Tag Archives: Crime

The number of people being cheated online in romance scams has surged. There has been a 25% increase in just six months, according to a recent survey. One bank reported that its customers lost approximately £3.8 million to scammers between March and August, with hundreds falling victim. A poll of …

Ever found yourself ready to head out only to discover someone’s parked across your driveway? It’s a frustrating situation, but can you actually do anything about it? The answer depends on where you live. Unless there’s a specific bylaw in place, people blocking your driveway aren’t technically breaking the law. …

Police confirmed that a replica assault rifle found after a car chase and armed police response was actually a water gun. Three teenagers after armed officers and a police helicopter were deployed to Plympton, in Plymouth, following reports of a ‘gun’ being brandished from a car window travelling from Newton …

Martin Lewis’ Money Saving Expert has issued a warning about an impending stamp price increase on October 7. The team at MSE, led by the BBC and ITV star, have detailed how the cost of first-class stamps is set to surge by a whopping 22 per cent from next month. …

An Edinburgh pensioner has been left shaken after her purse and watch were allegedly pinched by a woman she invited into her home on her birthday. The 80-year-old resident, who lives on Restalrig Road South, noticed the woman sitting on the stairs outside her flat wrapped in blankets on Sunday …

Greedy fraudster Richard Frost helped himself to nearly £50,000 from his elderly aunt’s savings. The 43-year-old had control of her bank accounts and began ‘borrowing’ money from them during covid. But he became addicted to withdrawing the cash. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard he also sold her car and kept the …

A dangerous driver has been told he was lucky not to have killed someone when he smashed his motor into a parked vehicle with such force that the car was shunted into the front of a house. Graham Burton was speeding along a country road before losing control of his …

Postboxes have been vandalised again just six months after they were spray-painted to look like Mr Blobby and a Cadbury’s Creme Egg. The pillar boxes in Temple Hill, Dartford, have been given a fresh lick of paint — but it’s not the traditional Royal Mail red you might expect. A …

A nursing student downloaded sexual images of children as young as four, a court has heard. Niamh O’Brian, 20, of Heol Cynwyd, Llangynwyd, Maesteg, was found by police to have possessed and distributed indecent images, both still and moving, of children. Police visited O’Brian at her home and at the …

A Glasgow supermarket worker has been convicted of his involvement in a £316,000 gold bullion scam. Michael Sajid was sent a package after an 84 year-old woman was allegedly duped into posting it. But, the 38-year-old told police he had nothing to do with any gold – and that he …