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June 20, 2015, 7:30 am

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The police found drugs at a man's house after being called to deal with a disturbance in the street, a court heard.Jakob Doronin (22) was found to have two ounces of cannabis and 17 ecstasy tablets in his then home, in Narborough Road, Leicester.He pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis, with intent to supply it, on September 20 last year.Kate Plummer, prosecuting, said that the cannabis had a street value of up to £740.Doronin also admitted possessing ecstasy, a class A drug, for personal...

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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

June 20, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Shaun Bethell (28), of Bridge Street, Loughborough, was proven guilty in absence of entering a train between Loughborough and Leicester on January 26, intending to travel without a valid ticket. He was fined £200 with £5.60 compensation, a £20 victim surcharge and £135 costs.Daniel Maurice Dixon (22), of Aikman Avenue, Leicester, was proven guilty in absence of entering a train between Leicester and Loughborough on...

Armed police swoop on Leicester street after thugs smash up cars

June 21, 2015, 12:40 am

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Armed police swooped on a city street this morning after reports that thugs smashed two car windscreens and tried to break in to a house.They descended on Collingham Road, in Rowley Fields, just before 7am today.One officer told neighbours that a red car had pulled up outside the house at about 6.15am.He said someone had tried to break in to the property and had also smashed the windscreens of the two cars parked on the driveway.When officers arrived at the scene they had to force their way in...

Man who waved blade at police in middle of Narborough Road and...

June 21, 2015, 6:52 am

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A violent man, who waved a blade at the police in the middle of a busy dual carriageway has been jailed for two years.Nicholas Underwood, who suffers from mental health problems, at one stage told the officers in Narborough Road, Leicester: "I want you to shoot me."One of the eight officers attending the scene said afterwards: "I've never been so scared of being injured."Avik Mukherjee, prosecuting, told Leicester Crown Court: "The safety of the police was in real...

Melton's Pc Chris Perry is Beat Bobby of the Year

June 21, 2015, 11:00 pm

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Pc Chris Perry has been named as Leicester Mercury Beat Bobby of the Year.Pc Perry won the annual title for his work in Melton, where he has served as a beat officer for the past 10 years.Judges cited his success and dedication in tackling drug dealing in an area of the town, a spate of burglaries and a particularly bitter neighbourhood dispute among his outstanding successes in the past year.They also pointed to his work to help a local centre for people with behavioural problems to improve its...

Middle-lane 'hogging' driver convicted

June 22, 2015, 12:35 am

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Middle-lane hogging is one of the biggest pet hates of drivers and it appears that this could be the first case of the frustrating habit leading to a conviction.A Citroen Berlingo driver has been handed five penalty points on his license and given fines totalling £940 after a court in Leeds found him guilty of hogging the middle-lane of the M62 motorway near Huddersfield.After cruising along at 60mph in lane two of the M62 in West Yorkshire while the inside lane was empty, the driver has...

Out of control drunken teenage mum pushed police officer down...

June 22, 2015, 3:21 am

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A drunken teenage mum was so out of control when the police arrived at her home she pushed an officer downstairs, a court heard.Harriet Brookes, 18, was behaving so badly in front of her own daughter and other youngsters, that her family called the police for help.Philip Gibbs, prosecuting, said: "When they arrived at the house in Glenborne Road, Leicester, to deal with the disturbance, the defendant was upstairs; being hostile, volatile, aggressive and abusive."When she did not come...

Leicestershire people to be warned over phone scams after...

June 22, 2015, 3:27 am

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Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) volunteers will descend onto the streets of Leicestershire this week in a bid to tackle phone fraud against the counties residents.Phone scams are on the rise across the country and to mark the start of National Neighbourhood & Home Watch Week today, more than 173,000 volunteers will visit homes and speak to people to help raise awareness about the most popular type of phone fraud.In figures revealed by Financial Fraud Action, £23.6 million was lost last year...

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Cyber hackers strike 13 times at Leicester City Council's...

June 22, 2015, 7:11 am

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Leicester City Council has revealed it has been targeted by more than a dozen cyber attacks.The authority has released details of the number of occasions hackers have tried to illegally gain access to or disrupt its computer network.There have been 13 attempts to infiltrate the council's computers since January 1, 2010.The council declined to release any details other than number of incidents when responding to a Freedom of Information request.It is therefore unclear how severe the incidents...

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June 22, 2015, 7:55 am

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A son who hid a loaded Smith and Wesson revolver under his mother's mattress has been jailed for seven years.Leaving the dock after sentencing, Bryan Kaba said to his mother in the public gallery: "I love you mum."The court heard police went to Kaba's home in Stocking Farm, Leicester, intending to arrest him on suspicion of an assault that was never proceeded with – and found the handgun in a black bag with six rounds of ammunition in it.Faye Mellor, prosecuting, told Leicester...

