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18 June 2026 Press Release International and organised crime CPS A man who supplied dangerous weapons to the drug-dealing head of a Birmingham-based crime group has today been jailed for more than 10 years. Rizwan Malik, 43 of Small Heath, supplied crime boss Danyal Aziz with three Walther Creed 9mm self-loading, semi-automatic pistols, via one […]

13 February 2026 Press Release Hate crime North West A man who invoked fear to the Jewish community in Salford by deliberately driving slowly while waving an imitation firearm out of the window of his car, has been sentenced. Julius Goncarukas, 42, was given 16 months in prison, suspended for 18 months, after admitting to […]

13 February 2026 Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire A fourth person has been jailed for life for his role in the murder of a 36-year-old man in a drive-by shooting on Merseyside. Ryan Walsh-Westhead, 25, of Farrier Road, Kirkby, was today (13 February 2026) found guilty of the murder of Rikki Berry, and possession of […]

01 December 2025 Press Release Proceeds of crime CPS A former detective who abused his position by stealing cocaine from the evidence store at work and supplying it on the streets of Manchester has been ordered to pay back over £75,000 or face more time in jail. Andrew Talbot, 55, who was previously a Greater […]

31 October 2025 Press Release Violent crime Mersey-Cheshire The parents of a thirteen-week-old baby boy have been convicted of his murder. Miguel Pirjani, was admitted to Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool on 24 November 2024 after his father Klevi Pirjani,  of Percy Road in Seacombe, Wallasey, had dialled 999. He told the Operator that Miguel “just […]

A self-proclaimed “nerdy kid” who tried building his own bombs in his mother’s back garden has been found guilty today after prosecutors proved he wasn’t just a scientist experimenting at home – and had in fact committed a serious criminal offence. Harry Whittaker Harry Whittaker, 32, of Caddington in Bedfordshire, claimed he just had an […]

A group of men have been sentenced following an arson at a warehouse housing humanitarian aid and Starlink satellite equipment destined for Ukraine.  Jake Reeves (left) and Dylan Earl The attack – which caused damage and repairs costing around £1m – was orchestrated by Dylan Earl, 20, and Jake Reeves, 23, who were recruited by […]

A man has been sentenced for driving his car at high speed, crashing it into a historic shelter, submerging it in a lake and then ringing the police to claim the car had been stolen. Harry Mason Harry Mason, 29, of The Mallards in Southport, was spotted by police, driving a Mercedes car in a […]

The leader of a major organised crime group and four associates responsible for distributing huge quantities of Class A drugs across the North East of the country have been jailed. Shaun Monaghan, 45, of no fixed abode, previously pleaded guilty to his role in running a criminal network that supplied multi-kilo quantities of cocaine, heroin […]