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Leicester city centre street named as one of UK's crime hotspots
A street in the city centre has been named in the UK's top 50 crime hotspots.Gravel Street was named in the Mirror newspaper as the 40th most crime-ridden street in the UK.The street, off Church Gate,...
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Police appeal after man is attacked in a nightclub
A man was punched repeatedly in the face in a town nightclub.Police have appealed for witnesses after the 21-year-old victim was attacked in Echos, in Biggin Street, Loughborough town centre in the...
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Woman who became drug dealer after own addiction 'spiralled out...
A woman who dealt in drugs to fund her own use has been given a suspended jail sentence.Joanne Alice Greaves began taking MCat and cannabis when she was involved on the rave party scene.Leicester Crown...
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Man who died in alleged Market Street assault named as Clarke...
Police today named a man who died after he was allegedly assaulted in Leicester city centre last week.Clarke Allred, 26, was injured in Market Street at 8.50pm on Friday and later died in hospital.Mr...
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Elderly 'road rage' driver threatened to kill mum as she dropped...
A mum says an elderly "road rage" driver threatened to kill her in a confrontation as she dropped her child at school.Cara Loveridege-Mann said the man, whom she believes is in his 60s or 70s, issued...
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Drunken 'bully' twice pushed pregnant woman to ground on street...
A drunken "bully" twice pushed a pregnant woman to the ground in front of her children in the street, a court heard.When Nathan Nelson encountered her in a shop three-and-a-half months later, he told...
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Five arrested over Leicester City and West Brom fans' clash
Five men from Leicestershire have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in an outbreak of violence between rival football fans in Birmingham city centre.The men – aged 18 to 41 – have been...
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Police warning after conman posing as council official steals...
A burglar conned his way into an elderly woman's home posing as a council official before stealing her cash and jewellery.The man called at the woman's home in Wensley Rise, Eyres Monsell, Leicester...
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Police 'we will catch you' warning to drink drivers
Police have caught 12 drink drivers in the first 10 days of a summer crackdown – fewer than at the same stage in previous campaigns.The drivers – aged 19 to 60 – have been caught in locations in the...
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Best beat bobby nominee Pc Laura Nutt loves life in Belgrave
Pc Laura Nutt is more than familiar with the Leicester Mercury Beat Bobby of the Year contest – she won the title two years ago.Pc Nutt has spent all of her 11 years as a Leicestershire Police officer...
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Kate McCann sets out on 500-mile cycle ride for Missing People...
The mother of Madeleine McCann has set out on a 500-mile bike ride to help other families dealing with the agony of a missing loved one.Kate McCann is leading a five-day challenge involving 20...
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Police warn cyclists to remain vigilant despite drop in thefts
A campaign which has helped cut cycle thefts by placing brightly painted bikes in a town's crime hot-spots is to be expanded to neighbouring villages.The tactic of putting the orange cycles has been...
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"Sexual predator" jailed after grooming teenage girl...
A road worker who had sex with a schoolgirl in his van and in remote woodland was jailed for four-and-a-half years.Judge Simon Hammond said Owen James Hanton was "a sexual predator" and the courts had...
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Mugging victim who suffered horrific injuries takes on challenge...
A man who suffered horrific injuries when he was mugged hopes to climb Kilimanjaro to raise money for the charity which helped him recover.Luke Monk was attacked in Leicester city centre two years ago...
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"Remorseless offender" caught with drugs and counterfei...
A "remorseless offender" caught with drugs and two stashes of counterfeit notes was jailed for two years and four months.Liam Saddington, was seen acting suspiciously in Leicester's Victoria Road East...
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Mother of five cheated benefits system out of more than...
A mother-of-five who cheated the benefits system out of more than £80,000 was given a suspended jail sentence.Sherry Smith, 39, was living with her lorry driver husband, Andrew, whilst falsely claiming...
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Cases heard at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Karen Elizabeth Bloxham (36) of Bamsdale Road, Beaumont Leys, pleaded guilty to stealing cosmetics worth £204 from Boots, Leicester, on May 25....
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Architect caught downloading indecent images of young boys given...
An architect caught downloading indecent images of young boys has been given a suspended jail sentence.Richard Francis Kaye, 61, was arrested at his then home in Exton, near Rutland Water, in April...
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Immigration minister's warning to illegal workers and rogue...
Earlier this month, readers of this paper learnt how 13 immigration offenders were arrested in a dawn raid at a Leicester factory by a specialist Home Office enforcement team. None of these men had the...
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Prisoners in six hour riot at HMP Stocken
Up to 60 prison inmates attacked officers and started fires during a six hour riot at the weekend.The violence broke out in HMP Stocken, in Rutland, on Sunday night and raged for almost six hours.The...
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