A 91-year-old woman was awoken by a night-time burglar who told her not to be concerned because "I'm a carer, I'm all right."Leicester Crown Court was told the courageous pensioner, who lived alone, put on her dressing gown and told the intruder: "I didn't know we had carers here."The burglar, Peter Harty, requested a drink of water and after swilling out his cup walked out of the front door – covertly taking her purse containing £50.He did not wash up the cup...
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Burglar gets caught stealing from 91-year-old woman's flat after...
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First picture released of Leicester teen drink driver Danielle...
This is the first picture release of a Leicester teenage drink driver who killed a mum-of-two after crashing into a taxi.Danielle Bartlett, of Westleigh Road, West End, was only 17 and had not passed her driving test when she took her uncle's car and smashed into the vehicle in Coventry.She was well over the drink-driving limit.In the back of the taxi was child services worker Anna Downey, 42, who suffered massive injuries and died at the scene.At Warwick Crown Court on Friday Bartlett, who had...
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Mum-of-two sets up JustGiving page for Braunstone Community...
A mum-of-two is raising money to help pay for repairs after a city school was vandalised.Melissa Parker has set up a JustGiving page to raise £1,000 to help replace the toys and equipment destroyed by vandals at Braunstone Community Primary School last Monday.Ms Parker said she had been told that the attack had seen up to 40 windows and doors smashed causing £10,000 worth of damage.She said: "The nursery was broken into and suffered most of the damage."There was even...
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Barnado's store in Hamilton Leicester broken into leaving local...
Raiders broke into a charity shop overnight in Leicestershire.Intruders forced their way into the Barnado's store in the Hamilton District centre in Hamilton.Staff arrived at 9am to discover that the premises had been broken into at the rear.A Barnado's spokesperson said: "It would appear that nothing has been stolen but we can't be sure."Whoever broke in has made a bit of a mess but staff believe nothing has been taken away."We called the police and they are investigating the...
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Police warning after 19 drunk or drugged-up drivers arrested...
Police arrested 19 drivers who tested positive for alcohol or drugs at crash scenes during the annual Christmas crackdown.The campaign, which ran from the beginning of December until New Year's Day, saw a total of 50 drivers arrested for drink or drug-impaired driving.Although that is lower than the previous year's total of 67, road safety campaigners have highlighted the high number of collisions and the disproportionate number of younger drivers among those arrested.Of the 50 arrests, 46 were...
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Teenager stabbed wrong man in revenge attack outside Lamp...
A teenager stabbed the wrong man in a revenge attack outside the city centre Lamp Lighters pub, before it closed.Charley Daley, 18, was given a detention sentence after admitting he wounded the victim, who suffered a deep gash into the muscle of his arm, requiring surgery.Leicester Crown Court was told the incident happened during a skirmish between several men outside the pub in Silver Street, on October 17, 2015, before the premises closed down.Jonathan Eley, prosecuting, said the victim...
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Woman banned from keeping pets after dog found in room of urine...
A woman who kept her starving dog in a room littered with its own faeces has been banned from having pets.RSPCA officers rescued German shepherd cross Chase from the home of Georgina Inglis - and they now hope he will soon be found a new family.Inglis later pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to the dog by failing to feed him regularly or provide him with a clean environment to live in.The RSPCA's chief inspector for Leicestershire, Jim Lucas, said Chase was skinny and filthy with...
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These blinged-up crooks' designer goods have been sold in...
They were once the flashy symbols of their owners' bling criminal lifestyles – but now they are up for grabs on the internet at knock-down prices, thanks to Leicestershire Police.Under the Proceeds of Crime Act, the force's economic crime unit seizes everything from jewellery and designer clothes and accessories to cars and homes from criminals.Over the past few months, bargain-hunters who visit the force's eBay "shop" have snapped up Rolex watches, some particularly distinctive...
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New 'laughing gas' alert as hundreds of cannisters are dumped in...
Groups are gathering on an industrial estate to inhale the potentially lethal nitrous oxide, also known as 'laughing gas'.Leicestershire Police said groups are travelling to the Cobden Street area, off Humberstone Road, Leicester city centre at night, when most businesses there are closed.The evidence is plain to see with hundreds of discarded silver cannisters in which the gas is sold littering the road and surrounding car parks.Police have previously warned people about the potentially lethal...
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Drugs raid at home in New Parks, Leicester - live updates
A drugs raid is taking place at a property in New Parks, Leicester.
Officers from Hinckley Road police station executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act in St Clements Court, a former residential home, this morning.
The home closed two years ago before re-opening as flats.
Last month, a resident of nearby Comet Close
told the Leicester Mercury: "There are crooks and villains everywhere. I have people climbing in my back yard at 3am causing trouble."
