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Plans to merge Leicestershire Police's 999 control room with...
A proposal to merge Leicestershire Police's 999 control room with neighbouring forces in Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire – and outsource it to private security firm G4S – is to be considered as a...
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Widow condemns thieves who destroyed her car containing a...
Fire fighter's widow Karen Gilding has condemned thieves who stole and destroyed her car containing her late husband Dave's service photo identity card. They married at Leicester Town Hall in 2010 just...
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Jack Adcock trial: Doctor found guilty of manslaughter
A doctor has been found guilty of the manslaughter of six-year-old Jack Adcock, who died of pneumonia at Leicester Royal Infirmary.Hadiza Bawa-Garba was charged with manslaughter due to gross...
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Missing man's family plead with him to come home
The mother and sister of a man who went missing last week have made an emotional appeal for him to come home. Anthony Eyrl ordered a taxi to take him from his home in Hinckley into Leicester city...
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Jack Adcock trial: Parents pay tribute to 'one in a million' son
The parents of six-year-old Jack Adcock, who died from pneumonia at Leicester Royal Infirmary in 2011, have paid tribute to their son after his doctor and nurse were convicted of manslaughter by gross...
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Paedophile admits to catalogue of sex crimes against two...
A paedophile has appeared in court to admit a catalogue of historic sex crimes against two schoolgirls and a baby girl. Alan Peter Wormleighton, 60, pleaded guilty to depraved acts of abuse towards the...
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Man who groomed young girl and took her to hotel for sex is...
A married man who groomed a young schoolgirl and took her to hotels for sex was jailed for 10 years. Ian Jarrom, 26, who also goes by the name David Carver, admitted three counts of sexual activity...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include: Matthew Schofield (27), of Rushey Close, Rushey Mead, Leicester, pleaded guilty to damaging a window worth £300 without lawful excuse on July 2....
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Rise in rape cases reflects victims' confidence, say police
A growing number of people are reporting cases of rape to Leicestershire Police. The force said the rise in reported attacks indicated increased confidence among victims that their allegations would be...
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Police name motorcyclist killed in country road crash
Police have named a motorcyclist who died in a crash on a country road at the weekend. Michael George Jakes was travelling along the A606, Oakham Road in Somerby towards Burton Lazars around 5pm on...
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Police called to house break in - and find cannabis plants inside
The police were called to a house following a report of someone trying to break in – and discovered 33 cannabis plants were inside. Officers arrived to see the door had been forced and went inside...
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Road closures warning after pedestrian is knocked down by vehicle
UPDATE: The road re-opened shortly after 4.30pm.A pedestrian has been airlifted to hospital after a collision in Leicester this afternoon. The injured person was involved in a collision with a vehicle...
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Dog owner admits having out-of-control pet which went on rampage...
A dog owner has admitted having a dangerously out-of-control pet which viciously bit two children. Sean Ivers' dog Bullet, an eight-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier, escaped from his garden before...
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Man caught in possession of a sawn-off shotgun jailed
A man caught in possession of a sawn-off shotgun has been jailed for three years. Fayne Dorset (25) told the police he had kept the illegal weapon after finding it in a field. Officers located the gun...
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Pub customer punched and kicked victim following argument
A pub customer who kicked a victim on the ground following an argument was given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay compensation. The violence broke out during a row at the Beacon Inn, Beacon...
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Driver killed in country road crash named by police
Police have named a man who died in a road collision in north west Leicestershire last week. Sean Joseph Grady, of Glenfield, was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision between Ashby and...
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Dealer caught with drugs and stun-gun jailed
A drug dealer caught with a stash of cannabis and a stun-gun has been jailed for three years.Mark Thomas Smith, 33, was caught when the police executed a search warrant at an outhouse he was renting at...
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Witness appeal after pedestrian is seriously injured in crash
A pedestrian is in hospital with serious injuries after he was involved in a collision with a car. The 54-year-old was injured in Belgrave Road, Leicester at 8.45pm on Tuesday. He was taken to...
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Ex-nurse who committed sex crimes against child has jail term...
A 'well-regarded' former nurse who committed sex crimes against a child in the 1980s has had her jail term slashed by top judges on appeal. Judith Reid, 61, of Grocot Road, Leicester, was jailed for...
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Burglar left families homeless after setting fire to two homes to...
A burglar set two houses on fire to cover his tracks, leaving two families homeless and without possessions. Jamie Dean Liggett (29) posed as a hero-figure after the first blaze, at his next door...
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