Man denies alleged rape, attempted rape and sexual assault of child
Cumbria Crack: A LAKE District-based man accused of the rape and attempted rape of a young child has appeared in court.
View ArticleTeenagers warned they could receive jail terms for ecstasy importation
Cumbria Crack: TWO South Cumbria teenagers have been warned they could receive jail sentences for their roles in the importation of ecstasy tablets.
View ArticleFather and son facing class A drugs supply charges appear at Carlisle Crown...
Cumbria Crack: A FATHER and son facing drug supply allegations after a car was stopped near Carlisle have appeared at the city's crown court.
View ArticlePassenger “grabbed” steering wheel of coach at A66 roundabout
Cumbria Crack: A COURT has heard how a passenger "grabbed the steering wheel" of a coach as it crashed on to a main A66 roundabout in darkness.
View ArticleCoach driver took vehicle on to A66 roundabout as “safest option”, jury told
Cumbria Crack: A COACH driver has said he guided his vehicle on to a main A66 roundabout in darkness because it was the "safest option".
View ArticleMan accused of Wigton attempted murder appears at crown court
Cumbria Crack: A MAN accused of attempted murder following an incident outside a north Cumbria pub has appeared at Carlisle Crown Court.
View ArticleMan accused of Whitehaven stabbing appears in court
Cumbria Crack: A man accused of stabbing a man on Brakeside Gardens in Whitehaven has appeared in court.
View ArticleCourt hears how drugs gang lost contact list after member swallowed SIM card
Cumbria Crack: A DEBT-laden man sent to Carlisle to regain addicts' phone numbers after a criminal gang member "swallowed" a crucial contacts list has been jailed.
View ArticleWorkington sex offender denies breaching notification requirements
Cumbria Crack: A REGISTERED sex offender accused of failing to tell police where he was living is to stand trial in front of a jury later this year.
View ArticlePolice welcome jail terms handed down to West Cumbria drug dealers
Cumbria Crack: POLICE have welcomed the prison sentences handed down to three young West Cumbria class A drug dealers. Carlisle Crown Court heard on Friday how 20-year-olds
View ArticleSword-holding man “threatened to cut police in half” at his Kendal flat
Cumbria Crack: A MAN who had hold of a Samurai sword when police called at his Kendal flat has been handed a suspended prison term.
View ArticleWorkington teenager denies “racially aggravated harassment” allegation
Cumbria Crack: A TEENAGER accused of making a racially aggravated comment in Workington is to stand trial later this year.
View ArticleThird of three Carlisle burglars who broke into petrol station shop is sentenced
Cumbria Crack: THE third of three Carlisle men who burgled a petrol station shop near the city has now been sentenced. A rear door at the Hills premises, Corby Hill, was smashed in at around 11pm on...
View ArticleMan found with knife in Whitehaven is handed six-month jail term
Cumbria Crack: A MAN who carried a knife near a Cumbrian town centre has been jailed for six months.
View ArticleWoman involved in Carlisle county lines drugs plot has sentence amended
Cumbria Crack: A WOMAN involved in a county lines drugs supply plot has had her sentence amended by a judge.
View ArticleProlific Maryport thief spared jail
Cumbria Crack: A PROLIFIC shoplifter who flouted two court orders has been spared jail after a judge heard he had been offered a chance to mend his ways.
View ArticleMan who denies link with drug dealing “pass-the-parcel” goes on trial
Cumbria Crack: A MAN accused of being linked to a £7,000 drug-dealing "pass-the-parcel" has gone on trial at Carlisle Crown Court.
View ArticleMan told to expect jail term for Workington face slash attack
Cumbria Crack: A MAN has been told he should expect a jail term for slashing the face of another man with a blade in Workington.
View ArticleCarlisle man admits “violent controlling and coercive” conduct towards ex
Cumbria Crack: A CARLISLE man accused by his former partner of violent and controlling conduct during their seven-month relationship has admitted the offending part-way through his trial.
View ArticleCarlisle arsonist jailed for 40 months
Cumbria Crack: AN arsonist who started a fire in his bedroom at a multi-occupancy Carlisle house as a family slept has been jailed for more than three years.
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