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Burglar gets caught stealing from 91-year-old woman's flat after...
A 91-year-old woman was awoken by a night-time burglar who told her not to be concerned because "I'm a carer, I'm all right."Leicester Crown Court was told the courageous pensioner, who lived alone,...
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First picture released of Leicester teen drink driver Danielle...
This is the first picture release of a Leicester teenage drink driver who killed a mum-of-two after crashing into a taxi.Danielle Bartlett, of Westleigh Road, West End, was only 17 and had not passed...
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Mum-of-two sets up JustGiving page for Braunstone Community...
A mum-of-two is raising money to help pay for repairs after a city school was vandalised.Melissa Parker has set up a JustGiving page to raise £1,000 to help replace the toys and equipment destroyed by...
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Barnado's store in Hamilton Leicester broken into leaving local...
Raiders broke into a charity shop overnight in Leicestershire.Intruders forced their way into the Barnado's store in the Hamilton District centre in Hamilton.Staff arrived at 9am to discover that the...
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Police warning after 19 drunk or drugged-up drivers arrested...
Police arrested 19 drivers who tested positive for alcohol or drugs at crash scenes during the annual Christmas crackdown.The campaign, which ran from the beginning of December until New Year's Day,...
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Teenager stabbed wrong man in revenge attack outside Lamp...
A teenager stabbed the wrong man in a revenge attack outside the city centre Lamp Lighters pub, before it closed.Charley Daley, 18, was given a detention sentence after admitting he wounded the victim,...
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Woman banned from keeping pets after dog found in room of urine...
A woman who kept her starving dog in a room littered with its own faeces has been banned from having pets.RSPCA officers rescued German shepherd cross Chase from the home of Georgina Inglis - and they...
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These blinged-up crooks' designer goods have been sold in...
They were once the flashy symbols of their owners' bling criminal lifestyles – but now they are up for grabs on the internet at knock-down prices, thanks to Leicestershire Police.Under the Proceeds of...
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New 'laughing gas' alert as hundreds of cannisters are dumped in...
Groups are gathering on an industrial estate to inhale the potentially lethal nitrous oxide, also known as 'laughing gas'.Leicestershire Police said groups are travelling to the Cobden Street area, off...
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Drugs raid at home in New Parks, Leicester - live updates
A drugs raid is taking place at a property in New Parks, Leicester. Officers from Hinckley Road police station executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act in St Clements Court, a former...
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Thieves 'target' Bradgate Park to steal park ranger's £30k ...
A Land Rover belonging to the Bradgate Park Trust has been stolen from outside a village cafe. Thieves struck as the £30,0000 Defender box van was parked near the public park's main gates in Bradgate...
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Burglars smash their way into Leicester Age UK charity shop
Burglars smashed their way into a city centre charity shop today, stealing stock and even the staff members' biscuits. It was the second raid at the Hotel Street branch of Age UK in four months....
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Two men were arrested following a raid today on a flat in a neighbourhood which residents say is blighted by drugs and anti-social behaviour.Officers from Hinckley Road police station executed a...
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Drunken thug who broke student's jaw handed himself in after CCTV...
A drunken attacker who broke a student's jaw with an unprovoked punch handed himself in to the police after seeing a CCTV picture of himself in the Mercury.Chad Butler, who had been out celebrating the...
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Recap: JCB loader crashed into post office in Rothley in...
Police are investigating after a digger crashed through the front of a shop in Rothley. Officers have cordoned off part of Woodgate in the Leicestershire village after a reported incident in the early...
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Drunk driver Danielle Bartlett could see sentence extended after...
The family of a mother-of-two are appealing against the sentence handed down to the teenage drink-driver who killed her.Learner driver Danielle Bartlett was 17 when she crashed into the side of a taxi...
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Staff member at Tesco store in Belgrave Gate taken to hospital...
A member of staff at a Tesco shop has been taken to hospital after he was allegedly assaulted.The injured man was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary after police were called to the shop, in Belgrave...
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Teenage boy 'inappropriately touching girls' at Fosse Park
Police are appealing for information after it was reported that a teenage boy assaulted two girls and touched them inappropriately at Fosse Park on Monday evening. A woman also reported to security...
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Police helicopter joins search for 'frail' 75-year-old man...
A police helicopter is assisting officers on the ground in the search for a missing 75-year-old man.William Baistow was last seen in Fosse Road Central, West End, Leicester shortly after 1pm...
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Tesco security guard allegedly assaulted while barring man from...
A Tesco security guard was taken to hospital after he was allegedly assaulted while attempting to stop a man from entering his shop.The guard was injured in the Tesco Express branch in Belgrave Gate,...
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