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Police arrest 15 suspects in pre-Christmas raids
Police have arrested 15 people in a series of raids designed to thwart criminals' plans to cash in on Christmas.Officers targeted people they believe intended to burgle homes stacked with presents.The...
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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in Thurmaston...
A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a non-stop collision in Thurmaston. After being questioned by detectives, the man was released on bail.As...
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Club helper pressured girls to send him indecent images of...
A helper at a young people's club encouraged two girls to send 'provocative images' of themselves to him, a court heard.Jason Greaves had first sent the girls, who were then aged under 14, obscene...
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Road rage driver shoved cyclist off bike leaving him with...
A road rage attacker has been ordered to pay £10,000 compensation to a cyclist he pushed off his bike, fracturing his shoulder and leg. Michael Gibbins saw red when the cyclist, who was in front of...
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Why woman has been banned from pubs, clubs and restaurants over...
A mother who allowed her flat to be turned into a cannabis factory has been banned from entering any pubs, clubs or restaurants over the festive season as part of her punishment.The illegal plants were...
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Dog owner first in Leicestershire to be prosecuted under new...
A woman has been ordered to pay £1,179 after becoming the first dog owner in the county prosecuted under a new law making it compulsory for dogs to be microchipped. It became law in April this year for...
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Mum and dad's plea after hit and run taxi driver breaks...
A mum and dad have appealed for help tracing a hit-and-run taxi driver who left their two-year-old son lying in the road with a broken leg.The couple's little boy was knocked down and injured in their...
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More sniffer dog anti-drugs patrols to take place in Leicester
A police sniffer dog which can detect the merest traces of illegal drugs is to make two appearances a month in Leicester city centre in 2017.In contrast, officers conducted five such operations in...
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Serial conman who fleeced couple of life savings has sentence...
A serial conman jailed for fleecing a trusting couple of their life savings has had his sentence slashed by top judges.Matthew Holloway was branded a "professional confidence trickster who operates by...
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Woman stabbed boyfriend with steak knife during drunken row
A woman who stabbed her boyfriend during a drunken argument has been given a suspended jail sentence.The blade of a steak knife penetrated the chest of the victim, who went to hospital with a collapsed...
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Prevent chief: Communities suspicious of anti-extremism programme...
Leicestershire's chief constable has defended the Prevent counter-extremism programme after criticisms it was too heavy-handed.The strategy was set up to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting...
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Thurmaston 'hit-and-run': Teenager arrested on suspicion of...
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with an alleged hit-and-run in Thurmaston.The 17-year-old, from Leicester, was arrested by Leicestershire Police following...
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Cash machine destroyed at Waitrose in Market Harborough as...
Thieves destroyed a cash machine in a failed attempt to break into it and steal the money inside.The ATM at the Waitrose superstore in Market Harborough was cordoned off this morning after a raid in...
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Man told to stay out of his council flat for THREE MONTHS...
A man has been kicked out of his council flat after neighbours complained of repeated drugs activity and anti-social behaviour.Stuart Philip Williams has been ordered to stay out of his home in...
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Police issue image of man in relation to alleged assault
Police have issued a CCTV picture of a man they want to speak to in connection with an alleged assault on a taxi driver. The incident happened at about 10pm on Saturday, October 29, in Birkby Close,...
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Police hunt thugs who forced their way into elderly couple's home
Police are hunting two thugs who forced their way into an elderly couple's home.The couple were targeted in their house in Highfields Drive, off Forest Road, Loughborough, at 5.45pm on Friday....
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CCTV clue after supermarket security guard is assaulted
Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to question after a supermarket security guard was attacked.The member of staff at Morrisons, in Whitwick Road, Coalville was assaulted shortly...
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Newarke Street car park attempted robbery: Police identify man...
Police hunting for a man who tried to rob a woman in a city car park have identified a man they wanted to trace in connection with the incident.The 33-year-old victim was targeted in the car park in...
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Grenade found in elderly man's home was live, say police
A hand grenade found in an elderly man's home this week was live, police have confirmed.Officers discovered the device while they were investigating the death of the 89-year-old in his home in...
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Sword recovered and man arrested in police operation in Collett...
A man has been arrested and a sword recovered during a police operation on a city estate this evening.The man was detained after officers were called to a disturbance in Collett Road, Beaumont Leys,...
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