A train driver who was using WhatsApp less than thirty seconds before he crashed his train at nearly three times the speed limit has been…
The judge at Liverpool Crown Court sentenced Philip Hollis to a 12 month prison sentence, suspended for two years. Hollis, 56, of Spellow Lane, Liverpool, pleaded guilty to endangering the safety of passengers at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on 8 On Saturday 13 March 2021, Hollis was driving a Merseyrail Service from Liverpool Central to Kirkby, […]
A Kirkby male has been jailed for nine years and four months on Thursday, in the latest Operation Venetic case
Anthony Lonergan, 25, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court to be sentenced for conspiring to supply Class A and Class B drugs in the Merseyside area.
A primary school deputy head teacher and her partner have been jailed for dozens of child sexual abuse offences, including nine counts of rape
Julie Morris, 44, the safeguarding lead at a school in Wigan, and David Morris filmed themselves abusing and raping a girl under the age of 13. The teacher, of Hindley, was jailed at Liverpool Crown Court for 13 years. Her 52-year-old partner, of St Helens, admitted 34 offences at a previous hearing and was jailed […]
A primary school deputy head teacher and her partner have been jailed for dozens of child sexual abuse offences, including nine counts of…
Julie Morris, 44, the safeguarding lead at a school in Wigan, and David Morris filmed themselves abusing and raping a girl under the age of 13. The teacher, of Hindley, was jailed at Liverpool Crown Court for 13 years. Her 52-year-old partner, of St Helens, admitted 34 offences at a previous hearing and was jailed […]
A gunman who once shot himself in the foot has been jailed for four years – as a specialist crime team marks six months of successes
Paul While, 32, had only been out of prison for just 30 days in September this year when he was arrested by officers from the Merseyside Organised Crime Partnership – a specialist unit comprising National Crime Agency and Merseyside Police officers.Individual in question facing forwards. While, of Glen Way, Tower Hill, Kirkby, Liverpool, left prison […]
A gunman who once shot himself in the foot has been jailed for four years – as a specialist crime team marks six months of success
Paul While, 32, had only been out of prison for just 30 days in September this year when he was arrested by officers from the Merseyside Organised Crime Partnership – a specialist unit comprising National Crime Agency and Merseyside Police officers.
A university drop-out, jailed for running a dark web business selling illegal drugs, has been ordered to hand over more than £490,000 in bitcoin
Thomas White, 26, took over the running of the notorious dark web site Silk Road after it was first closed in 2013. After he was jailed for over five years in 2019, officers at the NCA continued to investigate his finances. After the original Silk Road site was shutdown by the FBI, White launched […]
A university drop-out, jailed for running a dark web business selling illegal drugs, has been ordered to hand over more than £490,000 in …
Thomas White, 26, took over the running of the notorious dark web site Silk Road after it was first closed in 2013. After he was jailed for over five years in 2019, officers at the NCA continued to investigate his finances. After the original Silk Road site was shutdown by the FBI, White launched […]
A deputy head primary school teacher has appeared in court charged with 18 child sex abuse offences, including two counts of rape
Julie Morris, 44, of Ancroft Drive, Hindley, could be seen crying as she appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via videolink from prison. Ms Morris worked at a primary school in Wigan but the charges are not related to her employment. Her co-accused, David Morris, 52, who is no relation, admitted 34 offences. Mr Morris, […]
Detectives from Operation Castle, our dedicated burglary team, are welcoming the sentencing of a Lancashire man as part of the biggest investigation the team has overseen into a regional Organised Crime Group (OCG) responsible for a total of 162 burglary, theft and attempted burglary offences
38-year-old Kashif Rafiq (also known as Anjum Nawaz) of Oozehead Lane, Blackburn, Lancashire was sentenced to eight years, nine months for conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to steal motor vehicles.
Detectives from Operation Castle, our dedicated burglary team, are welcoming the sentencing of a Lancashire man as part of the biggest in…
38-year-old Kashif Rafiq (also known as Anjum Nawaz) of Oozehead Lane, Blackburn, Lancashire was sentenced to eight years, nine months for conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to steal motor vehicles. Rafiq was sentenced today, Monday 4 October, taking the total sentences for the operation to 32 years in prison. He was assessed as […]
A 45-year-old man from West Derby has become the latest in Merseyside to be jailed as part of Operation Venetic – an international operation targeting criminals who used a mobile encryption service to try to evade detection
Michael Devine, of Pete Best Drive, West Derby, was jailed for 17 years, 3 months at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday 23 August after pleading guilty to being concerned in the importation and supply of Class A and B drugs (cocaine, heroin, ketamine, amphetamine). Devine used the encrochat handle ‘Lawfularbor’ to import and distribute […]
A 45-year-old man from West Derby has become the latest in Merseyside to be jailed as part of Operation Venetic – an international operat…
Michael Devine, of Pete Best Drive, West Derby, was jailed for 17 years, 3 months at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday 23 August after pleading guilty to being concerned in the importation and supply of Class A and B drugs (cocaine, heroin, ketamine, amphetamine). Devine used the encrochat handle ‘Lawfularbor’ to import and distribute […]
A dangerous paedophile was caught after a little girl pointed him out to her dad in a supermarket
Ryan Doran had performed a sex act on himself in front her and another girl while they played in the street. The vile predator had blocked the paths of the seven and 12-year-old when they tried to leave, but they were eventually able to get away. The 29-year-old, who was previously locked up for groping […]
Man found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Sarmad Al-Saidi in Preston
A man has today (July 27) been found guilty of murdering 16-year-old Sarmad Al-Saidi in Preston.
Three encrochat drug dealers behind bars as part of Operation Venetic
Three men from Warrington and St Helens are the latest to be jailed in connection with an international operation targeting criminals who used a mobile encryption service to try to evade detection. Mark Dumbell, 30, of Warrington Road Prescot, was sentenced to 16 years in prison at Liverpool Crown Court today (Wednesday 26 May). He […]
Kamil Lesiak sentenced to 18 years in prison for kidnap, rape and assault of man in Bootle in 2015
Police can confirm that a fourth person has been sentenced in connection with the kidnap, rape and assault of a man in Bootle in 2015. In March, 25-year-old Kamil Lesiak of no fixed address was found guilty of False imprisonment, assault causing actual bodily harm, rape and causing a man to engage in penetrative sexual […]
Liverpool man latest to be jailed as part of national Operation Venetic
A man identified through a picture of a block of cheese has become the latest in Merseyside to be jailed in connection with an international operation targeting criminals who used a mobile encryption service to try to evade detection. Carl Stewart, 39, of Gem Street, Liverpool was sentenced to 13 years and six months in […]
