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Addict desperate to return to prison walked into police station with 48 wraps of Class A drugs

28 March 2025
Addict desperate to return to prison walked into police station with 48 wraps of Class A drugs

A drug addict desperate to change his life walked into a police station carrying crack cocaine and heroin so he would be sent back to prison.

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‘We are very sorry’: Magistrate apologises to drink driver for ‘arrest warrant mix-up’

23 March 2025
‘We are very sorry’: Magistrate apologises to drink driver for ‘arrest warrant mix-up’

A drink driver arrested on a warrant for failing to attend court to go to his brother’s funeral later received an apology for how “he’d been treated”.

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Drink-driving dad in M25 prang more than three times legal limit

22 March 2025
Drink-driving dad in M25 prang more than three times legal limit

A security guard whose car rolled back into another vehicle on a motorway was found to be more than three times the legal limit to drive.

Teen’s skull fractured after being ‘punched and stamped on’ at field

19 March 2025
Teen’s skull fractured after being ‘punched and stamped on’ at field

Three people, including a 19-year-old man, have been charged with GBH with intent after an alleged attack on a boy at a sports field.

Blind and homeless thief stole food after spending benefits on hotel room

19 March 2025
Blind and homeless thief stole food after spending benefits on hotel room

A blind thief who was released from prison with nowhere to live went out stealing alcohol and food after spending his benefits on hotel costs.

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Cocaine addict mum 'out of it' on school run has car keys taken off her by stranger

17 March 2025
Cocaine addict mum 'out of it' on school run has car keys taken off her by stranger

A drug-driving mum was so “out of it” on the school run that members of the public took her car keys and walked her children to class.

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Dad caused £2k of damage raiding washing machines

15 March 2025
Dad caused £2k of damage raiding washing machines

A dad-of-two caused more than £2,000 of damage at a launderette when he smashed up washing machines and stole the coin boxes from inside.

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Man smeared poo in police custody van after rifling through cars

14 March 2025
Man smeared poo in police custody van after rifling through cars

A man rifled through people’s cars later defecated in a police van and smeared it all over the vehicle’s cell as he was being taken into custody.

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Drink-driver dad crashed BMW into parked cars with young family inside

12 March 2025
Drink-driver dad crashed BMW into parked cars with young family inside

Video footage shows the aftermath of a crash in which a 34-year-old dad “lost control” of his vehicle and collided with two parked cars.

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Weed dealer avoids jail after police find drugs in shed

11 March 2025
Weed dealer avoids jail after police find drugs in shed

A drug dealer has narrowly avoided jail after pleading guilty to supplying after police raided his home and found 2kg of cannabis in his shed.

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Pervert offered to help ‘boy, 14’ masturbate and sent picture of penis

10 March 2025
Pervert offered to help ‘boy, 14’ masturbate and sent picture of penis

A 27-year-old man who sent sexually explicit messages and pictures to a vigilante group pretending to be a young boy has been sentenced.

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Teacher rammed partner’s car after spotting him with other woman

09 March 2025
Teacher rammed partner’s car after spotting him with other woman

A teacher has been banned from driving after crashing into her partner’s Mercedes after spotting him driving past with another woman.

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Drink driver found asleep in car after crashing into tree

08 March 2025
Drink driver found asleep in car after crashing into tree

A motorist crashed his car into a tree and then fell asleep at the wheel after downing wine at a party.

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Three-year ban for swerving drink driver found with empty gin bottle

08 March 2025
Three-year ban for swerving drink driver found with empty gin bottle

A Mercedes driver who was seen swerving across lanes of a busy road was found to be more than twice the drink-drive limit when pulled over by police.

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Woman who spat at two police officers tells court: ‘I didn’t mean to hurt anyone’

08 March 2025
Woman who spat at two police officers tells court: ‘I didn’t mean to hurt anyone’

A woman who admitted spitting at and assaulting two police officers told a court she was just shouting and didn’t mean to “hurt anyone”.

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Footage shows aftermath of drunk partygoer’s costly crash in stolen Mercedes

07 March 2025
Footage shows aftermath of drunk partygoer’s costly crash in stolen Mercedes

A 21-year-old who had sunk pints and spirits stole a woman’s Mercedes before crashing it into a tree, a fence and then a wall.

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Decorator who threw stones at teens ordered to carry out unpaid work

06 March 2025
Decorator who threw stones at teens ordered to carry out unpaid work

A 55-year-old man threatened and threw stones towards two teenagers he thought had killed his stepson’s cat before lashing out at police.

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Police caught drink driver after ‘excessive beeping’

06 March 2025
Police caught drink driver after ‘excessive beeping’

A Range Rover driver was found smelling of booze after police approached his car due to him beeping his horn too much in a Kent town centre.

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Man denies careless driving which left man seriously hurt and dog dead

05 March 2025
Man denies careless driving which left man seriously hurt and dog dead

A driver has appeared in court accused of causing serious injury to a man walking his dog after a late-night crash that killed the pooch.

The criminals locked up in February

28 February 2025
The criminals locked up in February

Here are just some of the criminals including burglars, dangerous drivers and attempted murderers who committed crimes and were locked up this month.

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