Burnley man jailed for controlling and coercive behaviour against his wife – (ID 557983)
A man has been sentenced to two years and one month in prison for controlling and coercive behaviour against his wife. Between 2016 and 2022 Christopher Taylor (pictured right), 60, of Athens View, Athletic Street, Burnley, carried out a sustained campaign of abuse against his wife, Tanya Taylor. It included: Taylor has today (April 3rd) […]
A man who slashed another man in the face and neck, narrowly missing the victim’s jugular vein, has been jailed
David Brindle, 33, of Heysham Road, Morecambe, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court yesterday (Thursday, March 23) after pleading guilty to the attack. We were called around 10.05pm on November 19 last year to a report of an assault in Littledale Avenue, Morecambe. Officers attended with a man in his 30s found at the scene […]
A man has been jailed for 7 years following a stabbing in Barrow
Darren Knowles, 50, of Anson Street in Barrow-in-Furness, was sentenced today (24 March) at Preston Crown Court for the following offences; wounding with intent, attempted wounding with intent, breach of a non-molestation order and possession of a bladed article in a public place. Cumbria Police received a report that a man had been stabbed on […]
A woman has been jailed after stealing more than £37,000 from her 79-year-old grandfather to spend on drugs, tattoos and takeaways
Nicole Taylor, 25, of Kershaw Street, Chorley, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court after an investigation by police. In 2020 Taylor became the power of attorney after her grandfather’s health deteriorated and he was put in a care home. She was asked to look after his home in Preston and was told she could use […]
An uninsured driver who fled the scene of a collision, leaving a 12-year-old girl dying in the road, has been jailed
Hannah Jones, 26, of Bankfield Court, Mirfield, appeared at Preston Crown Court on Wednesday 15th March where she was sentenced to 18 months in prison, after pleading guilty to causing death by careless driving and perverting the course of justice on the first day of a trial in December. A second person – Safeer Iqbal, […]
Lancashire Police investigation into drug dealing in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre, has resulted in 26 people receiving prison sentences totalling more than 130 years
Officers from the West Targeted Crime Unit took down a major supply operation between October 2020 and June 2021. It targeted dealers bringing in large quantities of Class A drugs into the Blackpool area which were then distributed at street level. One arm of the Operation Warrior investigation resulted in a Wyre-based gang – Michael […]
Lancashire Police investigation into drug dealing in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre, has resulted in 26 people receiving prison sentences totalling more than 130 years
Officers from the West Targeted Crime Unit took down a major supply operation between October 2020 and June 2021. It targeted dealers bringing in large quantities of Class A drugs into the Blackpool area which were then distributed at street level. One arm of the Operation Warrior investigation resulted in a Wyre-based gang – Michael […]
Lancashire Police investigation into drug dealing in Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre, has resulted in 26 people receiving prison sentences tota…
Officers from the West Targeted Crime Unit took down a major supply operation between October 2020 and June 2021. It targeted dealers bringing in large quantities of Class A drugs into the Blackpool area which were then distributed at street level. One arm of the Operation Warrior investigation resulted in a Wyre-based gang – Michael […]
Three people including a pair of brothers have been jailed, with four more given suspended sentences, for their parts in the handling and sale of in excess of £1m worth of stolen machinery
Three people including a pair of brothers have been jailed, with four more given suspended sentences, for their parts in the handling and sale of in excess of £1m worth of stolen machinery. A total of 46 plant machines were stolen mainly from across the North West between 2015 and 2018, and were then sold […]
Three people including a pair of brothers have been jailed, with four more given suspended sentences, for their parts in the handling and…
Three people including a pair of brothers have been jailed, with four more given suspended sentences, for their parts in the handling and sale of in excess of £1m worth of stolen machinery. A total of 46 plant machines were stolen mainly from across the North West between 2015 and 2018, and were then sold […]
Three people including a pair of brothers have been jailed, with four more given suspended sentences, for their parts in the handling and sale of in excess of £1m worth of stolen machinery
Three people including a pair of brothers have been jailed, with four more given suspended sentences, for their parts in the handling and sale of in excess of £1m worth of stolen machinery. A total of 46 plant machines were stolen mainly from across the North West between 2015 and 2018, and were then sold […]
A man was sentenced to life in prison today (Wednesday, January 25) for the murder of his baby son in Burnley
Oliver Mailey, 26, of Piccadilly Road, Burnley, was sentenced to life in prison at Preston Crown Court for the murder of seven-week-old Abel-Jax Mailey. The Ambulance Service summoned us to an address on Piccadilly Road around 12.10pm on November 28, 2021. When emergency personnel arrived, they discovered an unresponsive baby. Abel-Jax Mailey was taken to […]
A woman from Walney has been convicted of perverting the course of justice
Eleanor Williams, 22, of Teasdale Road, Walney, was found unanimously guilty of eight counts of perverting the course of justice at Preston Crown Court today (3 January, 2023). She also admitted a ninth count of perverting the course of justice prior to the beginning of the trial. The charges arose after Williams accused multiple men […]
Four men have been sentenced to a total of more than 50 years after a series of convenience store robberies
The hefty jail time comes as we join a national week-long operation aimed at apprehending some of our most wanted robbery suspects. The eight robberies took place between November 2021 and April this year, at Co-op and Spar shops in Leyland, Preston, Chorley and Warrington. Each time some combination of a group of four […]
Four men have been sentenced to a total of more than 50 years after a series of convenience store robberies – (ID 536564)
The hefty jail time comes as we join a national week-long operation aimed at apprehending some of our most wanted robbery suspects. The eight robberies took place between November 2021 and April this year, at Co-op and Spar shops in Leyland, Preston, Chorley and Warrington. Each time some combination of a group of four […]
Four men have been sentenced to a total of more than 50 years after a series of convenience store robberies
The hefty jail time comes as we join a national week-long operation aimed at apprehending some of our most wanted robbery suspects. The eight robberies took place between November 2021 and April this year, at Co-op and Spar shops in Leyland, Preston, Chorley and Warrington. Each time some combination of a group of four […]
A paedophile, described as “evil incarnate” convicted of murdering Blackpool teenager Paige Chivers, has died in prison
Paige, 15, was reported missing in 2007. Despite her body having never been found, she was officially declared dead following an inquest in 2016. Robert Ewing was jailed for life in 2015 following a trial at Preston Crown Court. A spokesman for the Prison Service said the 68-year-old had been found dead in his cell […]
A 17-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to murdering Hiwa Ali-Khani in Preston
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to Mr Ali-Khani’s murder at Preston Crown Court on Wednesday (November 9). He had earlier pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article. Police were called around 6.25pm on July 8 this year to Raikes Road after a report of an assault. Emergency […]
