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September 19, 2016, 2:20 am

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Lord Willy Bach, Leicestershire's Police and Crime Commissioner, said the force is doing all it can to track down the person who stabbed a man outside a Leicester pub.Lord Bach spoke out as the 24-year-old man recovers in hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed outside the Keeper's Lodge in Beaumont Leys.The violent attack, which happened outside the pub in Fletchers Mall, in the early hours of Friday morning, is the fourth stabbing incident in the city in the last week.The injured...

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September 19, 2016, 6:39 am

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A former DJ has been sentenced to three years in jail after admitting a series of sexual offences against a 15-year-old girl.Matt Underwood, 37, of Saunderson Road, Stocking Farm, Leicester, was sentenced at Leicester Crown Court on Friday after pleading guilty to possessing indecent images of a child and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.The court heard that he met the girl in a city pub where he was a DJ, and knowing her age, encouraged her to engage in sexual activity between July...

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September 19, 2016, 8:13 am

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A man who was jailed for his part in a "cruel and ruthless" kidnapping deserves his seven-and-a-half year sentence, senior judges have ruled.Kenneth Wallace (24) was one of a gang of four men who kidnapped Daniel Tillson from his Melton Mowbray home in May last year.The foursome planned to take drugs and money, but when they did not find what they were looking for, decided to hold him for ransom instead.Mr Tillson was hit with an iron bar and dozens of calls were made to his brother in...

Thugs force way into disabled man's home to steal cash

September 19, 2016, 10:34 am

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Police are searching for two thugs who forced their way into a disabled man's home and stole cash from him. The men targeted the victim in his home in Stapleford Road, Stocking Farm, Leicester, at 9.40am last Thursday. In a statement, Leicestershire Police said: "They carried out a messy search of the property, taking cash with them."The 58-year-old disabled man was not injured in the incident but has been left shaken by the ordeal." The two men were wearing yellow...

Man charged with Granby Street stabbing

September 20, 2016, 12:49 am

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A 24-year-old has been charged with wounding following a stabbing in the city centre.Kye Gayle, of no fixed address, has been charged after a 22-year-old was stabbed in the early hours of Sunday, September 11 in Granby Street, Leicester.He appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court yesterday(19) and was remanded into custody.

'It's changed my life': Woman tells of horrific crash injuries...

September 20, 2016, 2:19 am

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A woman has told how the physical and emotional injuries she suffered in a motorway pile-up caused by a driver using a phone have left her a prisoner in her home. Liese Bowers-Straw was critically injured when she was caught up in the eight-vehicle crash on the M1 in Leicestershire in November 2014. It had been caused by a driver who was distracted because she was using her mobile phone. A man in another vehicle died in the smash, which closed the motorway for 18 hours. A week earlier,...

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September 20, 2016, 9:30 am

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A pedestrian feared for his life when two would-be robbers, one armed with an axe, threatened to "slice off" his head and face.When the victim had nothing to hand over, one of the muggers suggested the victim rob someone else for them instead.The man was accosted by William Henry Cook and Ellijah Shenton in Glebe Street, off Conduit Street, in the city centre, when they were high on drink and drugs, at 11.20pm on May 22.Leicester Crown Court was told the defendants wanted him to hand...

Residents' relief after police close rowdy drug flat

September 20, 2016, 10:10 am

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Police have won a court order to evict the occupants of a flat which residents say has been at the centre of drug use and rowdy behaviour. The property, in Russell Street, Loughborough, has been sealed and the occupants told to find new homes. It is the second home in a month in the same area of the town to be closed under a court order granted to Leicestershire Police by magistrates due to reports of persistent anti-social behaviour. A copy of the closure order is displayed...

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September 20, 2016, 10:33 am

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An alleged stab victim told a jury of the pain he felt when being knifed in the back, whilst another attacker hit him on the head with a wheel wrench.The blade penetrated Minesh Lakha's liver and diaphragm, which required surgery.He also suffered a collapsed lung - as well as an arm injury, facial fractures and bruising from the wheel wrench blows.Mr Lakha, who was hospitalised for three weeks, was allegedly attacked outside the Paget Arms, Oxford Street, Loughborough, on the afternoon of Friday...

Spate of catalytic converter thefts in city neighbourhood, police...

September 21, 2016, 6:31 am

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Police have issued an alert to motorists after a series of vehicles were targeted for their catalytic converters. The devices, which are attractive to thieves because they contain several precious metals, have been taken from underneath vehicles in the Highfields area of Leicester in the past few weeks. Police believe the thefts are linked to the high price of scrap metal. Replacement units can cost up to £2,000. A Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said: "There has been a spate...

