A former Northwich resident who defrauded a woman out of more than £21,000 has been jailed

Moisa Constantin-Florin appeared at Chester Crown Court on Thursday 22 December where he was sentenced to 15 months in prison. The 24-year-old, of Central Park Road, East Ham, London, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and possession of criminal property. The case began on 28 June 2021 when a woman in Edinburgh […]
Three people have been jailed for a total of 27 years and eight months after officers stopped a car in Cheshire that contained more than …

Emily Phillips, 33, and Robert Dalton, 40, were in the pink Ford Mustang when it was pulled over by officers on the M6 at around 1am on Thursday 21 October 2021. The car contained thousands of ecstasy tablets. Michael Smyth’s DNA was on some of the class A drugs packages, and a further quantity of […]
Three people have been jailed for a total of 27 years and eight months after officers stopped a car in Cheshire that contained more than £250,000 worth of ecstasy tablets

Emily Phillips, 33, and Robert Dalton, 40, were in the pink Ford Mustang when it was pulled over by officers on the M6 at around 1am on Thursday 21 October 2021. The car contained thousands of ecstasy tablets. Michael Smyth’s DNA was on some of the class A drugs packages, and a further quantity of […]
A burglar who held a pillow over the face of an elderly woman while she was house-sitting a property for a friend has been jailed

Martin McGinley 30, of Smallbrook Walk, Crewe, appeared at Chester Crown Court on 20 December where he was sentenced to 38 months imprisonment after pleading guilty. He was also handed a restraining order against the victims and ordered to pay a surcharge of £228. The court heard how on 13 September 2022, an 82-year-old woman […]
A man who caused serious injuries to a child has been jailed

Patryk Zebrowski appeared at Chester Crown Court on Thursday 8 December where he was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. The 29-year-old from Ellesmere Port, had previously been convicted of causing/ allowing a child to suffer serious physical harm. Zebrowski was also handed an eight year restraining order. During the trial […]
Two men who conspired to steal agricultural global positioning systems and other technical equipment have been sentenced to a total of of six years and 10 months in jail

Aidas Cesna, 28, and Gintaras Jankauskas, 30, both admitted conspiring to steal equipment valued at approximately £380,000 from agricultural vehicles at 13 farms and estates across Essex between 28 September and 27 October 2021. And today, Tuesday 15 November, Jankauskas was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court to three years and 10 months in prison. The […]
Two men who conspired to steal agricultural global positioning systems and other technical equipment have been sentenced to a total of of…

Aidas Cesna, 28, and Gintaras Jankauskas, 30, both admitted conspiring to steal equipment valued at approximately £380,000 from agricultural vehicles at 13 farms and estates across Essex between 28 September and 27 October 2021. And today, Tuesday 15 November, Jankauskas was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court to three years and 10 months in prison. The […]
Two men who conspired to steal agricultural global positioning systems and other technical equipment have been sentenced to a total of of six years and 10 months in jail

Aidas Cesna, 28, and Gintaras Jankauskas, 30, both admitted conspiring to steal equipment valued at approximately £380,000 from agricultural vehicles at 13 farms and estates across Essex between 28 September and 27 October 2021. And today, Tuesday 15 November, Jankauskas was sentenced at Chelmsford Crown Court to three years and 10 months in prison. The […]
Salford Man jailed after fatal Christmas Day Crash

Nathaniel Ritchie, 34, of St Pauls Road, Salford, was sentenced to three and a half years on Thursday 9 June at Chester Crown Court. He was found guilty of dangerous driving by unanimous decision at a previous hearing. The court heard how Ritchie was driving an Audi RS5 on the A536 Macclesfield Road to […]
Salford Man jailed after fatal Christmas Day Crash – (ID 527020)

Nathaniel Ritchie, 34, of St Pauls Road, Salford, was sentenced to three and a half years on Thursday 9 June at Chester Crown Court. He was found guilty of dangerous driving by unanimous decision at a previous hearing. The court heard how Ritchie was driving an Audi RS5 on the A536 Macclesfield Road to […]
Salford Man jailed after fatal Christmas Day Crash

Nathaniel Ritchie, 34, of St Pauls Road, Salford, was sentenced to three and a half years on Thursday 9 June at Chester Crown Court. He was found guilty of dangerous driving by unanimous decision at a previous hearing. The court heard how Ritchie was driving an Audi RS5 on the A536 Macclesfield Road to […]
Two men who broke into an address in Ellesmere Port and assaulted the homeowner with a machete have been jailed

Daniel Dickinson and Nathan Tuppeny, both aged 30, appeared at Chester Crown Court on Thursday 14 April. Dickinson, of no fixed address, was jailed for 11 years, plus four years on extended licence, after pleading guilty to aggravated burglary. Tuppeny, of High Street Gresford, was sentenced to 18 months in prison after he admitted assisting […]
A man from Northwich who sexually assaulted a child and posted indecent images he had taken online has been jailed for four years and four months

Craig Crowther, 31, was identified by NCA investigators as username ‘craggy2014’ who, on numerous occasions, discussed his sexual interest in children with other paedophiles online. In May 2020, he told another user that he likes to “get involved” with children, and has access to a child who he had sexually abused. He shared four indecent […]
A man from Northwich who sexually assaulted a child and posted indecent images he had taken online has been jailed for four years and fou…

Craig Crowther, 31, was identified by NCA investigators as username ‘craggy2014’ who, on numerous occasions, discussed his sexual interest in children with other paedophiles online. In May 2020, he told another user that he likes to “get involved” with children, and has access to a child who he had sexually abused. He shared four indecent […]
A 53-year-old man from Salford has been sentenced for stalking actress and presenter Denise Welch

Toraq Wyngard, from Cannon Street, Salford previously admitted possession of a knife, criminal damage, arson and stalking causing serious alarm or distress, following a campaign targeting Mrs Welch, between 18 September 2020 and 11 February 2021. Wyngard was sentenced at Chester Crown Court on Thursday 7 April and received a seven year and seven month […]
A drug dealer who attacked and robbed a woman in her own home in Bollington has been jailed

Astro Williams appeared at Chester Crown Court on Monday 4 April where he was sentenced to 10-years in prison. The 19-year-old, of Trent Bridge Walk, Stretford, had previously pleaded guilty to robbery and possession with intent to supply class A drugs (heroin and crack cocaine). During the hearing, the court heard how the victim, […]
Four people who stole more than £145,000 from a vulnerable relative have been sentenced

Scott Billington, Janet Billington, Keith Billington and Vicky Bailey all appeared at Chester Crown Court on Friday 11 March where they were sentenced to a total of 11 years in prison. Scott, age 30, and 60-year Janet had previously been found guilty of fraud by abuse of position and possession of criminal property following an […]
A man whose deadly attack on a toddler left her with a catastrophic brain injury “akin to a multi-storey fall” has been jailed for mansla…

Brandon Heath, 22, attacked the girl at a house in Northwich while her mother gave a friend a lift on 30 August 2020, Cheshire Police said. The 22-month-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, died the next day. Heath, who the girl’s mother described as a “monster”, was jailed for 13 years and […]