Carlisle woman admits starting house blaze
Cumbria Crack: A WOMAN was warned she faces jail for starting a fire at her family home in Carlisle. Karen Storey, 40, admitted a charge of arson, being reckless as to whether life was endangered, at...
View ArticleCarlisle man admits drugs production after police find 46 cannabis plants
Cumbria Crack: A MAN has pleaded guilty to a drugs production charge after 46 cannabis plants were found by police at his home. Ashley Lancaster, 20, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court today (MON) and...
View ArticleBoys sentenced for knifepoint robbery in Carlisle
Cumbria Crack: Two teenage boys have both received a two year custodial detention and training order for a robbery at a Carlisle store. Albi Williams, aged 15, from Carlisle, and Callum Nairn, aged 16,...
View ArticleWest Cumbrian woman admits child cruelty charge
Cumbria Crack: A WOMAN has admitted two child cruelty charges during an appearance at Carlisle Crown Court. The female, who is aged in her 40s and has a West Cumbria address, committed the offences...
View ArticleWindermere man denies hotel burglary charge
Cumbria Crack: A MAN accused of a burglary in Bowness-on-Windermere is set to go on trial later this year. Sean Linnie, 33, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court today (MON) and pleaded not guilty to one...
View ArticleCarlisle man denies assault charges
Cumbria Crack: A MAN has pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges during an appearance before a judge at Carlisle Crown Court. Barnaby Bowman, 43, is alleged to have unlawfully and maliciously...
View ArticleCarlisle drug dealer jailed for five-years
Cumbria Crack: A DRUG dealer caught in possession of heroin worth more than £23,000 has been sent to prison. Charles Kendrick, 23, received a five-year sentence today (WED) at Carlisle Crown Court...
View ArticleAspatria man accused of spitting mercury at police officer
Cumbria Crack: A man from West Cumbria has appeared in court to face an allegation of spitting an amount of liquid mercury into a police officer’s face. Jed Irving Wilkinson, 28, appeared before...
View ArticleCarlisle drugs gang sentenced to more than 40 years
Cumbria Crack: Four men have been sentenced for their role in a drugs ring worth £250,000. Collectively they received sentences totalling more than 43 years for conspiracy to supply Class A and Class B...
View ArticleSouth Cumbria pair deny child cruelty charges
Cumbria Crack: A MAN and a woman from south Cumbria will go on trial later this year after denying child cruelty allegations. Between them, the pair entered entered pleas to five charges at Carlisle...
View ArticleCarlisle man armed himself with kitchen knives then called police
Cumbria Crack: A MAN who armed himself with two kitchen knives and headed into Carlisle city centre then handed himself in to police, a court heard. Eren Zihni, 31, raised the alarm in a call from a...
View ArticlePenrith man sold drugs after ‘going off the rails’
Cumbria Crack: A DRUG user turned to dealing after going off the rails, a court heard. Fabio Howard, 23, started supplying banned substances to friends and fellow users after running up a £1,500 drug...
View ArticleCarlisle man admits theft charge
Cumbria Crack: A COURT has heard that a man who stole £3,000 from a house in Carlisle was guilty of a "significant abuse of trust". Christopher Hicks, 35, was initially charged with a burglary at...
View ArticleMaryport man admits burglary charge
Cumbria Crack: A MAN who admitted a burglary in West Cumbria will be sentenced by a judge next month. Matthew Todhunter, 29, pleaded guilty to one charge when he appeared at Carlisle Crown Court today...
View ArticleFrizington man admits burglary charge
Cumbria Crack: TWO men charged following a house break-in at Frizington have appeared at Carlisle Crown Court. When he appeared before Judge Paul Batty QC today (MON), Michael Fleming, 40, pleaded...
View ArticleWorkington builder jailed for dealing cocaine
Cumbria Crack: A BUILDER who was caught with thousands of pounds worth of cocaine in his van has been sent to prison. George Blacklock, 61, was jailed for 28 months at Carlisle Crown Court today (TUES)
View ArticleWorkington purse thief electronically tagged
Cumbria Crack: A THIEF who stole a purse from a fellow pub customer has been given a prison sentence. David McAllister, 62, pocketed the property after it was left on a table by Kerry Nickolls in The...
View ArticleDrug-driver jailed after leading police on high-speed chase through Carlisle
Cumbria Crack: A DRUGGED-up driver who led police on a dangerous high speed chase through Carlisle has been jailed for more than three years. George Lindsay, 42, was told he could have killed someone...
View ArticleWorkington teenager admits assault charges
Cumbria Crack: A TEENAGER has admitted carrying out assaults on three separate dates in Workington. Scott Hannon, 18, entered pleas to three offences during an appearance, over a video link, before...
View ArticleSex offender jailed for breaching court order
Cumbria Crack: A MAN has been jailed for breaching a court order by surfing the internet. Mark Klein, 49, was jailed for four-and-a-half years in 2013 at Carlisle Crown Court having committed four sex...
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