Arsonist who pretended to be fireman on run for 6 months
He absconded from prison in January
View ArticleWife's sham divorce and remarriage for new ID to move to UK
It was part of a 'deliberately calculated' five year plot to cheat the system and bring her family to Leicester
View ArticlePensioner died in crash after 'medical episode' caused car to drift
Ashby Road was closed for three hours while paramedics from West Midlands Ambulance Service and Midlands Air Ambulance attended
View ArticleTeen who attacked Loughborough uni student has sentenced changed
The Court of Appeal has extended his period of detention
View ArticleWoman dies at house in Rushey Mead
She was pronounced dead at the scene in Lancashire Street, off Melton Road
View ArticleYoung driver gets 11 points on licence 9 months after test
Shane Cobley drove alone and without L-plates before he passed his test
View Article'Dishonest, greedy' cousins used DHL for Apple laptops scam
One of them carried out an inside job diverting customers' kit to collection points
View ArticleLast drink with mates before lockdown lands driver in court
Jamie Craine met friends four days before lockdown began
View ArticleSoldier arrested while three times the drink-driving limit
Mick Honde almost let the vehicle he was driving roll into a police car when he was stopped
View ArticleUnwelcome guest removed by police, spits and threatens them
Sarah Dixon even tried to bite one of the officers removing her from her friend's house
View ArticleDangerous driver was fleeing from pal who stabbed him in head
When stopped by police, Sean Fiztgerald vented his anger on officers, clashing heads with a sergeant and spitting
View ArticleHard-up fake cop tells cabbie: 'Take me home or I'll arrest you'
He even told police he was a colleague of theirs
View ArticleMOT mechanic unable to work after ban for drink-driving
Marius Elefterescu was driving drunk and pulled out behind a police officer in Loughborough
View ArticlePriti Patel urged to bring full stop to Leicester sweatshops
Some factories have been accused of exploiting workers, sometimes paying half the legal minimum wage
View ArticleThief stealing fish from M&S tries to stab guard with pen
Lance Carroll leapt across a table and grabbed the pen after being denied a cigarette while he was detained for having fish hidden in his coat
View ArticleMan banned from contacting his mum can now call her from jail
He can now ring his mother from custody despite being locked up for breaching a restraining by visiting her
View ArticleStruggling key worker used machete in terrifying street robbery
Ryan Ralton's young victim was terrorised and feared he was going to die as he felt the knife blade touching his neck
View ArticleDaughter's 16th birthday party wrecked by dad's pub fight
He waded into the violence after wrongly being told the victim was threatening to attack two of his sons with a dart
View ArticleTeenager charged with murder of Hassan Jama
Ishaq Hassanjee is due to appear at Leicester Magistrates Court later today
View ArticleCrook accidentally slashed his leg open during city centre shop burglary
The judge said he was not "wringing out my tissue" with any sympathy for prolific offender, Glen Drainville
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