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September 21, 2016, 8:20 am

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Leicestershire Police has announced the date on which it will begin the process of recruiting new officers. Applicants will be able to apply to join the force from Monday, October 10. The force has slashed its budget by tens of millions of pounds in the past few years and lost hundreds of officers, chiefly to retirement, to stay in line with Government spending reductions. However, it confirmed last month that it is to bring in new recruits. Forty of the 120 posts are to be filled by...

Man arrested after stabbing outside city pub

September 21, 2016, 8:52 am

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Police have arrested a 35-year-old man in connection with a stabbing outside a pub last week. The man has been taken into custody and is being questioned about the assault outside the Keeper's Lodge, Beaumont Leys. Emergency services were called after a 24-year-old man sustained a suspected stab wound to his abdomen outside the Fletcher Mall pub. The incident happened at 12.30am last Friday, Leicestershire Police said. The injured man remains in hospital and is said to be...

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September 21, 2016, 9:37 am

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Police have appealed for witnesses to a collision in which a cyclist suffered serious injuries. The rider was injured in a collision with a red Ford Fiesta in Kibworth at the weekend. The 32-year-old, who was riding an Apollo mountain bike was taken from the scene to University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire. A Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said the rider's injuries were "serious but not life-threatening". The collision happened at 8.30am on Sunday in Fleckney Road,...

21 thefts and burglaries in 15 days in a Leicestershire town

September 21, 2016, 9:44 am

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Police are investigating 21 thefts and burglaries of commercial properties in 15 days in a Leicestershire town.Between September 2 and 16 in Market Harborough there were 21 incidents, which have been listed on this page.Separate to the incidents listed on this page, it has been found that a number of staff tips jars from some local cafes have been stolen - a 28-year-old woman has been charged in connection with these thefts.One of the latest shop break-ins was a burglary at the Air Ambulance...

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September 21, 2016, 10:17 am

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A defence barrister told a jury it was "speculation" that his client stabbed a man in the back with a knife during a row.Connor Franklin, 25, denies inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent upon Minesh Lakha, or possessing a knife, during an altercation outside the Paget Arms, in Loughborough's Oxford Street, on the afternoon of Friday March 18.He is on trial at Leicester Crown Court where he has chosen not to give evidence in his defence.In his police interview, however, he denied...

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September 22, 2016, 1:44 am

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A city councillor was badly beaten up when he tried to help a woman who was being threatened in the street. Ross Grant came under attack when he went to the aid of the young woman in London Road when she was being harassed by a man The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning near the railway station and left him with cuts and bruises to his face. He was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary accident and emergency department because he had blood coming out of his ear and...

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September 22, 2016, 4:10 am

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Police taped off a section of a town centre this morning after a man was reported to be behaving aggressively and telling bystanders he was going to harm himself. A section of Loughborough's Cattle Market, at its junction with Granby Street, was taped off while officers dealt with the man. A Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said officers, including the armed response unit, were called to the scene at 10.20am. She said: "A 27-year-old man has been arrested following a public order...

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September 22, 2016, 5:27 am

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Police are hunting a young man who carried out a "cowardly" attack on a vulnerable 90-year old.The elderly man was pushed over and had to have hospital treatment for a head injury.The incident occurred near Greggs Bakery in Leicester Market Place at around midday yesterday.Police say the 90-year-old victim was approached by a man who pushed him causing him to fall backwards hitting his head on a bench.The victim suffered a head injury and was taken to the Leicester Royal Infirmary for...

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September 22, 2016, 11:21 pm

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A 35 year old has been charged over an attack on a man found seriously injured in Beaumont Leys a week ago.Darren Eason of Butterwick Drive, Leicester, has been charged with Section 18 wounding with intent and possession of a bladed article in a public place. He is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates' Court today.The charge relates to an assault outside the Keeper's Lodge pub on the Fletcher Mall in Beaumont Leys on Friday, September 16, where a man was found with an injury to his abdomen....

Crime victim hands over £50k for 'winning lottery ticket'...

September 23, 2016, 4:29 am

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Criminals have conned people out of £100,000 by tricking them into buying what they claimed to be a winning lottery ticket. The fraudsters are approaching people in the street, showing them the ticket and claiming they cannot claim the cash themselves because they do not have passports or another form of identification. One person handed over £50,000 in exchange for the worthless ticket, Leicestershire Police said. Others, including elderly and 'vulnerable' people, have swapped...