The Mercury...
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Thieves 'target' Bradgate Park to steal park ranger's £30k ...
A Land Rover belonging to the Bradgate Park Trust has been stolen from outside a village cafe.
Thieves struck as the £30,0000 Defender box van was parked near the public park's main gates in Bradgate Road, Newtown Linford, at about 10am today.
Trustees have issued an urgent appeal for information in an attempt to recover the vehicle, which is one of a fleet of three Land Rovers used by park rangers.
Live updates: Drugs raid at home in New Parks, Leicester
Peter Tyldesley, director...
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Burglars smash their way into Leicester Age UK charity shop
Burglars smashed their way into a city centre charity shop today, stealing stock and even the staff members' biscuits.
It was the second raid at the Hotel Street branch of Age UK in four months.
Break-in: The Age UK charity shop in Hotel Street (Photograph by Chris Gordon)
Manager Sue Ellis said: "You've got to be lower than low to target a charity shop like this."It's very saddening. A lot of our volunteers are old ladies who give their time for nothing – they made it in...
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Two arrested following drugs raid on city estate
Two men were arrested following a raid today on a flat in a neighbourhood which residents say is blighted by drugs and anti-social behaviour.Officers from Hinckley Road police station executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act in St Clement Court, off Comet Close, New Parks, Leicester at midday.The raided flat is one of scores of properties in a former residential home which has been converted by its private owner.Last month, the Leicester Mercury reported that problems highlighted by...
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Drunken thug who broke student's jaw handed himself in after CCTV...
A drunken attacker who broke a student's jaw with an unprovoked punch handed himself in to the police after seeing a CCTV picture of himself in the Mercury.Chad Butler, who had been out celebrating the birth of his first child, was so intoxicated when he assaulted the victim that he had no recollection of it afterwards, Leicester Crown Court was told.Butler (25), a bricklayer, of Alport Way, Wigston, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm to the 22-year-old victim, a third year student, who...
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Recap: JCB loader crashed into post office in Rothley in...
Police are investigating after a digger crashed through the front of a shop in Rothley.
Officers have cordoned off part of Woodgate in the Leicestershire village after a reported incident in the early hours.
BBC Leicester is reporting that a telehandler has gone through the building housing the post office.
They add that a police cordon is in place and that a witness said police had been on scene since around 3am.
The
Rothley Post Office building has a cash machine to its front and...
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Drunk driver Danielle Bartlett could see sentence extended after...
The family of a mother-of-two are appealing against the sentence handed down to the teenage drink-driver who killed her.Learner driver Danielle Bartlett was 17 when she crashed into the side of a taxi in Coventry after getting drunk and taking her uncle's car without permission.Anna Downey, 42, who was in the back of the cab died at the scene.Bartlett fled the scene of the accident.At Warwick Crown Court last Friday, Bartlett (18), of Westleigh Road, West End, Leicester, was jailed for three...
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Staff member at Tesco store in Belgrave Gate taken to hospital...
A member of staff at a Tesco shop has been taken to hospital after he was allegedly assaulted.The injured man was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary after police were called to the shop, in Belgrave Gate, Leicester city centre at 10.30am today.A man was arrested at the scene.Officers said rumours that the member of staff had been stabbed were wrong.Read more: Burglars smash their way into Age UK charity shop in LeicesterA Leicestershire Police spokeswoman said: "A man in his 30s has been...
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Teenage boy 'inappropriately touching girls' at Fosse Park
Police are appealing for information after it was reported that a teenage boy assaulted two girls and touched them inappropriately at Fosse Park on Monday evening. A woman also reported to security guards that a teenage boy was following her while touching himself inappropriately. The incidents all happened at Fosse Park between 7.30pm and 8pm. They did not occur inside stores.Read more: Have you seen the new store planned for Fosse Park?A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the...
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Police helicopter joins search for 'frail' 75-year-old man...
A police helicopter is assisting officers on the ground in the search for a missing 75-year-old man.William Baistow was last seen in Fosse Road Central, West End, Leicester shortly after 1pm today.Police are concerned for his welfare. Officers are searching the West End, Westcotes and Western Park areas of the city, assisted by the National Police Air Service's helicopter.Leicestershire Police has issued a photograph of Mr Baistow and urged members of the public to report any sightings...
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Tesco security guard allegedly assaulted while barring man from...
A Tesco security guard was taken to hospital after he was allegedly assaulted while attempting to stop a man from entering his shop.The guard was injured in the Tesco Express branch in Belgrave Gate, Leicester city centre at 10.30am today.The Leicester Mercury understands the guard had told a man he could not come into the shop and was injured in the resulting confrontation.Leicestershire Police officers at the scene feared the member of staff had suffered a spinal or neck injury and called an...
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