Maryport man admits role in major cocaine supply plot
Cumbria Crack: A court has heard that a West Cumbria man was caught with a kilo of cocaine while involved in a class A drug trafficking plot. Robert Alan McNichol, 43, of Greenwood Terrace, Maryport,...
View ArticleThree jailed for roles in north Cumbria county lines drugs supply plot
Cumbria Crack: Two men and a woman have been handed prison sentences totalling more than eight years for their respective roles in a county lines drugs supply plot smashed by police who recovered...
View ArticleEgremont man stands trial accused of encouraging dog to ‘attack’ police
Cumbria Crack: An Egremont man accused of encouraging his dog to “attack” police officers who entered his home has gone on trial in front of a jury. Tony Wardle, 51, was visited by a sergeant and three...
View ArticleEgremont man who lied to police avoids prison “by skin of his teeth”
Cumbria Crack: A man who lied to police after his partner was arrested has been spared immediate jail – partly because of the poor conditions for prison inmates amid the COVID pandemic. Lee...
View ArticleMan accused of urging dog to ‘go and get’ police tells jury: ‘I didn’t say...
Cumbria Crack: A man has told a jury he didn’t urge a pet dog to attack police officers at his Egremont home, and also thought they needed a warrant to enter. Tony Wardle, 51, is on trial at Carlisle...
View ArticleMan jailed for imprisoning woman and ramming pen into her mouth
Cumbria Crack: A man who imprisoned his partner in a West Cumbria house and then rammed a pen into her mouth when she tried to yell for help through an open window has been jailed. Carlisle Crown...
View ArticleMan given hospital order after dramatic Kendal hostel blaze
Cumbria Crack: A mentally ill man who started a fire in the bedroom of a Kendal hostel which contained more than a dozen residents has been made the subject of a hospital order by a judge. Carlisle...
View ArticleMan accused of urging his dog to attack police is acquitted
Cumbria Crack: A man who was accused of urging his dog to attack police officers who attended his Egremont home has been acquitted by a jury of allegations he denied. Tony Wardle, aged 51, stood trial...
View ArticleDebt-laden mum took son on “professional shoplifting expedition” to B&M in...
Cumbria Crack: A court has heard how a debt-laden mum was caught red-handed on a “professional shopping expedition” while out with her son and a child. Ashley Winn, 42, and a partner-in-crime,...
View ArticleTwo Albanian men “ruthlessly exploited” on a Wigton cannabis farm
Cumbria Crack: Two Albanian men who were “ruthlessly exploited” and put to work in a large cannabis farm set up inside a former bank in Wigton have been jailed. Carlisle Crown Court heard how an...
View ArticleM6 motorist who drove at 135mph in south Cumbria loses appeal against ban
Cumbria Crack: A speeding driver and repeat offender who travelled at about 135mph on the M6 in south Cumbria has lost his appeal against the ban he received. A police officer in a stationary marked...
View ArticleBinge-drinking rapist Paul Devaney jailed for 18-and-a-half-years
Cumbria Crack: A binge-drinking Carlisle “monster” who raped two women has been jailed for 18-and-a-half years. Paul Devaney left one of his victims sobbing after continuing a sick sex attack despite...
View ArticleCumbria detective welcomes 18-and-a-half-year sentence for rapist
Cumbria Crack: A detective who investigated the case of a rapist who was jailed for more than 18 years has welcomed the sentence. Binge-drinking Carlisle “monster” Paul Devaney who raped two women was...
View ArticleThree teens admit late-night assault in Kendal
Cumbria Crack: Three teenagers have admitted being involved in a serious late-night assault on a teenager in Kendal. Detectives began an investigation and made a public appeal for information after the...
View ArticleNational charity welcomes sentence for Carlisle ‘monster’
Cumbria Crack: A national charity has welcomed the sentence handed down to a Carlisle rapist. Binge-drinking Carlisle “monster” Paul Devaney – who raped two women – was jailed for 18-and-a-half years...
View ArticleMan accused of committing fraud at Stonecross Manor
Cumbria Crack: A man accused of committing fraud offences by using other people’s bank card details to pay for accommodation at a Kendal hotel and to hire cars is to stand trial later this year. Ian...
View ArticleMum left with broken nose after confronting teens as they burgled her family...
Cumbria Crack: Two teenagers disturbed by a mother who was left injured as they burgled her family’s Lake District home have been spared immediate custody. Carlisle Crown Court heard how a neighbour...
View Article‘Idiotic’ driver switched off his lights while speeding away from police
Cumbria Crack: An uninsured driver who switched off his lights while speeding away from one police car during a night time chase before colliding with a second patrol vehicle has been sentenced by a...
View ArticleMan punched and bit partner in drunken Whitehaven attack
Cumbria Crack: A man who punched and bit his partner during a drunken attack at her Whitehaven home has been given an eight-month jail term. Jordan Malcolm Dobson, 29, went to his girlfriend’s address...
View ArticleCarlisle drug dealer can have new iPhone back – if it is wiped and reset
Cumbria Crack: A judge has ruled that a new iPhone seized from a Carlisle drug dealer can be returned to him – but only if it is wiped and reset by police. City addict Malcolm John Nicholson was busted...
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