Whitehaven man accused of false imprisonment and danger driving to stand trial
Cumbria Crack: A WHITEHAVEN man accused of falsely imprisoning a woman is to stand trial early next year.
View ArticleDriver involved in tragic Penrith collision was in “unroadworthy” car
Cumbria Crack: A MOTORIST whose “unroadworthy” car was involved in an accidental collision with a pensioner who later died has been sentenced by a judge. Carlisle Crown Court heard today of the tragic...
View ArticleWhitehaven man failed in bid to drown device containing 10,000 illegal child...
Cumbria Crack: A WHITEHAVEN man who failed in a desperate bid to destroy a tablet containing more than 10,000 illegal images of children after police knocked at his door has been sentenced by a judge.
View ArticleCarlisle man spared immediate prison for single wrap heroin deal seen by police
Cumbria Crack: A CARLISLE man seen by police dealing a wrap of heroin on a city housing estate has been spared an immediate jail term.
View ArticleBrothers jailed for Seaton burglaries
Cumbria Crack: Two Workington brothers who carried out a spate of burglaries in Seaton at the beginning of lockdown have been jailed following sentencing at Carlisle Crown Court.
View ArticleTwo more in court after being charged as part of Carlisle murder probe
Cumbria Crack: TWO males have appeared in court as part of an ongoing police probe into the alleged murder of a Carlisle man - taking the total number of people now charged to seven.
View ArticleMan caught with knife in Workington park during lockdown tells judge “I’m sorry”
Cumbria Crack: A MAN has said “sorry” to a judge for illegally possessing a knife in a deserted Workington public park just days after lockdown was imposed.
View ArticleHusband spared jail for attack but told by judge: ”You are now a convicted...
Cumbria Crack: A CHEATING West Cumbria husband who carried out a domestic attack on his partner was spared prison but told by a judge: “You are now a convicted wife-beater.”
View ArticleMan told to “expect” prison for threatening male with two shotguns in Eden...
Cumbria Crack: A MAN who admits threatening a male with two shotguns as trouble flared following an Eden Valley village birthday party has been told he should “expect” a jail term.
View Article”Habitual criminal” hit twice 30mph speed limit during Workington police pursuit
Cumbria Crack: A BANNED Workington driver who led police on a high speed late night police chase in his home town has been jailed for 14 months.
View ArticleDog which should have been wearing muzzle bit man in north Cumbria village
Cumbria Crack: AN elderly dog owner has been handed a suspended jail term after his pet bit a man on a communal pathway in a north Cumbria village.
View ArticleBusinessman denies assaulting wife at Penrith holiday park
Cumbria Crack: A businessman who was staying with his wife at the Lowther Holiday Park resort in Penrith, has appeared from police custody at North and West Cumbria Magistrates Court.
View ArticleKendal men admit being involved in home burglary
Cumbria Crack: TWO Kendal men are facing prison sentences for burgling a home in the town. Martin Denis Buchanan, 39, and 38-year-old David Craig Morrison appeared at Carlisle Crown Court today over a...
View ArticleSubaru driver caused head-on A69 crash which left mother and daughter badly hurt
Cumbria Crack: A MOTORIST whose dangerous driving of a new car caused a horror head-on smash on the A69 near Carlisle which left a mother and daughter badly hurt has been spared immediate prison.
View ArticleCarlisle pensioner charged with sexual assault
Cumbria Crack: A CARLISLE pensioner has appeared in court charged with an allegation of sexual assault on a female in Carlisle. The allegation is from July 24, 2018, in that he intentionally touched a...
View ArticleUniversity policing course student racially abused man outside Workington...
Cumbria Crack: A UNIVERSITY policing course student convicted of racially abusing a man outside a Workington nightspot has been told by a judge there seems “little chance” of her now joining a force.
View ArticleSentencing of “million pound” Whitehaven cannabis farm production duo postponed
Cumbria Crack: THE sentencing of two Albanian nationals involved in the operation of a “million pound” West Cumbria cannabis factory has been postponed - because an interpreter could not be found to...
View ArticleDrunk Carlisle man stamped on ex-wife during assaults on her and new partner
Cumbria Crack: A DRUNK man who forced his way into the Carlisle home of his ex-wife’s new partner, attacking them both and stamping on her, has been spared an immediate jail term.
View ArticleTrio accused of Botchergate attack appear in court
Cumbria Crack: Three people have appeared from police custody at North and West Cumbria Magistrates Court today (MON). Police received information that a serious assault had taken place at an address...
View ArticleCarlisle man admits drug possession
Cumbria Crack: A Carlisle man has pleaded guilty to four charges of drug possession. Magistrates in Carlisle were told how Danny Green, 23, of Peel Street, Carlisle attended a music festival in...
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