Tag Archives: Crime

The owner of a Birmingham supermarket says ‘he wants to give up’ as he is forced to deal with shoplifters between five and eight times a day. Amjad Farooq, owner of Wah Wah Mirchi on Soho Road, says he is forced to employ extra staff and do his own security …

A prolific shoplifter who targeted Lynn stores can expect a knock at the door from police after failing to turn up for court. Ricky McGrath, 34, of Wedgwood Drive in Wisbech, was due to appear at Lynn Magistrates’ Court on Thursday to be sentenced for a raft of theft offences …

Controversial plans to convert a Solihull family home into a four-bedroom HMO are to go before planners next week. Nearly 30 neighbours have objected to the plans but despite this Solihull Council planning officers are recommending it is given approval when it goes before the planning committee next week. The …

An inquest this week concluded that it couldn’t have been foreseen that Brianna Ghey’s killers would have plotted and carried out the murder Police at Culcheth Linear Park following Brianna’s death(Image: Getty Images) On the morning of February 11 last year, 16-year-old Brianna Ghey sat nervously doing her hair and …

When police raided Tata Steel worker Nathan Tucker’s home they found the still-wrapped parcel on top of his wardrobe Nathan Tucker from Port Talbot was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for getting a special delivery of cocaine from Liverpool(Image: South Wales Police) A drug dealer whose …

A postman working in Harlow has been hospitalised after being seriously assaulted while working on Sunday (October 13). Detectives investigating the incident are appealing for witnesses to come forward. The victim reported he was approached by a group of men in Joyners Field, Harlow, while working and assaulted. He suffered …

One of ITV’s most popular dramas is returning. The channel has revealed that Vicky McClure’s hit crime drama Trigger Point will return for a third season. Following the success of season two, which drew in an average of 8.1m viewers, the show will once again be back on screens. Season …

A man has been jailed for 20 weeks after he breached a criminal behaviour order banning him from Rushmoor for two years. Daniel Jankovic, 27, of no fixed abode, was charged with breaching the order, which had been issued on April 18 last year, after he was spotted on Holly …

A man has been charged with arson after “items were set alight and thrown into a property” in Grimsby. Crews from Humberside Fire and Rescue were called to Rutland Street shortly after 8pm on Tuesday (October 8), following reports of a rubbish fire that had spread to a property. The …

A former Grimsby sub-postmaster whose life was torn apart by the Post Office scandal has sadly died before receiving full compensation for being wrongly sacked. Gillian and David Blakey were finally cleared in 2021 along with dozens like them who were wrongly sacked or convicted of theft, fraud and false …