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Police alert to city businesses after 61 burglaries in four weeks
Police have urged shops in the city to review their security after 61 break-ins since the beginning of the year.The burglaries have happened chiefly at independent and charity shops, in the city...
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Double-decker bus cafe to pull out of Bradgate Park after vandals...
The owner of a cafe in a converted double-decker bus is reluctantly pulling it out of its home in Bradgate Park following a wave of attacks by vandals.Cathy Cliffe, who opened Peppercorns Cafe last...
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Man, 38, charged with murder after woman's body found
A 38-year-old man has been charged with murder after the body of a woman was discovered in a property in Thurmaston.Baldeep Singh, of Dovedale Road, Thurmaston, has been charged with murder and will...
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Man snared after sending explicit pictures to girl, 13, spared...
A man snared after arranging to meet a 13-year-old to whom he had sent naked pictures of himself has been spared prison.Samuel Clarke, then 21, also had explicit conversations with the girl, an online...
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Warning over 'stranded' man who hassles people for cash to get...
Police have issued an alert over a man who says he is stranded in Leicester and puts people under pressure to give him cash to get home to Nottinghamshire.The man, who appears to be in his early 20s,...
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Cocky teen who drove Audi at 60mph through city said police only...
A student who led the police on a dangerous car chase told them: "You wouldn't have caught me if I hadn't run out of fuel."Said Jama, 19, had a provisional licence and was uninsured when he borrowed a...
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Police cleared over search of man who hid drugs in his bottom
Four police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing over their handling of a prisoner who had hidden cannabis in his bottom and refused to release it.The sergeant and three constables were...
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11 of 23 men charged over Bede Park stab attack due in court...
A group of men are due in court today charged in connection with an assault in Leicester's Bede Park nearly two years ago.The charges follow an attack in the West End park at about 9.30pm on Thursday,...
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Police appeal for witnesses after Narborough Road South 'road...
Police are appealing for witnesses to a "public order incident" involving two motorists. The altercation took place in Narborough Road South, close to the Everards Brewery roundabout on Thursday,...
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Baldeep Singh appears in court charged with murdering Amandeep...
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a 35-year-old woman. Baldeep Singh (38), of Dovedale Road, Thurmaston, did not enter a plea when he appeared at Leicester Magistrates' Court this...
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Five men fail to show up at court to face charges linked to Bede...
Warrants have been issued for the arrest of five men who failed to show up at court today to face charges linked to a stabbing in Leicester's Bede Park.The men were among 11 defendants due to appear at...
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Officers 'exhausted and on their knees' because of cuts - Police...
Police officers in Leicestershire are "exhausted and on their knees" as the number of colleagues around them falls, according to their representatives.Leicestershire Police Federation said the force...
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Six men appear in court over Bede Park mass brawl which left man,...
Six men have appeared in court in connection with a mass brawl that left a 21-year-old man with a stab wound.Police have charged a total of 23 men in connection with the fight in Bede Park, West End,...
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Amandeep Kaur murder inquiry: Police search Watermead Park
Police continued to search an area of Watermead Park this morning as part of the inquiry into the death of 35-year-old Amandeep Kaur.Specialist search teams could be seen cutting back and combing...
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Policeman accused of fiddling expenses faces misconduct hearing
A Leicestershire Police officer is to appear before a misconduct panel this week accused of fiddling his expenses claims.Matthew Hartshorn is accused of making dishonest claims while serving with the...
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Wife's plea: 'Don't jail my husband who tried to kill me'
A husband who attempted to murder his wife, after looting her bank account and pawning her jewellery, was spared jail after a judge was told she did not want him locked up.Retired dentist, Christopher...
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McDonald's restaurant closed after being trashed in "inciden...
A branch of McDonald's in the city centre is closed after what appears to have been a late-night brawl.At 8am this morning a policeman was inside the 24-hour restaurant in Market Street, surrounded by...
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McDonald's closed after man, 21, stabbed in restaurant brawl
A young man was stabbed in a fight at a McDonald's restaurant in the city centre this morning.Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened shortly after 4.30am today.A police...
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McDonald's re-opens after early morning stabbing
The branch of McDonald's in Market Street, Leicester, has now re-opened following a stabbing. The fight happened at about 4.30am this morning and the restaurant remained closed for a forensic...
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Leicester City Derby FA Cup replay: Police given extra powers to...
Watch above: Police draw batons after Derby v City game Police officers at tomorrow's FA Cup replay between Leicester City and Derby County have been granted sweeping powers to deter trouble. Under the...
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