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Police name cyclist, 55, killed in country road crash

June 1, 2016, 3:21 am
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Police have named a cyclist who died after a collision with a Range Rover on a country road at the weekend. Valerie Reed, 55, of Burton on Trent, was pronounced dead at the scene in Swepstone, near Coalville, at 11am on Sunday. Police said the collision happened in Swepstone Road, near Cattows Farm. In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: "Officers attended along with the ambulance service and located the cyclist injured by the roadside."The cyclist, Valerie Reed, 55, of...

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Thief completely ignored by shopkeeper after declaring 'this is a...

June 1, 2016, 5:27 am
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A robber was high on drink and drugs when he raided a shop and threatened to kill the owners, a court heard.Reece Bayliss carried out the raid at Dee Bee Food Stores, Eastwood Road, Leicester – where he was a regular customer.Bizarrely, he had just handed over £10 to pay for items previously obtained on credit, when he announced he was carrying out a robbery.The store keeper, Hemat Patel, initially ignored him and carried on serving customers.At Leicester Crown Court he was jailed...

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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

June 1, 2016, 8:00 am
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Recent cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include numerous driving offences.Nazir Gaffar (46) of Heybridge Road, Humberstone, Leicester, pleaded guilty to speeding on the M1 southbound between junctions 21a and 21 on October 14.He was fined £182 with a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs and handed three penalty points on his licence.Denise Hammond (39) of Finch Road, Kibworth Harcourt, pleaded guilty to failing to give information relating to the identity of a...

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Police hunt thugs who carried out knife-point robberies in...

June 1, 2016, 9:27 am
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Police are hunting two thugs who carried out two knife-point robberies in Leicester's Victoria Park last night. The first attack happened between 10pm and 10.30pm when the pair threatened a 20-year-old man and told him to hand over his cash. The victim ran away but suffered a cut to his hand during the confrontation. Nothing was stolen. At 11pm, the pair targeted three 20-year-old men walking home through the London Road park. They threatened them with the knife and demanded their...

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New 'laughing gas' warning after dozens of cannisters dumped in...

June 1, 2016, 10:08 am
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A new warning over the dangers of inhaling "laughing gas" has been issued after dozens of used cannisters were found in the historic heart of Leicester. The discarded silver cannisters were discovered in Castle View, next to the Newarke Houses Museum this week. Most had been removed today, although one or two were still dotted around the area. The gas, which can be bought legally in small canisters and has practical industrial uses, produces a euphoria but floods users' lungs and...

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Newsagent sentenced after selling 'legal highs' which contained...

June 1, 2016, 10:13 am
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A newsagent who sold "legal highs" found to contain illegal substances was given a suspended jail sentence.Narendra Patidar who runs the Ashby Square News in Loughborough was initially warned by the police on January 28, 2015 that the pills and powders might contain banned chemicals.Although he ceased selling the products, when the police executed a search warrant two months later on March 24 they found a box in the shop's storeroom contained packets of pills and powders which turned...

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Seven men arrested in police raids searching for illegal firearms

June 1, 2016, 10:26 am
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Seven men have been arrested in a joint operation against illegal firearms in Leicestershire and two other midlands counties.Properties were searched in Leicester and Loughborough this morning where three men were detained.A Leicestershire Police spokesman said: "The warrants were carried out under Section 8 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act as part of an ongoing joint operation between East Midlands Special Operations Unit, Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, Leicestershire...

Seven men arrested in police raids searching for illegal firearms

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71-year-old man charged with GBH after woman, 66, stabbed in...

June 2, 2016, 12:57 am
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A 71-year-old man has been charged after an incident in Burbage in which a woman suffered stab wounds.Peter Green, of Wolvey Road, Burbage, has been charged with grievous bodily harm following the incident where a 66-year-old woman was injured.The woman remains in the University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire. Her injuries are not life-threatening.The man was due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court today.

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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

June 2, 2016, 5:07 am
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Recent cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include assaulting a police officer and stealing from TK Maxx.Victorinne Achekebe Akeme (43), of Central Road, Leicester, pleaded guilty to failing to give information relating to the identity of a driver alleged to have been guilty of an offence in Leicester on June 30 last year.She was fined £300 with a £30 victim surcharge, £85 costs and six penalty points were put on her driving licence.Waldermar Witold Dron (25), of...

Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court

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Police name motorcyclist, 57, killed in road crash

June 2, 2016, 6:14 am
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Police have named a motorcyclist who was killed in a collision with a car at the weekend. Francis Morette, 57, from France, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Hallamford Road, Shepshed at 10.45pm on Saturday. Police said Mr Morette's motorbike was involved in a collision with a red Honda Shuttle. The driver of the car was uninjured. In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: "Were you in the area at the time of the collision?"Did you see the collision? You may...

