Eden man who denies cocaine supply allegation to stand trial
Cumbria Crack: An Eden man who denies an alleged cocaine supply crime is due to stand trial in front of a jury in early 2021. Niall Dixon, 24, of Frankland Park, Orton, pleaded not guilty to one charge...
View ArticleJail for Carlisle burglar who left his own mobile phone at scene of one crime
Cumbria Crack: A thieving Carlisle man who burgled two garages, leaving his own mobile phone at one crime scene, has been jailed for almost a year. Simon Robert Highmore, 31, was branded a “menace” by...
View ArticleMan admits robbing woman of purse in Carlisle city centre
Cumbria Crack: A man has admitted robbing a 69-year-old woman of a purse which was snatched from her in central Carlisle. Kyle Robert Crawford, 25, faced one charge at the city’s crown court this...
View ArticleSouth Cumbria man facing sentence for having guns and ammo without permits
Cumbria Crack: A SOUTH Cumbria man caught in possession of two guns and ammunition without up to date firearms permits has admitted three criminal offences.
View ArticlePenrith man admits burglaries
Cumbria Crack: After a spate of break-ins in the Penrith area, a 36-year-old man appeared from police custody at North and West Cumbria Magistrates Court in Carlisle.
View Article“Boy racer” teen jailed for causing death of his pal in horror crash near...
Cumbria Crack: A TEENAGER whose dangerous driving killed one young friend and left another badly injured following a horror smash near Carlisle has been jailed for almost three years.
View ArticleWest Cumbria man denies alleged sexual offence
Cumbria Crack: A West Cumbrian man has appeared at North and West Cumbria Magistrates Court, Carlisle from police custody charged with engaging in sexual communication with a child.
View ArticleControlling Penrith man who made pregnant partner’s life a “misery” is jailed
Cumbria Crack: A CONTROLLING boyfriend who subjected his pregnant partner to threats, violence and degradation has been jailed. Kyle John Michael Pelham’s criminal conduct began early in his...
View ArticleWarrant issued for arrest of absent South Cumbria child cruelty mum
Cumbria Crack: A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a South Cumbria mum, facing sentence for drunken child cruelty crimes, after she failed to attend court twice in a week.
View ArticleMan cleared of rape of woman in Carlisle
Cumbria Crack: A MAN has been acquitted, unanimously, of the alleged rape of a woman in Carlisle.
View ArticleKendal burglars who targeted victim’s home are jailed
Cumbria Crack: TWO men involved in the burglary of a “vulnerable” man’s South Cumbria home have been handed prison sentences. Carlisle Crown Court was told how the householder had been the victim of an...
View ArticleMan who acted as gardener of Whitehaven cannabis farm is jailed
Cumbria Crack: A DEBT-ridden Albanian who was put to work as the gardener of a sophisticated cannabis factory inside a semi-detached home on a Whitehaven housing estate has been jailed.
View ArticleMan on GBH charge after male, 20, suffers serious arm slash injury
Cumbria Crack: A MAN arrested after another male suffered a serious slash injury to his arm in Carlisle has appeared at the city’s magistrates’ court.
View ArticleCarlisle man was “off his face” on Valium while breaking into family’s city home
Cumbria Crack: A CARLISLE man high on Valium who burgled a family’s city home while children were inside has been spared an immediate jail term.
View ArticleAbusive Kendal man kicked PC after being “persuaded to drink some sanitiser”
Cumbria Crack: A FAMILY man who kicked a police officer after being arrested in a Cumbrian town centre has been sentenced for conduct which a judge described as “idiocy”.
View ArticleMan accused of Eden farm burglary changes plea to guilty
Cumbria Crack: A MAN who had previously denied being involved in an Eden farm burglary has changed his plea to guilty and been told by a judge: “You have done the right thing.”
View ArticleCare home worker jailed for force-feeding and mistreating vulnerable elderly...
Cumbria Crack: A SENIOR care home worker who was angry, aggressive and violent to three vulnerable elderly residents — force-feeding one and slapping another in the face— has been jailed.
View ArticleWorkington drug addicts jailed for vicious attacks on troubled teen “left for...
Cumbria Crack: TWO drug addicts have been jailed for brutally attacking a vulnerable teenager, leaving her for dead and lying for several hours on a Workington residential road in the cold.
View ArticleMan seen waving knife around on Appleby road
Cumbria Crack: A MAN seen “waving a knife around” in a residential area of Appleby and also threatened a number of women is to be sentenced by a judge later this month.
View ArticleCarlisle man threatened to burn neighbours car
Cumbria Crack: A dispute between neighbours has landed a 50-year-old Carlisle man court. Craig Andrew Logan appeared before Carlisle Magistrates Court from custody and gave his address as Dunmallet...
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