Man found with serious head injuries in Charles Street,...
A man has been left with serious head injuries after an assault in Leicester city centre in the early hours of the morning. The 47-year-old victim was found by a member of the public in Charles Street...
View ArticleMan killed on M1 was related to suspected murder victim
A man killed on the M1 on Friday was related to a woman suspected of being murdered in a village two miles away from the motorway, Derbyshire Police have confirmed. The 44-year-old pedestrian died...
View ArticleMan jailed for six years for stabbing attack in Granby Street,...
A man has been jailed for six years after he pleaded guilty to stabbing a man in the city centre.Kye Gayle (24) appeared at Leicester Crown Court and pleaded guilty to wounding a man who had tried to...
View ArticleWoman, 26, "seriously injured" in hit-and-run crash in...
A woman was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash involving a high-performance car.Police are trying to trace the driver of a white VW Golf R that failed to stop after hitting the 26-year-old...
View ArticlePolice tell ambulance defibrillator thief: 'hand yourself in...
Police have challenged a thief who stole and vandalised an ambulance crew's defibrillator to turn themselves in.The unit was stolen while the paramedics were concentrating on treating a patient in...
View ArticleDoctor's surgery employee forged GPs' signatures to feed...
A doctors' surgery employee secretly printed off prescriptions and forged GPs' signatures to dishonestly obtain co-codamol pain killers that she was addicted to, a court heard.Kirsty Taylor-Jaine, 34,...
View ArticleResidents' shock after woman, 26, critically injured in...
Residents have spoken of their shock after a 26-year-old woman was knocked down in a hit-and-run.Police believe a white, high-performance VW Golf R car hit the woman at about 3.30am on Saturday...
View ArticleKayleigh Haywood film helps 35 kids report online grooming
Police are investigating 35 cases of online grooming reported by young people after they had watched the award-winning film about the murder of teenager Kayleigh Haywood.Leicestershire Police said...
View ArticleMissing Rita Greenhall, 79, found 'safe and well'
A 79-year-old woman who was reported missing at the weekend has been found safe and well, Leicestershire Police said today.Rita Greenhall was last seen at an address in Narborough at 10am on Saturday...
View ArticlePolice look into claims Leicester City fans threw coins at...
Police are looking into claims Leicester City fans threw coins in the direction of match officials during the weekend's ill-tempered Premier League fixture away to Stoke City. The Foxes also face the...
View Article'Show some decency and turn yourself in': family's message to hit...
A hit-and-run driver who left a young mum fighting for her life has been urged to show some "human decency" and turn themselves in.The driver struck 26-year-old Kay Hicken in Brackenfield Way,...
View ArticleMan injured after gangs clash at Leicester Clock Tower
A man was taken to hospital with injuries to his torso following a clash between two groups of men at Leicester's Clock Tower.The fight happened at 2.30am last Wednesday. The injured man was later...
View ArticleGang of youths rob victims of mobile phones and cash in...
A gang of six youths robbed three teenage victims of mobile phones and cash in the Belgrave area of the city on Friday.The youths threatened and assaulted the victims, boys, aged 15 and 16, in...
View ArticleViolent thug brutally attacked Good Samaritan after he saw him...
A violent thug carried out a 'brutal attack' on a Good Samaritan after he watched him give a homeless man £10 and then followed him through the city badgering him for money.Peter McPartland (47), was...
View ArticleHunt for masked robber who threatened village shop staff
Police are searching for two men after an attempted robbery at a village newsagents.A man wearing a balaclava entered the stop in High Street, Measham through its back door at 5.30am on Saturday and...
View ArticleHow 999 teams are gearing up for busy Christmas weekend
Emergency services are gearing up for one of the busiest weekends of the year.Friday and Christmas Eve traditionally see the 999 services and local hospitals dealing with an increased workload, often...
View ArticleRobber passed these terrifying notes to staff as he threatened to...
A menacing robber who made bomb threats to blow up three banks in Leicester has been jailed for eight years.Mohammed Sultan (24) made the terrifying demands for cash in person using a series of notes...
View ArticleWarning as half of drink drivers caught in police campaign are...
Police have arrested 34 motorists who tested positive for alcohol or drugs since the beginning of the annual Christmas campaign three weeks ago.The drivers have been caught by police patrols across the...
View ArticleCare worker pushed over resident breaking her hip and shouted...
A care home worker pushed over a vulnerable resident, causing her to fall, cut her head and break a hipbone.Rachel Barker then told injured Karen Brown, as she lay bleeding and in agony: "Get up you...
View ArticleCare home assault: 'It's important she never works with...
The father of a vulnerable woman, who was pushed over and injured by a care worker in a residential home, said the culprit showed no remorse.John Brown (91), a retired fireman, of Market Harborough,...
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