 of the soft toys.Rachel Reynolds (45) and Claire Cunningham (48) appeared at Leicester Crown Court to admit their dishonesty in a series of break-ins.Cunningham's daughter Fearne Cunningham (22) sold the coveted German-made teddy bears on eBay.The court heard that the victim, who lives in Asfordby, near Melton, claimed that up to 250 bears were taken.But Claire Cunningham's...

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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

August 26, 2015, 11:37 pm
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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Louis Mark Ducharme (25), of Mulberry Avenue, Braunstone Frith, Leicester, was committed to prison for a total of 16 weeks, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to have 12 months' drug dependency treatment after pleading guilty to a series of thefts from shops.These were: tinned salmon, value unknown, from the Co-op, Sharmon Crescent on April 3, five weeks consecutive; shower gel, value unknown from the One Stop Shop, Kirby Muxloe on April...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

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Mum illegally claims more than £35,000 in housing benefit...

August 27, 2015, 12:22 am
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A woman dishonestly claimed more than £35,000 in housing benefit because she failed to tell a council her landlord was the father of her two children.Chantelle Callanan appeared in court after council investigators were tipped off about her true circumstances by the Department of Work and Pensions.She pleaded guilty to unlawfully claiming housing benefit over a six year period at Leicester Magistrates' Court.She was ordered to carry out 150 hours unpaid work in the community as well as pay...

Mum illegally claims more than £35,000 in housing benefit...

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Mugger threatened to stab a man before snatching his wallet

August 27, 2015, 4:03 am
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A street mugger under the influence of drugs threatened to stab a man before snatching his wallet and running off, a court heard.Nicholas Morris, 38, who was jailed for two-and-a-half-years, also damaged the victim's mobile phone by throwing it onto the ground.Leicester Crown Court heard the robbery happened on Corporation Road, near Abbey Lane, in the city, at 1.30pm on February 14.Lynsey Knott, prosecuting, said the complainant noticed the defendant coming out of a nearby bookmaker's muttering...

Mugger threatened to stab a man before snatching his wallet

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Hit-and-run driver leaves motorcyclist injured in road

August 27, 2015, 4:32 am
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Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who left a motorcyclist seriously injured in the road.The driver left the scene of the collision, in Humberstone Road, near Leicester city centre, last night.Police believe the motorbike and the car, a dark coloured Volkswagen Scirocco, were involved in a collision near the junction with Dysart Way at 11.30pm. The rider was taken to Nottingham's Queen's Medical Centre.A police spokeswoman said today the rider's injuries were "not...

Hit-and-run driver leaves motorcyclist injured in road

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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

August 28, 2015, 12:36 am
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Raj Parmar (33), of Welbury Road, Hamilton, pleaded guilty to exceeding 50mph on the A607 Newark Road, Thurmaston, on December 15. He was fined £350 with a £36 victim surcharge, £85 costs and given six penalty points.Usman Ahmed Patel (49), of East Park Road, Leicester, pleaded guilty to using a hand-held mobile phone while driving at the junction of Kent Street and Humberstone Road, Leicester, on April 25. He was fined £200 with a £20 victim surcharge, £85...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

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City centre stabbing victim's plea for justice

August 28, 2015, 12:47 am
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A man who was critically injured in a street stabbing four weeks ago has today urged members of the public to help police bring his attackers to justice.The victim, who has asked to known only by his first name, Shaunray, was attacked when he tried to stop a group of young men harassing a woman in Leicester city centre.The 25-year-old, who was in the city with his family to attend the annual Caribbean Carnival, on Saturday August 1, was stabbed a number of times during the confrontation in...

City centre stabbing victim's plea for justice

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Brave shop worker tackles knife-wielding robber

August 28, 2015, 4:49 am
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A shop-worker had a knife held in his face during an attempted robbery.The lone shop assistant at Top Quality Fit Ltd, a building supplies company, in Loughborough was attacked on Tuesday afternoon.The Moira Street shop opened for business just three weeks ago.The armed man went into the shop and threatened the staff member by holding a kitchen knife in his face and ordered him to hand over cash.The shop's owner said his employee grappled with the raider but was unhurt.The robber fled the scene...

Brave shop worker tackles knife-wielding robber

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Sneak thief steals 84-year-old Sylvia's 'lifeline' shopping...

August 28, 2015, 10:39 am
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An 84-year-old woman has told how a sneak thief stole her shopping trolley on a visit to the city centre.Sylvia Goddard had turned her back on the trolley – in which she was carrying her weekly shop, her purse and a shopping bag – for only a moment. However, the thief wheeled it away.The purse contained her cash, bank cards and a number of personal items of great sentimental value to her.The theft happened this week in WH Smith in Gallowtree Gate, Leicester.Mrs Goddard, who has bone...

Sneak thief steals 84-year-old Sylvia's 'lifeline' shopping...

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Iceland staff anger as thief steals ball signed by Leicester City...

August 28, 2015, 10:54 am
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A shop's plan to raise money for charity by raffling a football signed by Leicester City players has been ruined after it was stolen.Members of staff at Iceland, in Narborough Road, Leicester, were hoping to raise money for children's charities this weekend.The ball, which was on display in the shop in order to drum up interest in their appeal, was stolen on Thursday.Store manager Suzanne Measom said: "We do a week of charity fund-raising every year and everyone puts in so much effort....