Police name motorcyclist, 57, killed in road crash

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Thieves raid tea rooms by Bradgate Park

June 2, 2016, 7:35 am
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Thieves left empty handed after breaking into a tea rooms and attempting to steal a cash machine. The overnight raid took place at The Post Office Tea Rooms, in Bradgate Road, Newtown Linford, by Bradgate Park. It happened sometime between 8.30pm yesterday and 6am today. A police spokeswoman said: "The ATM machine was attacked and an attempt was made to enter the machine."Nothing was stolen during the incident." She added: "Enquiries are ongoing into the burglary...

Thieves raid tea rooms by Bradgate Park

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Police offer £10,000 reward in search for missing mum...

June 2, 2016, 9:22 am
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Police are offering a £10,000 reward for information which helps them find a mother who went missing 10 years ago. Officers hope the offer of cash will convince someone to tell them what they know about the fate of Magorzata Wnuczek. Ms Wnuczek, a Polish national living in Leicester, was reported missing aged 27 in May 2006. Leicestershire Police believes the answer to the mystery of her disappearance could still be found in Leicester, chiefly within its Polish community. Earlier...

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Police warning to cannabis smokers in student flats

June 2, 2016, 9:59 am
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Police have sent a written drugs warning to students in an accommodation block after neighbours complained they could smell cannabis smoke. Letters were delivered to occupants of a block of flats in Leicester's West End this week. The letters, which are not addressed to individuals, spell out the legal consequences of a conviction of possession or supply of the drug while highlighting support available to those with addiction problems. Pc Matt Eld, a member of the Westcotes beat team,...

Police warning to cannabis smokers in student flats

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Would-be fraudster tried to use 'claw' device to get money from...

June 3, 2016, 7:29 am
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A would-be fraudster who attempted to use a "claw" device to dishonestly obtain money from a city centre cash machine was jailed for nine months.Salah Hassan (22) failed to get any money because he and two accomplices incorrectly inserted the device into an ATM, outside a Tesco store near Leicester's Railway Station, on London Road.The police were waiting to arrest him when he returned to the scene, after an internal alarm was triggered, said Gary Short, prosecuting, at the city's...

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Police swoop in Kentucky Fried Chicken car park to catch man...

June 3, 2016, 8:11 am
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A dealer was caught with a stash of cannabis after police officers smelt the drug coming from a car outside a fast food outlet.The officers were in the car park of Kentucky Fried Chicken, in Thornborough Road, Coalville, when they picked up the pungent aroma from Mike Spence's vehicle.Kate Plummer, prosecuting, said: "They knocked on the window of the vehicle and could see that the defendant had a spliff (cannabis cigarette) in his hand."He was searched and when the police looked in...

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Pervert caught erasing indecent pictures of children when police...

June 3, 2016, 9:13 am
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A pervert was caught erasing indecent photographs of children on his computer when the police went to arrest him, a court heard.Officers got a tip off that Steven Taylor had used his credit card to purchase illegal images of young boys, aged between 10 and 14.The police stopped the computer programme which was deleting the evidence and recovered almost 10,000 indecent pictures, including some movie clips.Taylor (50) formerly of Knowles Road, New Parks, Leicester, was jailed for 16 months.He...

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Child abuser who fled to Poland is in jail at last, police...

June 3, 2016, 9:30 am
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A man who sexually abused a child and then went on the run is behind bars at last after being found in Poland. Krzysztof Zalewski (33) has been brought back to the UK where he is now serving the seven year prison term imposed by a judge after a trial went ahead in his absence. During the two-day trial at Leicester Crown Court in November 2014, the jury heard Zalewski sexually abused the 13-year-old girl in the city on two separate occasions. The acts of abuse took place within weeks of him...

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Warning as drug users leave dirty needles in city neighbourhood

June 3, 2016, 11:00 pm
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Police have appealed for help to track down drug users who are littering a city neighbourhood with dirty, used needles.A number of discarded syringes – which can carry a range of infections including HIV and hepatitis – have been found in the Fosse Road South of Leicester's West End in the past few months.They have been found in grass verges, alleyways and in the area's main car park.Members of the public should not attempt to remove any needles they find because of the risk of...

Warning as drug users leave dirty needles in city neighbourhood

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Leicester man arrested on suspicion of murder after body of...

June 5, 2016, 3:38 am
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A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a pensioner whose body was found dumped in woodland near to his home. Peter Stuart, 75,and his wife Sylvia, 69, were reported missing on Friday by a concerned relative who had not seen them for over a week. A post mortem examination on the body of Peter Stuart (pictured) is expected to take place todayMissing: Peter Stuart's wife SylviaOfficers then visited their £280,000 cottage in Weybread, near Diss, Norfolk, where they found...

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