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Police found drugs at Narborough Road home after being called to...
The police found drugs at a man's house after being called to deal with a disturbance in the street, a court heard.Jakob Doronin (22) was found to have two ounces of cannabis and 17 ecstasy tablets in...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Shaun Bethell (28), of Bridge Street, Loughborough, was proven guilty in absence of entering a train between Loughborough and Leicester on...
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Armed police swoop on Leicester street after thugs smash up cars
Armed police swooped on a city street this morning after reports that thugs smashed two car windscreens and tried to break in to a house.They descended on Collingham Road, in Rowley Fields, just before...
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Man who waved blade at police in middle of Narborough Road and...
A violent man, who waved a blade at the police in the middle of a busy dual carriageway has been jailed for two years.Nicholas Underwood, who suffers from mental health problems, at one stage told the...
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Melton's Pc Chris Perry is Beat Bobby of the Year
Pc Chris Perry has been named as Leicester Mercury Beat Bobby of the Year.Pc Perry won the annual title for his work in Melton, where he has served as a beat officer for the past 10 years.Judges cited...
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Middle-lane 'hogging' driver convicted
Middle-lane hogging is one of the biggest pet hates of drivers and it appears that this could be the first case of the frustrating habit leading to a conviction.A Citroen Berlingo driver has been...
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Out of control drunken teenage mum pushed police officer down...
A drunken teenage mum was so out of control when the police arrived at her home she pushed an officer downstairs, a court heard.Harriet Brookes, 18, was behaving so badly in front of her own daughter...
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Leicestershire people to be warned over phone scams after...
Neighbourhood Watch (NHW) volunteers will descend onto the streets of Leicestershire this week in a bid to tackle phone fraud against the counties residents.Phone scams are on the rise across the...
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Cyber hackers strike 13 times at Leicester City Council's...
Leicester City Council has revealed it has been targeted by more than a dozen cyber attacks.The authority has released details of the number of occasions hackers have tried to illegally gain access to...
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Leicester man jailed for hiding loaded gun under mum's mattress...
A son who hid a loaded Smith and Wesson revolver under his mother's mattress has been jailed for seven years.Leaving the dock after sentencing, Bryan Kaba said to his mother in the public gallery: "I...
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Man arrested in Leicester city centre disturbance
A man was arrested after an "altercation" in a city centre street.Police responded in force to reports of an affray in Dover Street, this afternoon.The police helicopter was also in the air as more...
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Did thieves steal village play equipment for their own kids?
Villagers believe thieves who stole climbing equipment from a playground they worked for years to create may have taken it for their own children.The playground, on a small piece of land off Main...
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Batman village Gotham sign found during drugs raid in Loughboroug...
The sign which greeted visitors to the village of Gotham and which is thought to have been stolen by Batman fans has been recovered in a drugs raid. Gotham, which shares its name with the comic book...
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Two men involved in burglary of home when occupants were on...
Two men involved in a group burglary of a home, when the occupants were on holiday, have been given suspended jail sentences.Cameron Creese and Richard Watson pleaded guilty to the break-in, on...
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Tenants evicted from homes in council 'Anti-social' crackdown
Two tenants evicted from council homes for anti-social behaviourThe anti-social behaviour of two tenants living in North West Leicestershire has cost them their homes following a council-led...
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Man jailed for murder of former soldier who died five years after...
A man has been jailed for life for murdering a former soldier who died of his injuries five years after he was left brain damaged in a brutal assault.Joseph Moran, (28), was convicted and imprisoned...
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Greville Janner abused children in Parliament, MP alleges
Greville Janner sexually abused children in the Palace of Westminster, a leading MP has claimed.Simon Danczuk made the allegation against the 86-year-old Leicester peer during a Parliamentary debate...
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Man accused of shooting dead mum-of-two 'had no part in her...
A man accused of shooting dead a mother-of-two told a murder trial he played no part in the killing – and has never seen a real gun.Aaron Power (25) is accused of jointly murdering Hayley Pointon, with...
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Police and crime commissioner Sir Clive Loader sidelined by bad...
Leicestershire police and crime commissioner Sir Clive Loader is to temporarily step down because he has been sidelined by a chronic back problem.Sources have told the Mercury that Sir Clive, 61, is...
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'I was speeding on M1 because a snake bit my mum" - man...
A man said he was speeding on the M1 in Leicestershire because he was rushing to see his mum who had been bitten by a snake.Robert Blay was clocked the heading north on the motorway near Cosby at...
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