Passenger grabbed steering wheel to direct car towards cyclist in Whitehaven
Cumbria Crack: A car passenger will be punished by a judge next month after grabbing the steering wheel to direct the vehicle towards a cyclist in Whitehaven. Curtis Leigh Percival, 25, appeared at...
View ArticleDrugs courier caught at Tebay services jailed for almost six years
Cumbria Crack: A courier of class A drugs caught red-handed after being stopped by police at Tebay services has been jailed for almost six years. Ricky Kieran Hughes, 37, who appeared at Carlisle...
View ArticlePenrith burglar went on stealing spree in bid to clear drug debt
Cumbria Crack: A Penrith burglar was detained while embarking on a rural crime spree to clear a drug debt. Carlisle Crown Court heard outbuildings at three remote properties were targeted during the...
View ArticleMan jailed for biting off part of peacemaker’s ear in Carlisle bar
Cumbria Crack: A man who attacked a Carlisle city centre pub peacemaker, biting off part of his ear “like an animal”, has been jailed for three years. James Laws had stepped in to prevent further...
View ArticleBoy knocked off bike and needed surgery after being bitten by Kendal dog
Cumbria Crack: A South Cumbria dog owner has been punished and her pet’s life spared after it bit a six-year-old boy who was left with a gaping wound which required surgery. Hayley Oram, 47, was left...
View ArticlePolice raided home of South Cumbria school chef and found illegal drugs
Cumbria Crack: A Kendal drug user who supplied scores of ecstasy tablets to a sub-dealer was spared prison by a judge who heard he had swiftly held his hands up to the offence and since kicked his...
View ArticleTeens and young man accused of Keswick robbery to stand trial
Cumbria Crack: A young man and two teenagers have denied being responsible for an alleged robbery which is said to have occurred in Keswick. Twenty-year-old Barry Grant Loan appeared in person at...
View ArticleScaffolder became cocaine courier while out of work due to COVID-19
Cumbria Crack: A cash-strapped scaffolder became a cross-border crack cocaine courier after being forced out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ryan Patrick Grimes, 40, was stopped by police in a...
View ArticleTeen tried to smuggle drugs into Kendal Calling between his buttocks
Cumbria Crack: A teenager who tried to smuggle illegal drugs into the Kendal Calling music festival between his buttocks has been spared an immediate prison sentence. Cole Eric Sanderson, now aged 19,...
View ArticleRugby player admits attacking man in Whitehaven wine bar
Cumbria Crack: A rugby player who attacked a man in the toilet of a Whitehaven wine bar has been told by a judge that he won’t be sent to prison for the violent crime. Karl Olstrom, 29, appeared at...
View ArticleKendal man made stab threats while armed with knife
Cumbria Crack: A Kendal supported housing scheme resident who pointed a knife at staff and threatened to stab others during a drinking binge has been spared immediate prison. Jonathan Shane Evans, 30,...
View ArticleCarlisle man headbutted pregnant woman and kicked PC in the face
Cumbria Crack: A man who headbutted a pregnant woman and then kicked a constable in the face after police were called to deal with his domestic violence has been handed a suspended jail term. Connor...
View ArticleDebt-laden Carlisle drug user became involved in heroin supply
Cumbria Crack: A Carlisle drug addict who became involved in a heroin supply enterprise after racking up a large debt has been given a lengthy jail term. Police watched as 35-year-old Malcolm John...
View ArticleDistington man held knife to stepson’s throat
Cumbria Crack: A man who held a knife to his stepson’s throat at the family’s West Cumbria home has been jailed for almost a year. Carlisle Crown Court heard Paul Carruthers’s violent behaviour, on...
View ArticlePensioner spared prison for historical sex assault on boy
Cumbria Crack: An Eden pensioner has been spared prison for a historical sex assault on a boy which occurred in Penrith. A judge told 73-year-old Ronald Parker-Smith he had committed a “nasty” offence...
View ArticleFour accused of Lee McKnight murder appear in court and deny charge
Cumbria Crack: Four people accused of killing Carlisle man Lee McKnight have pleaded not guilty to the allegation. The quartet, including a mother and daughter, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court this...
View ArticleProlific Carlisle thief back in the dock for festive theft
Cumbria Crack: A prolific thief who flouted a court-imposed order by stealing from a Carlisle store just before Christmas has been warned he could face another jail term. In 2019, Peter Martin Vickers,...
View ArticleProlific Maryport shoplifter went on stealing spree while pregnant
Cumbria Crack: A prolific and persistent shoplifter who snatched alcohol, meat, washing powder and razor blades as she plundered shops in four different Cumbrian towns has been jailed for 20 months....
View ArticleJealous partner left woman with facial fractures and drinking through straw
Cumbria Crack: A jealous partner who attacked a woman in her own home, leaving her with multiple facial fractures and having to drink through a straw, has been jailed. Trevor Lockwood and the woman –...
View ArticleFour women to stand trial for fraud
Cumbria Crack: Four women are to stand trial accused of a £500,000-plus fraud in which a Penrith-based haulage company was allegedly targeted. Appearing at Carlisle Crown Court earlier today were...
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