Lone police officer prevents clash between 75 warring football...
A brave police officer stood alone between two sets of warring football hooligans as they pelted each other with glasses and bottles and exchanged punches.Pc Simon Chamberlain, one of Leicestershire...
View ArticleMan accused of endangering life with an explosive substance...
A 58-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of making an explosive substance with intent to endanger life.He was detained by police on Friday, September 11.It follows an incident where the Army...
View ArticleTwo men caught red-handed with almost half a kilo of heroin worth...
Two men were caught red-handed after collecting almost half a kilo of heroin worth more than £30,000.Hussan Akhtar was found to have the stash of class A drug in the glove compartment of an Audi A5...
View ArticleDrunk driver who ran over and killed her mother, 86, jailed for...
A drunken driver who ran over and killed her 86-year-old mother has been jailed for three years.Alcoholic, Debra Jenkins, 57, was collecting the pensioner from the hairdressers at lunchtime when she...
View ArticleMan denies killing girlfriend and faking text message after her...
A man accused of murdering his girlfriend at a Leicester house broke down and sobbed as he told of their last hours together.Roger Cooper told a jury how he had promised Sameena Imam a trip from...
View ArticleEx-Leicester City striker 'charged with possession of Class A...
Former Leicester City striker Marcus Bent has been charged with possession of a Class A drug and affray, according to reports.A Taser was also deployed by Surrey police officers at Bent's home on...
View ArticleCases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Arkinos Chiware (18), of Elstree Avenue, near Scraptoft Lane, pleaded guilty to possessing an imitation firearm, a black BB gun, in Peacock Lane,...
View ArticleUnlicensed driver ended up in police chase after hearing siren...
An unlicensed driver with cannabis in his car ended up in a police chase, after driving off in panic because he heard a patrol car siren behind him.The officer, Pc Adam Sparrow, was in fact answering a...
View ArticleCCTV released after man fails to pay bill at city's Turtle Bay...
Police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in relation to a theft from a city centre restaurant.The incident took place the Turtle Bay restaurant, in Bath House Lane, by the...
View ArticleFriends and family of murdered Leicester sports coach Antoin...
Friends and family of a murdered Leicester sports coach have gathered to mark the second anniversary of his death.Antoin Akpom, 20, was fatally knifed in the back in a confrontation in Kent Street in...
View ArticlePolice linking spate of burglaries in Bradgate Park area and...
Police are investigating a spate of burglaries in several villages.Officers are appealing for information from the public following four break-ins within 48 hours of each other.They believe the...
View ArticleHamilton residents seek answers from police over burglary spree
Residents on a city estate have held a crisis meeting with police, their MP and councillors to discuss a spate of recent break-ins.People living in Hamilton said they are concerned about the number of...
View ArticleDopey student's Reddit plea for drug dealer numbers in Leicester
A dopey student is being investigated by police after he made an online plea for people to put him in touch with a drug dealer in Leicester.The unknown man circulated his appeal for help finding a...
View ArticleDrink and drug-fuelled man jailed for 5 years for attacking...
A drink and drug-fuelled house guest attacked an innocent victim with a broken wine glass at a house party, a court heard.Mark Astill, who was jailed for five years, left the victim with blood spurting...
View ArticleDog-walker who foiled sex assault honoured by police
A man who helped to stop a serious sexual assault while he was out walking his dog has been honoured by police.Robin Bamra heard the terrified woman screaming in Braunstone, in December.Mr Bamra, 55,...
View ArticleAward for detective who traced £650,000 bogus 'healer''
A police officer who brought a bogus faith healer to justice after he tricked his victims into handing over at least £650,000 has been honoured by her chief constable.Detective Constable Joanna Brown...
View ArticleGrieving family at graveside confronted by man pleasuring himself...
Grieving family members visiting a relative's grave were confronted by a man pleasuring himself with a sex toy, a court has heard.The family had gone to the grave in the city's Gilroes Cemetery on a...
View ArticleConman builder back in court for bullying customers and carrying...
A conman builder, Patrick Doran, was back in court to admit more offences of bullying customers and carrying out substandard work.The 24-year-old pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud, by falsely...
View ArticleCases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Arkinos Chiware (18), of Elstree Avenue, near Scraptoft Lane, pleaded guilty to possessing an imitation firearm, a black BB gun, in Peacock Lane,...
View ArticleUnlicensed driver ended up in police chase after hearing siren...
An unlicensed driver with cannabis in his car ended up in a police chase, after driving off in panic because he heard a patrol car siren behind him.The officer, Pc Adam Sparrow, was in fact answering a...
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