Tag Archives: Crime

A “friendly” postman who was highly regarded within his community has been jailed after he snuck into properties at night to steal women’s underwear. Appearing at Bouremouth Crown Court on his 59th birthday, Glen Holden was a postman for 32 years in the Sherborne area and struck up a rapport …

A family was left heartbroken after having to watch their beloved pet suffer after he had ingested antifreeze. Rescue cat Jasper had been living with Lisa Hill, 41, and her family in Derbyshire since March 2022. Jasper and his sister Elsa were rehomed by the family when they were only …

Heartless conmen are targeting hard-up households and stealing money and identities using convincing texts and messages. Experts have warned people to be on their guard, amid concern that the cost of living crisis may lead to an increase in the number of people falling victim to scams out of desperation. …

A dishonest postal worker stole letters and stamps but was given a very severe sentence in an historical case in North Wales. The thief, who worked in a Llandudno post office, was convicted and sentenced to 18 months with hard labour in the 1880s, showing how penal punishments have changed. …

A man has been arrested on suspicion of entering properties in Hartcliffe this morning. Two calls were made to Avon and Somerset Police between 6.20am and 6.40am in Hartcliffe. On both occasions the man was disturbed, but officers received reports of attempted sexual assault before he fled the scene. A …

A rough sleeper has pitched a tent in a North Staffordshire park – despite the city’s homeless being offered support. The tent has popped up in the grounds of the popular Burslem Park. It is understood to have been there for at least six days. Mum-of-one Danielle Simpson, from Burslem, …

Households in the UK have been warned about a new Royal Mail scam doing the rounds in the UK. More than a thousand people were targeted by the “genuine-looking” email scam over the space of a week. Action Fraud have now issued an alert and say the scams are designed …

A warning has been issued after hundreds of people have been targeted by a “genuine-looking” scam. Action Fraud have issued a warning after more than a thousand people were targeted in a single week by scammers pretending to be from the Royal Mail. The scams are designed to steal personal …

A woman was horrified when she started receiving creepy messages after ordering a pizza online. Police are probing the texts from an unknown number which include: ‘I’m your new friend’ and ‘do you live alone?’ Kaitlin Reakes, 21, had gone inside went inside the takeaway shop to order food. She …

A man has denied beating a student and leaving him in the street with severe head injuries. Paul Martin David Roberts pleaded not guilty at Plymouth Crown Court to the charge of causing grievous bodily harm to the then 19-year-old Callum Turner in North Hill. Roberts, of Wordsworth Crescent, is …