Justice Served as Lorry Driver Jailed for Reckless A1 Crash Almost Claiming Lives of Police Officers
A lorry driver, John Wickson, aged 55, has been sentenced to 16 months in jail for his reckless actions that nearly cost the lives of two police officers. The incident occurred on the A1 when Wickson failed to stop after colliding with a patrol vehicle, forcing the officers to take evasive measures. The terrifying event […]
Serial Arsonist Jailed for Causing Millions in Damages to Local Businesses
A serial arsonist, identified as Omar Omar, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after causing extensive damage totalling millions of pounds to a car dealership in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, following a vendetta against the business. The destructive series of arsons, which unfolded between January and December 2022, wreaked havoc on both buildings and vehicles. […]
Serial Arsonist Jailed for Causing Millions in Damages to Local Businesses
A serial arsonist, identified as Omar Omar, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after causing extensive damage totalling millions of pounds to a car dealership in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, following a vendetta against the business. The destructive series of arsons, which unfolded between January and December 2022, wreaked havoc on both buildings and vehicles. […]
Serial Arsonist Jailed for Causing Millions in Damages to Local Businesses – (ID 593159)
A serial arsonist, identified as Omar Omar, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after causing extensive damage totalling millions of pounds to a car dealership in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, following a vendetta against the business. The destructive series of arsons, which unfolded between January and December 2022, wreaked havoc on both buildings and vehicles. […]
Offenders help turn the tide against beach litter
Offenders will be put to work to pay back the communities they have harmed as part of a week-long nationwide clean-up of Britain’s coastline. Plastic and litter will be removed by offenders wearing high-visibility jackets emblazoned with “Community Payback” on beaches up-and-down the country, as part of the Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach […]
Man Receives Jail Sentence for Sharing Child Abuse Material on Twitter
A man from Bilsthorpe has been sentenced to jail after being found guilty of secretly capturing child abuse material and sharing indecent images on social media platforms. Lee Bowdler, aged 52 and residing in Bilsthorpe, was identified and apprehended by investigators from the National Crime Agency (NCA) for his involvement in disseminating indecent images of […]
Arsonist Causes Gas Explosion: Police Officers and Others at Risk
An arsonist who caused a gas explosion at a house was told he could have blown police officers, himself, and others ‘to kingdom come’ as a result of his ‘utterly selfish and reckless’ actions. Officers attended the address, in Mansfield Woodhouse, to arrest 29-year-old Kyhl Sykes after reports he had sexually assaulted a girl.
A drugs kingpin has been jailed for the “senseless” murder a Nottingham dad who felt he’d been cheated in a £20 deal
Father-of-five Darren Davis bled to death from a single stab wound to the heart after falling out with his supplier, Faheem Younis. Nottingham Crown Court heard Younis lured Mr Davis to an address in Radford, where he stabbed him – exactly a year ago today.
Targeting Drug Dealing: Proactive Police Operation in Radford Area
A covert operation spearheaded by a specialist Nottinghamshire Police team resulted in a drug dealer being put behind bars Using plain-clothes tactics targeting suspected drug dealing in the Radford area, Radford Road Operation Reacher team officers saw Ronald King cycling in Gregory Boulevard before he conducted a drug deal and rode off – blissfully unaware […]
Thousands of nitrous oxide canisters and an array of other ‘party drugs’ were all seized by police from a car
Officers were out on patrol in the Radford area when a car travelling along Prospect Street started to arouse their suspicions. As police were getting ready to bring it to a halt, the car pulled over suddenly, with officers getting out to speak to its three occupants – Naheem Akhtar, Asim Haque and Manawar Ali.
A relentless police investigation has led to a dangerous man who raped a woman in the street being brought to justice
Andrea Ivanov was prowling the Newark area in the early hours of the morning when he attacked his victim as she was walking home. Police were called to the scene by a member of the public after they spotted the woman in distress and confronted Ivanov, who then ran away.
A cyclist who sparked a manhunt after sexually assaulting two women has been jailed
Junaid Zaman, aged 25, approached his victims in the Lenton area of Nottingham and asked them for directions. He then made sexually explicit remarks before assaulting them.
A samurai sword, zombie knife and machete were all taken off the streets by police over the weekend
Four arrests and a charge were made by Nottinghamshire Police as part of three separate incidents on Saturday (15 July). The county knife crime team were out on patrol in the Mansfield area when they spotted a car that intelligence suggested could be involved in criminal activity.
A terrified elderly couple were tied up and threatened while burglars ransacked their home
The householders were woken by two intruders shining torches and armed with wooden mallets. The 78-year-old man and 75-year-old woman were taken out of bed and had their hands bound with zip ties during the frightening ordeal which lasted about two hours.
Two suspects have been charged following an investigation into the theft of large amounts of alcohol from Tesco supermarkets across the E…
The arrests were made in Nottingham on Tuesday 4 July 10 March after two women were stopped in a vehicle by officers from the city centre Reacher team. Amanda Cunningham, 44, of Stansfield Street, Lenton, and Gemma Beeby, 39, of Comet Drive, Eastwood were each charged on Sunday 12 March with 18 counts of shoplifting. […]
Two suspects have been charged following an investigation into the theft of large amounts of alcohol from Tesco supermarkets across the East Midlands
The arrests were made in Nottingham on Tuesday 4 July 10 March after two women were stopped in a vehicle by officers from the city centre Reacher team. Amanda Cunningham, 44, of Stansfield Street, Lenton, and Gemma Beeby, 39, of Comet Drive, Eastwood were each charged on Sunday 12 March with 18 counts of shoplifting.
A man who believed he was sending sexual images to a 13-year-old girl has been jailed
Christopher Rowe, aged 29, was actually sending the explicit messages, images and videos to an adult member of an online activist group. Rowe, who was clearly told of his target’s apparent age, also tried to solicit sexually explicit images in return.
A speeding motorcyclist vaulted a fence and dived over a hedge as he tried and failed to outrun the police
Joe Onley, aged 23, was spotted riding recklessly by a passing police aircraft – speeding, pulling wheelies, spinning his rear tire, and dangerously overtaking other vehicles as he raced from the Hucknall area towards Ollerton. Highly trained police pursuit drivers struggled to stay in sight of him as he drove at high speed on the […]
