Men jailed for diverting electricity to supply cannabis farms run by organised crime gangs

A group of men who diverted electricity to supply cannabis farms run by organised crime gangs have been jailed for more than 28 years. L-R top: Ross McGinn, Andrew Roberts, Graham Roberts, Greg Black. L-R bottom: Lewin Charles, Aiden Doran, Jack Sherry, Colin White. The men ran a sophisticated operation under cover of being a legitimate […]

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Drug dealers and money launderer for Liverpool organised crime family told to pay back money

Four men who worked for a notorious organised crime family in Liverpool have been told that they must pay back £190,000 or face more time in prison. The Proceeds of Crime Division in the Crown Prosecution Service secured Confiscation Orders against Richard Caswell, 42, Michael Nevin, 37, Jack Brownsill, 25, and Scott Smith, 51, at […]

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Man jailed for attempting to rape a woman in front of her child in a park

A man who grabbed a woman in a park in broad daylight and attempted to rape her while she was with her young son has been jailed. John Whitfield John Whitfield, 37, of Layton Close, Birchwood, Warrington, grabbed the woman from behind at around 1.55pm in July 2024. She was in the park in Warrington […]

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Former boyfriend of murder victim jailed for drug dealing

The former boyfriend of murder victim Ashley Dale has been sentenced for conspiracy to supply class A drugs.  Lee Harrison  Lee Harrison, 27, of Liverpool Road, Huyton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin and possession with intent to supply cocaine on 23 December 2024 at Liverpool Crown Court. Harrison was the […]

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UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Three men jailed for drive-by shooting in Merseyside

Three men have been jailed for murdering a 36-year-old man following a drive-by shooting in Merseyside. Rikki Berry died after a balaclava-clad man riding an electric bike fired four shots at him in Quarryside Drive, Kirkby at 6.33pm on 17 July 2024. Rikki Berry The electric bike was travelling on the pavement but in convoy […]

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Three men found guilty of drive-by shooting in Merseyside

Three men have been convicted of murdering a 36-year-old man following a drive-by shooting in Merseyside. Rikki Berry died after a balaclava-clad man riding an electric bike fired four shots at him in Quarryside Drive, Kirkby at 6.33pm on 17 July 2024. Rikki Berry The electric bike was travelling on the pavement but in convoy […]

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Man convicted of defrauding Leeds City Council out of small businesses grants during Covid

A man has been found guilty of defrauding Leeds City Council out of more than £710,000 which was meant to support small businesses during the Coronavirus pandemic. Aftab Baig, 47 from Glasgow, made fraudulent grant claims against thirty-two properties, which were branches of Greggs, arranging for the money to go into his business account.  He […]

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Criminology student jailed for sexually assaulting two female students

A criminology student at Liverpool University has been sentenced for sexually assaulting two female students. Ewan Blair Ewan Blair, 20, of Brownlow Hill in, Liverpool, met both women in the autumn term of 2023 and both said he seemed friendly at first. He met one of the women in a bar in Liverpool city centre […]

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Teenager jailed for killing three children at a dance class and trying to kill ten others

A teenager who killed three young girls and attempted to kill ten others, including eight children at a Southport dance class has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 52 years before he can be considered for release. Axel Rudakubana, then 17, entered the Hart Space studio on Hart Street Southport on […]

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