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Jailed in June: We name and shame high-profile Leicester crooks...
Killers, fraudsters and vandals have all been banged up in Leicester and Leicestershire last month. Leicester Crown Court has been busy, sending down criminals who have committed a variety of offences....
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Accused says gun fired accidentally grappling doorman
A gunman who shot a nightclub doorman during a struggle told a jury he did not take the firearm to the scene and had no intention of wounding anyone.Theodore Paget (29) admits producing the handgun and...
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Company director splashed out on lavish cars and holidays after...
A company director who splashed out on lavish cars and exotic holidays after fleecing investors of £3 million has been jailed.Alan Chandler, 46, of Torrance Drive, Melton, used a forged document to...
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Undercover police out from tomorrow looking for drivers who put...
Undercover police officers will go out on bikes today to track down motorists who put cyclists' lives at risk when overtaking them.Officers equipped with body-worn cameras will film motorists who fail...
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Youth, 16, put behind bars after knocking out PC with one punch
A 16-year-old has been put behind bars after knocking out police officer with one punch as he was being taken to a cell.The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, hit the officer at Keyham...
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Man suffers broken jaw in Narborough Road gang attack
A man suffered a broken jaw after being attacked in Narborough Road.The victim was in the road at about 4.45pm on Thursday, June 29, when he was approached by a gang of three men.They spoke to him...
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Live: Busy road in Ashby shut as thieves use digger to smash ATM...
Thieves used a digger to remove a cash machine from a building society in the centre of Ashby this morning. The theft in Market Street was reported at 3.09am. Police say the theft has caused extensive...
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Leicester magistrate calls teen driver a 'plonker' after...
A magistrate called a teenager a plonker after he was caught by police driving a car without a licence or insurance.Chairwoman of the bench, Mrs Angela Sharpe, banned the 17-year-old, who cannot be...
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Jailed: Leicester man found with huge kitchen knife at railway...
A man from Leicester is behind bars after he was arrested at a train station with a huge kitchen knife.Minutes before Nathan Roberts was arrested at Nuneaton Railway Station he had attacked a man at...
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Man treated for stab wound following incident in Comet Close in...
A man is in hospital undergoing treatment for a stab wound.The man, whose details have not been released, was injured in Comet Close, New Parks, Leicester on Friday night.A resident said members of the...
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Man charged over stabbing in Kerrysdale Avenue in Leicester
A man is recovering after suffering a stab wound on Friday night.The man was injured during an incident in Kerrysdale Avenue, off Gipsy Lane.He was taken to hospital but has since been...
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Cannabis farmer who was found in Leicester drug den to be...
Two cannabis gardeners were caught tending a huge crop that could have fetched three quarters of a million pounds on the streets.Cousins Resul Lita (23) and Adonis Lita (20) tried to flee when police...
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'Why did he do it?' - Mystery over unprovoked New Year's attack...
A New Year's party guest, who punched a teenager in the face causing fractures, has been ordered to pay him £1,000 compensation.Reece Beatie launched the unprovoked assault as guests were preparing to...
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Jailed: Crooks used sneaky trick to steal high-end cars
Three men involved in a plot to steal dozens of cars, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, have been jailed.The scam involved breaking into 56 high-end cars, across Leicestershire, in eight days.The...
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Punter shot doorman in Sub8Ten nightclub scuffle deliberately,...
A man who was booted out of a Leicester nightclub deliberately shot a doorman in the leg, a jury has found.Theodore Paget shot Dan Lewis outside the King Street club on May 8 last year.But Paget, aged...
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Picture released of gunman who shot bouncer outside Leicester...
A picture has been released of a man who shot a doorman in the leg after being kicked out of a Leicester nightclub.A Leicester Crown Court jury unanimously found Theodore Paget, of no fixed address,...
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Two teenagers arrested after spate of arson attacks on Melton...
Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a second successive weekend of attacks on a housing estate in a Leicestershire market town.Three cars were set alight in Harlech Walk and a...
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'The public needs a rest from you' - Judge's blast after burglar...
A burglar who ransacked a house and stole an array of possessions was jailed for three years and nine months.Ronan Settersfield, 24, was convicted by a jury of breaking into the property in Blue Fox...
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New 'zombie' drug Mamba warning as ambulance service says 999...
"These synthetic drugs are dangerous and often contain harmful chemicals which can put lives at risk."When high on synthetics, symptoms can include unconsciousness and slurred speech, all of which...
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Young girl's shock as she is flashed by man in Loughborough...
An 11-year-old girl was flashed by a man in a Loughborough alley on her way home from school.Police are investigating the incident, which happened in an alley off Hazel Road in the town after the man...
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