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Police release new photograph in search for missing man
Police have made a renewed appeal for help tracing a man who went missing from home on Monday.Officers are concerned for the welfare of Paul Bennett, of Lutterworth Road, Walcote.The 54-year-old was...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Steven Leigh Tattershall (42), of Lansdowne Road, off Saffron Lane, Leicester, pleaded guilty to stealing three flea treatment kits from Patels...
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Driver who rammed police car into four other vehicles has driving...
A driver who rammed a police car and shunted it into four other vehicles has had her driving ban cut.Lisa Ellis had pleaded guilty to driving a 4x4 dangerously and being over the drink-drive limit, in...
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Motorcyclist due in court over Melton cyclist's death
A motorcyclist accused of causing the death of a cyclist last summer is due to appear in court on Monday.Mark Gilbert, (54), of Blackberry Close, Kettering is accused of causing a collision which...
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Judge signals Greville Janner is 'unfit' to face sex abuse trial
The judge in charge of the Greville Janner case has said it is "obvious and inevitable" the 87-year-old will be found unfit to stand trial on child sexual abuse charges.Mr Justice Openshaw made the...
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Jealous man broke into ex-partner's home and attacked her in...
A jealous man broke into his ex-partner's home at night and attacked her in front of two children, leaving her fearing for her life.Micheal Anthony O'Mahoney subjected the victim to a terrifying and...
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Man charged with alleged screwdriver attack on bus passenger
A man has been charged with an alleged screwdriver attack on a bus passenger.Jamie Sylvester, of Windley Road, off Saffron Lane, Leicester, has been charged with causing actual bodily harm and...
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Armed police officers surround Leicester city centre tower block
A dozen police vehicles - including two armed response cars - are surrounding a Leicester city centre tower block this afternoon.The police helicopter began hovering above The Horizon building just off...
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Rising number of complaints against Leicestershire Police, says...
A growing number of people are making official complaints against Leicestershire Police.Between April 2014 and March this year, 846 complaints were made against officers and staff – a 25 per cent...
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Mystery of prison inmate's obscene message - in a shoe
An investigation has been launched at a Leicestershire prison after a shoe insole on which an inmate had written an obscene message has turned up in a shop.The insole had been made at Gartree Prison,...
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Former Lord Mayor's son Karl Wann faces jail for breaking rival...
A footballer attacked a rival player on the pitch during a match, leaving him with a triple jaw fracture.Karl Wann was playing in a Sunday league match for Ponte FC against Hinckley Knight FC when...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Lisa Ann Sherwin (39), of Ashby Road, Sinope, pleaded guilty to stealing meat worth £99.58 from Sainsbury's, Leicester, on August 1. She was...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Ben Edwards (27), of Beatrice Road, Newfoundpool, Leicester, pleaded guilty to stealing CDs, auxiliary cable and sunglasses worth £25 from a...
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Police warning over dark night burglary surge
Police have urged residents to take basic home security measures to prevent an anticipated rise in burglaries over the coming weeks.The force said it expected the number of break-ins to rise as a...
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Man jailed for eight years after kidnapping businessman at...
A terrified businessman was kidnapped at gunpoint, handcuffed and chained to a tree in remote rural spot.John Charles Spence, 51, then made threats to the victim's boss via e-mail, with a blackmail...
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Two men in court charged with burglary with violence at flat in...
Two men have appeared in court following an incident at a city tower block on Friday.Lukasz Nowacki, 33, of Filbert Street, and Blazej Filip, 32, of Winchester Avenue, both in Leicester, were charged...
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Family who lived the high life on slave labour lose £700,00...
A family who lived a luxurious lifestyle at the expense of vulnerable men they forced to work for a pittance have paid back more than £700,000 of their profits.Five members of the Connors family were...
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Former Lord Mayor's son escapes immediate jail term for breaking...
The son of a former Lord Mayor of Leicester who broke a rival footballer's jaw in three places has escaped an immediate jail sentence.Karl Wann, 30, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to...
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Serving Leicestershire police officer suspended over alleged...
A 24 year old police officer has been suspended from duty on suspicion of committing an historical sex assault on a minor.The constable, who is based in Market Harborough, has been released on bail...
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Police officer who arrested knifeman after horrific attack up for...
A police officer who single-handedly arrested a man who had just stabbed and slashed three people has been nominated for a national bravery award.Pc Jon Whale is in the running for a national Police...
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