Cumbria Crack:
A court has heard that a West Cumbria man was caught with a kilo of cocaine while involved in a class A drug trafficking plot. Robert Alan McNichol, 43, of Greenwood Terrace, Maryport, and 24-year-old Elliot James Bramley, from West Yorkshire, made almost two dozen separate trips between them as...
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Two men and a woman have been handed prison sentences totalling more than eight years for their respective roles in a county lines drugs supply plot smashed by police who recovered illegal substances, cash and a loaded crossbow. Laura McGannan, 33, Luke Kevin Waeling, 34, and Alexander Nande Nyarashe, 22,...
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An Egremont man accused of encouraging his dog to “attack” police officers who entered his home has gone on trial in front of a jury. Tony Wardle, 51, was visited by a sergeant and three constables on August 18 last year as enquiries were made into an alleged incident the...
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A man who lied to police after his partner was arrested has been spared immediate jail – partly because of the poor conditions for prison inmates amid the COVID pandemic. Lee Cunningham’s now former girlfriend was detained in custody overnight following her criminal conduct at a Cleator Moor pub on...
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A man has told a jury he didn’t urge a pet dog to attack police officers at his Egremont home, and also thought they needed a warrant to enter. Tony Wardle, 51, is on trial at Carlisle Crown Court and denies two charges. One alleges he assaulted a female police...
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A man who imprisoned his partner in a West Cumbria house and then rammed a pen into her mouth when she tried to yell for help through an open window has been jailed. Carlisle Crown Court heard 35-year-old Chance Watson and his now former girlfriend had been involved in a...
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A mentally ill man who started a fire in the bedroom of a Kendal hostel which contained more than a dozen residents has been made the subject of a hospital order by a judge. Carlisle Crown Court was told today (February 24) how Polish national Patryk Bernas, now aged 26,...
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A man who was accused of urging his dog to attack police officers who attended his Egremont home has been acquitted by a jury of allegations he denied. Tony Wardle, aged 51, stood trial at Carlisle Crown Court having pleaded not guilty to two charges. One alleged he assaulted a...
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A court has heard how a debt-laden mum was caught red-handed on a “professional shopping expedition” while out with her son and a child. Ashley Winn, 42, and a partner-in-crime, 33-year-old Haley Bower, were seen on CCTV by a security guard as they pilfered products from the B&M Bargains outlet...
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Two Albanian men who were “ruthlessly exploited” and put to work in a large cannabis farm set up inside a former bank in Wigton have been jailed. Carlisle Crown Court heard how an eagle-eyed neighbour’s “Famous Five”-style detective work helped police to bring two men to book after officers unearthed a criminal...
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A speeding driver and repeat offender who travelled at about 135mph on the M6 in south Cumbria has lost his appeal against the ban he received. A police officer in a stationary marked patrol vehicle spotted 30-year-old Christopher Emery’s black Ford Focus whizzing past junction 37 on the southbound carriageway...
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A binge-drinking Carlisle “monster” who raped two women has been jailed for 18-and-a-half years. Paul Devaney left one of his victims sobbing after continuing a sick sex attack despite her desperate attempts to push him away. Carlisle Crown Court heard depraved Devaney later told her “sorry”, and added flippantly: “Drink...
Cumbria Crack:
A detective who investigated the case of a rapist who was jailed for more than 18 years has welcomed the sentence. Binge-drinking Carlisle “monster” Paul Devaney who raped two women was jailed for 18-and-a-half years at Carlisle Crown Court today. Detective Sergeant Chris Burton said: “This is a great result...
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Three teenagers have admitted being involved in a serious late-night assault on a teenager in Kendal. Detectives began an investigation and made a public appeal for information after the incident at Kent Street in the town. This was reported to have occurred at about 12.45am on August 21. “The 17-year-old...
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A national charity has welcomed the sentence handed down to a Carlisle rapist. Binge-drinking Carlisle “monster” Paul Devaney – who raped two women – was jailed for 18-and-a-half years at Carlisle Crown Court today. Paul Devaney left one of his victims sobbing after continuing a sick sex attack despite her...
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A man accused of committing fraud offences by using other people’s bank card details to pay for accommodation at a Kendal hotel and to hire cars is to stand trial later this year. Ian Cullen, aged 59, faced four charges when he appeared at Carlisle Crown Court this afternoon. Three...
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Two teenagers disturbed by a mother who was left injured as they burgled her family’s Lake District home have been spared immediate custody. Carlisle Crown Court heard how a neighbour initially witnessed two males loitering and acting suspiciously near the Craig Walk property in Windermere at around 12.30pm on March...
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An uninsured driver who switched off his lights while speeding away from one police car during a night time chase before colliding with a second patrol vehicle has been sentenced by a judge. Adrian Isaac Blair, 43, was first seen behind the wheel of a Ford Mondeo, at 11.30pm on...
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A man who punched and bit his partner during a drunken attack at her Whitehaven home has been given an eight-month jail term. Jordan Malcolm Dobson, 29, went to his girlfriend’s address on 2nd December despite being subject to a lengthy restraining order which bans him from even entering her street....
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A judge has ruled that a new iPhone seized from a Carlisle drug dealer can be returned to him – but only if it is wiped and reset by police. City addict Malcolm John Nicholson was busted after leaving his Hawick Street home on 27th November. Officers who saw Nicholson...