Man arrested in Leicester city centre disturbance

June 22, 2015, 8:15 am

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A man was arrested after an "altercation" in a city centre street.Police responded in force to reports of an affray in Dover Street, this afternoon.The police helicopter was also in the air as more than a dozen officers descended on Charles Street as part of their inquiries into the earlier incident.A spokeswoman for the police said: "We were called to reports of an altercation in Dover Street at 1.51pm."Officers attended the incident and arrested a man on suspicion of...

Did thieves steal village play equipment for their own kids?

June 23, 2015, 3:50 am

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Villagers believe thieves who stole climbing equipment from a playground they worked for years to create may have taken it for their own children.The playground, on a small piece of land off Main Street in Dunton Bassett, near Lutterworth, was targeted on Wednesday night last week.The climbing frames and other equipment – which were all anchored in the ground – were carefully taken apart and removed.Villagers, who spent years raising money to create and equip the area, believe the...

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June 23, 2015, 4:16 am

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The sign which greeted visitors to the village of Gotham and which is thought to have been stolen by Batman fans has been recovered in a drugs raid. Gotham, which shares its name with the comic book superhero's home city although there is a difference in pronunciation, had its sign stolen for the third time in four years last year. Police recovered the sign during a drugs raid in Loughborough last week. Officers tweeted a photograph of one of its officers with the sign. Our neighbourhood...

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June 23, 2015, 4:35 am

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Two men involved in a group burglary of a home, when the occupants were on holiday, have been given suspended jail sentences.Cameron Creese and Richard Watson pleaded guilty to the break-in, on Stephenson Drive, Newfoundpool, Leicester.The city's crown court was told the defendants were recruited to take part by a "ringleader," who has yet to be sentenced.He lived near the victims and knew they were away.Michael Collis, prosecuting, said a local resident spotted Watson, who was the...

Tenants evicted from homes in council 'Anti-social' crackdown

June 23, 2015, 7:27 am

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Two tenants evicted from council homes for anti-social behaviourThe anti-social behaviour of two tenants living in North West Leicestershire has cost them their homes following a council-led crackdown.Housing services officers at the district council have been working with the police to stop people making their neighbours' lives a misery.Bruce Cordwell, formerly of Bakewell Court, Coalville, and Andrew Spencer, formerly of The Moorlands, Coleorton, have both been evicted.Cordwell (18) lost his...

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June 23, 2015, 9:38 am

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A man has been jailed for life for murdering a former soldier who died of his injuries five years after he was left brain damaged in a brutal assault.Joseph Moran, (28), was convicted and imprisoned for assaulting 61-year-old Fred Sluggett at his home in Thurnby Lodge, Leicester, in 2009.But after Mr Sluggett died of his injuries last year, the charges were upgraded.Today, Moran was found guilty of murder by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court.He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum...

Greville Janner abused children in Parliament, MP alleges

June 23, 2015, 10:16 am

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Greville Janner sexually abused children in the Palace of Westminster, a leading MP has claimed.Simon Danczuk made the allegation against the 86-year-old Leicester peer during a Parliamentary debate today.Mr Danczuk, Labour MP for Rochdale, said he had discussed the case with senior Leicestershire Police officers.The Leicestershire force is currently trying to overturn a decision by director of public prosecutions, (DPP), Alison Saunders to not put Lord Janner on trial because of his Alzheimer's...

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June 23, 2015, 11:36 pm

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A man accused of shooting dead a mother-of-two told a murder trial he played no part in the killing – and has never seen a real gun.Aaron Power (25) is accused of jointly murdering Hayley Pointon, with alleged accomplice, Aaron Newman (24).The victim, 30, was gunned down outside her boyfriend's house in Sunnydale Road, Hinckley.The prosecution alleges the defendants were out to kill her boyfriend, Nigel Barwell – but ended up shooting Hayley when she got in the way.Giving evidence in...

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June 24, 2015, 7:59 am

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Leicestershire police and crime commissioner Sir Clive Loader is to temporarily step down because he has been sidelined by a chronic back problem.Sources have told the Mercury that Sir Clive, 61, is set to appoint an acting commissioner while he recovers from the condition that has left him laid up.An announcement from the Conservative commissioner is expected to be made at a meeting of the county's police and crime panel tomorrow.It is unclear how long Sir Clive, a former Air Chief Marshall and...

'I was speeding on M1 because a snake bit my mum" - man...

June 24, 2015, 8:41 am

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A man said he was speeding on the M1 in Leicestershire because he was rushing to see his mum who had been bitten by a snake.Robert Blay was clocked the heading north on the motorway near Cosby at between 96mph and 98mph.The 49-year-old, of Watergate Court, Leicester, wrote to magistrates admitting breaking the 70mph limit on a 1.1 mile stretch of the motorway on February 7.His letter said he was rushing to see his mother who was seriously ill after being bitten by the serpent.Blay's letter did...