A 21-year-old who “took advantage” of and abused a vulnerable young boy avoided a prison sentence.

A drink and drug-fuelled dad-of-one slashed a man with a large machete as he and two others attempted to force their way into their victim’s flat.

A cocaine user could have been let off with a caution by police if he’d paid £100 to a charity but then “forgot” to make the payment.

The former owners of an award-winning travel firm in the county have been jailed.

A 62-year-old has been charged with causing an explosion likely to endanger life after CCTV footage showed a newly fitted ULEZ camera exploding.

A bus driver who groomed and sexually abused two young girls has been jailed for 18 years.

A drunk man who killed his friend when he smashed his car into a wall had said he was a "good driver" and would get his passengers "safely home".

A grandfather was found covered in a plastic sheet in a woodland six days after he had been reported missing.

A factory worker made a series of racist Facebook posts about Muslims after he found out his partner used to be in a relationship with one.

A violent thug who beat two strangers with a gas canister causing one to have a ‘bleed on the brain’ has been jailed.

A woman who “lost control” and attacked another mum by kicking, punching and pulling her hair in front of youngsters has narrowly avoided jail.

A 49-year-old man has been banned from owning dogs after his American Akita attacked a woman. WARNING: Graphic images

A sexual predator who got “a thrill” from preying on underage girls with explicit chats on Facebook messenger has been jailed.

A jilted dad started an "obsessive" campaign against his former lover to the point she feared he’d harm her and their son.

Several people have been charged after a brawl outside a wine bar which left several injured, including a police officer.

A man who sexually assaulted a woman outside a fast food restaurant during a night out drinking has narrowly avoided prison.

A drunken homeless man who followed a woman through a town centre late at night and tried to snatch her handbag before mugging her has been jailed.

A fisherman who fell out with his friend in a row over money was filmed crouching behind a car before leaping out at him with a knife.

A drunken binman has narrowly avoided jail after being thrown out of a sports bar and knocking one of the owners unconscious in the car park.

A former cabbie refused to do a swipe test when asked as he claimed he couldn’t put anything in his mouth as he suffers from irritable bowel syndrome.