Suspect who died after Ashby armed robbery named by police
A man who died after becoming ill at the scene of an armed robbery in Ashby has been named by police.Shane Bryant, 29, was detained by members of the public following a robbery in which two men entered...
View ArticleArsonists damage two sheds in Huncote
Arsonists started a garden fire that damaged two sheds in Huncote.Police are appealing for information about the attack, which happened at a home in Duncan Road, on Friday night.Police said: "Officers...
View ArticleTeenager arrested after car smashes into shop and cafe in Market...
A car smashed into a shop before careering across a village street and colliding with a cafe.The collision happened just before 1am yesterday in Main Street, Market Bosworth, when the car collided with...
View ArticleThere were two knife attacks in Leicester in just 27 hours this...
Two people have been injured in knife attacks in Leicester over the weekend.The incidents, a suspected stabbing in Narborough Road and an attack on a woman outside McDonald's in the city centre,...
View ArticleKnife crime a 'national problem' says Sir Peter Soulsby after two...
City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said the spate of knife crimes in Leicester reflected a problem being seen across the country.There have been numerous stabbings in the city so far this year, causing...
View ArticleCould Ashby's affluence be behind town's crime spate?
A district councillor in Ashby has said he is "baffled" by the crime and tragedies that have struck the town this year.But Graham Allman, a councillor for Ashby on North West Leicestershire District...
View ArticlePair raped vulnerable woman who was stranded at bus station
Two men who raped a vulnerable woman after befriending her at Leicester bus station have been jailed.Anayo Anyaso was convicted by a jury of twice raping the woman, who is in her mid-thirties, on...
View ArticleAshby robbery suspect who later died "hit head on concrete...
One of the crowd who detained a suspected armed robber has told how the man hit his head hard on a concrete lintel as he tried to escape.The 67-year-old witness spoke yesterday after news that...
View ArticlePolice arrest man on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life
It follows a fire on Friday night
View ArticleKnife crime a 'national problem' says Sir Peter Soulsby after two attacks in...
A Thurnby Lodge mum has launched a campaign for tougher sentences
View ArticleCould Ashby's affluence be behind town's crime spate?
Could Ashby's affluence be behind town's crime spate?
View ArticlePervert arranged to meet young girl for sex at Fosse Park - but was arrested...
He bought underwear for the 12-year-old
View ArticleAshby pensioner who abused four young girls could die in prison
A court heard George Greatorex is in poor health - but he was still handed a long sentence
View ArticleArrest after Narborough Road brawl in which man was 'stabbed'
Two men were injured in the incident, which started in Winchester Avenue, off Narborough Road
View ArticlePair raped vulnerable woman who was stranded at bus station
Men lured rape victim to one of their homes with the promise of food and drink
View ArticleThere were two knife attacks in Leicester in just 27 hours this weekend
A man is believed to have been stabbed in the chest in a brawl on Friday evening and a woman was cut in an altercation in the city centre on Saturday night
View ArticleTeenager arrested after three people travelling in BMW killed in horror crash
Two of three teenagers who died attended a college in Leicestershire
View Article'I will never be the same' - Leicester acid attack victim Daniel Rotariu...
Daniel Rotariu has spoken for the first time :: Ex Katie Leong tested acid on sausages before attack
View Article'Mindless vandals' leave Lutterworth Cricket Club with £1k bill
The cricket pitch covers were so badly slashed, they are beyond repair
View ArticleAshby robbery suspect who later died "hit head on concrete lintel" says witness
The 67-year-old witness spoke after news that suspected raider Shane Bryant, of Birmingham, had died in hospital
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