Tag Archives: Courts

A Kent postman was fired from his job after being just one minute late with a special delivery. Robert Lockyer, from Ashford, was based at the local delivery office in Tannery Lane and had worked for Royal Mail for 28 years. In October last year, he was dismissed after management …

A thieving postie who gambled away a £110,000 inheritance ended up stealing packets containing cash and credit cards. Father-of-two Peter McAvoy, from Sittingbourne also blew the proceeds from the sale of his home after his gambling addiction wrecked his marriage, a judge heard. Peter McAvoy, narrowly avoided jail But the …

An off-duty postman was driving so fast police could not keep up with him as he raced another driver at up to 155mph. Father-of-two Daniel Grantham’s “two minutes of madness” began when he was goaded by a stranger in another car. A police officer gave chase from junction 26 of …

A “mean and despicable” burglar raided a nurses’ staff room at Hull Royal Infirmary, then smashed through the car park barrier when stealing one of their cars. Ashley Taylor, 28, entered the third-floor staff room on December 29 last year while the nurses were on night duty, prosecutor David Bradshaw …

An inquest into the death of the victim of a lorry collision in Mere Street is due to open tomorrow. Emergency services were called at around 2.30pm on July 16 to reports of an incident at the roundabout near Morrisons, Diss. The victim, Maureen Self, 75, had been involved in …

A 40-year-old man whose careless driving caused a pensioner’s death in the Cotswolds has avoided jail after an unusual plea for mercy – from the victim’s own family. The district judge who sentenced Richard Allison commented on how uncommon it was for grieving relatives of a crash victim not to …

A package containing drugs was delivered to a Perthshire address as police carried out a raid on the property. The delivery, which contained 161 grammes of cannabis, was addressed to 30-year-old Steven Lorimer, who was running a mail order drugs business from his flat at Philip Redford Court, St Madoes. …

A Royal Mail cleaner stole greetings cards and the proceeds of a whip-round for a colleague who was leaving. Susan Joy James, was caught after CCTV showed her spending a £20 Asda gift voucher sent by a woman in Flint to her parents in Anglesey that failed to arrive. The …

A pervert with more than 13,000 vile images of children walked free because he was not charged with the right offence and it took him more than two years to get him to court. A judge demanded answers from police and prosecutors as he handed former special constable David Andrews …

A former police special constable was caught with more than 13,000 vile images of children – including babies being raped. Perverted David Andrews, aged 65, also collected extreme animal pornography such as a woman having sex with a horse. Former Royal Mail worker Andrews claimed in police interview that he …