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HIV-positive man jailed for 12 years for attempting to rape...

August 29, 2015, 4:15 am
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A former care worker who is HIV-positive has been jailed for 12 years for attempting to rape a disabled woman in her home.Bonface Marova went uninvited into the victim's Leicester home after she had taken pain relief medication and was drowsy.He had befriended her through a mutual friend but turned up unannounced, entering via an unlocked door and asking to use the toilet.Leicester Crown Court was told he said to the woman, in her late 50s: "Has anyone ever told you you're...

HIV-positive man jailed for 12 years for attempting to rape...

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Two men jailed for series of planned house burglaries

August 29, 2015, 4:20 am
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Two men involved in a series of planned house burglaries, netting tens of thousands of pounds worth of valuables, have been locked up.Luke Holford, 23, of Luther Street, West End, Leicester, was sentenced to five years imprisonment.Stefan Rainer, 27, of River View, Barrow on Soar, was jailed for four years and four months.Sentencing, Judge Lynn Tayton QC said: "These were sophisticated planned burglaries designed to obtain the maximum amount of goods."It was the cynical acquisition of...

Two men jailed for series of planned house burglaries

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Cases at Leicester Magistrates Court

August 30, 2015, 2:00 am
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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Katharine Elizabeth Anthony (23), of The Pines, Hall Lane, Whitwick, pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon, a meat knife, in a public place, Hall Lane, Whitwick, on July 14 without lawful authority or reasonable excuse. She was given a 16-week prison sentence suspended for 12 months. and given a rehabilitation activity requirement to attend appointments or to participate in any activity as required for up to 40 days. She was...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

August 30, 2015, 2:01 am
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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Leslie William Warner (69) of Moor Lane, Loughborough, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour or disorderly behaviour causing racially or religiously-aggravation to another person, in Loughborough on June 4.He was given a community order including a requirement to attend appointments or to participate in any rehabilitation activity for up to 20 days.He was ordered to pay £100 with a...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

August 30, 2015, 2:02 am
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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Eamon McCarthy (20), of Brookfield Rise, Saffron Lane, was proven guilty after denying using a vehicle without third party insurance at Saffron lane, Leicester, on February 11. He was fined £165 with a £20 victim surcharge, £250 costs and disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving licence for three months. McCarthy was also proven guilty after denying driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence on the same...
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Police seize 87 motorbikes from reckless or illegal riders

August 29, 2015, 6:33 am
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Police have seized 87 motorbikes and minimotos from illegal or reckless riders in the past six months.The campaign, Operation Groundhopper, was launched in February by officers at Leicester's Hinckley Road police station.It is targeting illegal riders in areas such as Western Park, Beaumont Leys and Braunstone.Officers are asking members of the public to contact them to report riders when they are out on the roads or on open land.Sgt Kevin Sharkey, who leads the Western Park beat team, said:...

Police seize 87 motorbikes from reckless or illegal riders

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Benefits cheat pocketed thousands in state hand-outs after...

August 30, 2015, 2:44 am
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A benefits cheat pocketed almost £12,500 in state hand-outs she was not entitled to, after failing to declare she had got married, a court heard.Kimberley Simmonds, 32, initially made a legitimate claim as a single mother of a child.But when she married Lee Simmonds in May 2011, she continued claiming council tax until March 2013 and income support until February 2014.Noel Filo, prosecuting, said that when Simmonds, of Stuart Road, Glen Parva, was questioned by the authorities she claimed...

Benefits cheat pocketed thousands in state hand-outs after...

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Persistent burglar jailed after breaking into house while owner...

August 31, 2015, 1:13 am
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A persistent burglar who broke into a house while the owner was out walking his dog was jailed for two years and five months.George Ellul, 47, has more than 100 offences on his criminal record, of which 50 are for commercial burglary and half-a-dozen for entering dwellings.He pleaded guilty to breaking into the dog owner's property, in King Richard's Hill, Whitwick, on June 2.Balraj Bhatia, prosecuting, said the householder returned to find a side gate damaged and his kitchen window smashed.He...

Persistent burglar jailed after breaking into house while owner...

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Greville Janner's alleged sex abuse case back in court

August 31, 2015, 9:01 am
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Former Leicester MP Greville Janner's alleged child sexual abuse case is due to return to court today.A hearing is listed at Southwark Crown Court, in London.It was unclear today whether the 87-year-old peer, whose family insist is entirely innocent, will appear for the hearing.Lord Janner made a brief appearance at Westminster Magistrates' Court last month, where it was decided to refer the case to the higher court. Janner, former MP for Leicester West, is accused of 22 sexual offences against...

Greville Janner's alleged sex abuse case back in court

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Missing man Aaron Dunn found 'safe and well' in London

September 1, 2015, 1:45 am
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A man who was reported missing a month ago has been found safe and well in London.Aaron Dunn, 26, was located on Sunday evening.He was last seen on Saturday, July 25, in Dunster Street, Westcotes, Leicester. However, he was not officially reported missing until five days later. Police were concerned for his welfare and released a photograph of him and urged the public to report any possible sightings. Looking for a new job? Visit our Jobs Channel to see all the latest vacancies

Missing man Aaron Dunn found 'safe and well' in London

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