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Man, 70, admits child abuse images charges
A 70-year-old man has appeared in court to admit possessing indecent images of children. Michael Baker, of Holbrook Road, South Knighton, Leicester, appeared at Leicester Crown Court today. Baker...
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Witness appeal after gang attacks people in a car in Highfields,...
Police have appealed for witnesses to an attack on a group of people sitting in a car. The incident happened in Melbourne Road, Highfields, Leicester at 4pm on Saturday. Police said a gang attacked a...
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Police name man, 84, killed in two-car crash in Coalville
Police have named an 84-year-old man who died following a car crash last week. Frank Cadle was critically inured when his Citroen Picasso was involved in a collision with another car near Coalville...
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Thieves steal Leicester City trophy parade TV crew's gear
A film crew's camera and other equipment were stolen from their vehicle hours before they were to cover Leicester City's triumphant trophy parade.The ITV gear was taken from the car park at the Holiday...
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Bus firm may change route because of stone-throwing yobs
A bus company says it could be forced to bypass a large village after 10 of its vehicles were targeted by stone-throwing yobs. The Skylink vehicles, which transport passengers between Leicester and...
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Police praise bravery of victim as man is convicted of serious...
A man who carried out a vicious and violent sexual assault on a woman last summer has been convicted by a jury. Vijay Singh attacked the woman in a premises in King Street, Leicester city centre in...
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Brothers caught with drugs haul worth more than £74,000...
Two drug dealing brothers caught with a haul worth more than £74,000 have been jailed.Officers seized two kilos of MCat with a street value of £50,000, when they raided the brothers' large detached...
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Antique watch stolen in Market Harborough burglary where thieves...
A railway worker's long service watch has been stolen in a house burglary.The antique pocket watch was stolen during a break-in Market Harborough on Friday May 6.It is about 100 years old and was...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Clare Marie Hawker (44), of Cordell Road, Loughborough, pleaded guilty to stealing £220 cash on February 17. She was given a community order...
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City centre assault victim released from hospital, police say
A man who was seriously injured after he was assaulted in Leicester city centre last week has been discharged from hospital.The man, aged 36, was injured outside McDonalds in East Gates at 10.45pm on...
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Prisoners threatened to cut off instructor's head during Glen...
Two violent prison inmates threatened to saw off an instructor's head during a rampage of damage.The victim was attacked and told he would only be leaving Glen Parva Young Offenders Institution "in a...
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Thieves posed as police officers to steal victim's cash
Two thieves posed as police officers to trick their way into their victim's home to steal cash. Police have released artist's impressions of two men they want to trace in connection with the theft,...
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NHS cash saves vital Leicester Rape Crisis support service
A National Health Service body has saved a counselling service offered by Leicester Rape Crisis. The West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group has awarded the support group £20,000 to pay for a...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include:Asif Iqbal Umar (37), of Wakerley Road, North Evington, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour in Leicester...
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Sexual predator who groomed vulnerable schoolgirl has jail term...
A sexual predator who "befriended, groomed and abused" a vulnerable schoolgirl had his 10-year sentence cut by two years.Ian Jarrom (26) showered his 13-year-old victim with "treats and gifts" and...
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Leicester's Youth Offending Service praised
Leicester's youth offending service (YOS) has been praised in a report by inspectors. The multi-agency report – which was led by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation and included input from Ofsted –...
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Police seize tractor suspected of speeding around the Leicestersh...
Police in south Leicestershire and north Northamptonshire have seized a number of vehicles over the past few days.Officers have carried out spot checks to see if vehicles had current road fund...
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Charity bosses hail work at Leicester church by offenders as ...
Bosses at a national charity have hailed work carried out at a Leicester church by offenders as a "shining example" of how community payback can work.Staff at the Church Conservation Trust praised the...
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Police chase ends when stolen car crashes into Lamborghini
A police chase in Loughborough ended this afternoon when a stolen car crashed into a Lamborghini. The pursuit, which caused traffic chaos, happened at around 1pm and ended after the crash in Nanpantan...
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Blackmailer embezzled £5,500 out of married father after...
A blackmailer embezzled £5,500 out of a married father after they had an illicit gay affair, a court heard.Joshua Scott (24), who was jailed for two years and three months, threatened to expose their...
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