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Police name cyclist, 55, killed in country road crash
Police have named a cyclist who died after a collision with a Range Rover on a country road at the weekend. Valerie Reed, 55, of Burton on Trent, was pronounced dead at the scene in Swepstone, near...
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Thief completely ignored by shopkeeper after declaring 'this is a...
A robber was high on drink and drugs when he raided a shop and threatened to kill the owners, a court heard.Reece Bayliss carried out the raid at Dee Bee Food Stores, Eastwood Road, Leicester – where...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Recent cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include numerous driving offences.Nazir Gaffar (46) of Heybridge Road, Humberstone, Leicester, pleaded guilty to speeding on the M1 southbound...
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Police hunt thugs who carried out knife-point robberies in...
Police are hunting two thugs who carried out two knife-point robberies in Leicester's Victoria Park last night. The first attack happened between 10pm and 10.30pm when the pair threatened a 20-year-old...
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New 'laughing gas' warning after dozens of cannisters dumped in...
A new warning over the dangers of inhaling "laughing gas" has been issued after dozens of used cannisters were found in the historic heart of Leicester. The discarded silver cannisters were discovered...
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Newsagent sentenced after selling 'legal highs' which contained...
A newsagent who sold "legal highs" found to contain illegal substances was given a suspended jail sentence.Narendra Patidar who runs the Ashby Square News in Loughborough was initially warned by the...
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Seven men arrested in police raids searching for illegal firearms
Seven men have been arrested in a joint operation against illegal firearms in Leicestershire and two other midlands counties.Properties were searched in Leicester and Loughborough this morning where...
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71-year-old man charged with GBH after woman, 66, stabbed in...
A 71-year-old man has been charged after an incident in Burbage in which a woman suffered stab wounds.Peter Green, of Wolvey Road, Burbage, has been charged with grievous bodily harm following the...
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Cases at Leicester Magistrates' Court
Recent cases heard before Leicester Magistrates' Court include assaulting a police officer and stealing from TK Maxx.Victorinne Achekebe Akeme (43), of Central Road, Leicester, pleaded guilty to...
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Police name motorcyclist, 57, killed in road crash
Police have named a motorcyclist who was killed in a collision with a car at the weekend. Francis Morette, 57, from France, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Hallamford Road, Shepshed at...
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Thieves raid tea rooms by Bradgate Park
Thieves left empty handed after breaking into a tea rooms and attempting to steal a cash machine. The overnight raid took place at The Post Office Tea Rooms, in Bradgate Road, Newtown Linford, by...
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Police offer £10,000 reward in search for missing mum...
Police are offering a £10,000 reward for information which helps them find a mother who went missing 10 years ago. Officers hope the offer of cash will convince someone to tell them what they know...
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Police warning to cannabis smokers in student flats
Police have sent a written drugs warning to students in an accommodation block after neighbours complained they could smell cannabis smoke. Letters were delivered to occupants of a block of flats in...
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Would-be fraudster tried to use 'claw' device to get money from...
A would-be fraudster who attempted to use a "claw" device to dishonestly obtain money from a city centre cash machine was jailed for nine months.Salah Hassan (22) failed to get any money because he and...
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Police swoop in Kentucky Fried Chicken car park to catch man...
A dealer was caught with a stash of cannabis after police officers smelt the drug coming from a car outside a fast food outlet.The officers were in the car park of Kentucky Fried Chicken, in...
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Pervert caught erasing indecent pictures of children when police...
A pervert was caught erasing indecent photographs of children on his computer when the police went to arrest him, a court heard.Officers got a tip off that Steven Taylor had used his credit card to...
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Child abuser who fled to Poland is in jail at last, police...
A man who sexually abused a child and then went on the run is behind bars at last after being found in Poland. Krzysztof Zalewski (33) has been brought back to the UK where he is now serving the seven...
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Warning as drug users leave dirty needles in city neighbourhood
Police have appealed for help to track down drug users who are littering a city neighbourhood with dirty, used needles.A number of discarded syringes – which can carry a range of infections including...
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Leicester man arrested on suspicion of murder after body of...
A 61-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a pensioner whose body was found dumped in woodland near to his home. Peter Stuart, 75,and his wife Sylvia, 69, were reported missing on...
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