Yorkshire and Humber - Crime in the News

• Prison overcrowding worsens

  Some prisoners have been living and sleeping in toilet areas because of increasingly overcrowded jails. [22 July 2008]

• Man jailed for hoax bomb on bus incident

  A 23-year old follower of Islamic militancy who left a hoax bomb on a Rotherham-bound bus has been jailed for 7 years. [21 July 2008]

• Twins shop their drink-drive mother

  A mother has received a three-month suspended jail term after her twin daughters reported her to police in Barnsley. [9 July 2008]

• Shadow CS anti-gun and knife crime week continues

  Following the recent high profile reports of gun and knife crime among young people in the media, Crimestoppers' youth website www.shadowcs.co.uk for 11-16 year olds is running an anti-gun and knife week this week. [1 July 2008]

• Man stabbed in Indian Palace kitchen identified

  A man stabbed to death in the kitchen of Wakefield restaurant Indian Palace has been identified as Syed Ghulan Zilani. [17 June 2008]

• Grandmother's murderer jailed

  Joanne Hussey must serve at least 20 years for killing her grandmother with a spade. [11 June 2008]

• Anti-gun campaigner's grandson charged with her murder

  The 20-year-old grandson of Patricia Regan has been charged with her murder, after he stabbed her to death on Sunday. [4 June 2008]

• Anti-gun campaigner and mother stabbed to death

  The woman who set up a Leeds branch of Mothers Against Guns was found stabbed to death at a flat in West Yorkshire. [2 June 2008]

• Teenage murder leads to action call

  After Amar Aslam, 17, died in an attack on Sunday, an MP has called for tougher action against violent youths. [27 May 2008]

• Woman sentenced for arson deaths

  A 23-year-old who set a house ablaze, killing her former lover and his baby girl, has been sentenced to a minimum of five-and-a-half years. [21 May 2008]

• Yorkshire ripper trying to win his freedom

  Peter Sutcliffe, who went on a killing spree through Northern England in the 1970s and 80s, is claiming that his human rights have been violated. [14 May 2008]

• Teenage babysitter killed baby

  Joshua Cook, who was 17 at the time, sexually abused the toddler in his care before killing him in Scarborough. [22nd April 2008]

• Primary school pupils shot with pellet gun

  Two North Yorkshire primary school children have been shot with a pellet gun, fired by a youth from outside the school's playground. [17th April 2008]

• Renewed appeal over Bradford murder

  Detectives investigating the murder of a 19-year old mother in 2001 have refreshed their appeal for information on the seventh anniversary of her death. [14th April 2008]

• £4million drugs found in office complex

  Cannabis with a street value of £4million has been found growing in a business centre in Scunthorpe. [14th April 2008]

• Safety concerns on Shannon Matthews' estate

  Threats have allegedly been made to residents living on the Dewsbury Moor estate, saying that they are 'going to get it' after the police have gone. [11th April 2008]

• Warning on Shannon Matthews' estate

  Leaflets have been distributed in Dewsbury Moor to warn residents not to take the law into their own hands, following Shannon Matthews alleged abduction. [10th April 2008]

• Karen Matthews charged

  Karen Matthews has been charged with perverting the course of justice and child neglect.[9th April 2008]

• Shannon's mother remains in custody

  Karen Matthews stayed in police custody overnight as police continue to question her about her daughter's disappearance. [8th April 2008]

• Teenager abducted and sexually assaulted in West Yorkshire

  A 14-year old girl was abducted by a masked man in West Yorkshire and taken to a lane where she was assaulted. [4th April 2008]

• Women arrested in Shannon case

  Two women have been arrested in connection with the abduction of Shannon Matthews. [4th April 2008]

• York man gunned down for bomb claim

  A man is still in custody after he claimed to be carrying a bomb in his rucksack. Armed officers used rubber bullets to disable him. [11th February 2008]

• Deadly weapons handed-in

  Twenty-three dangerous weapons have been handed-in to police in York and Selby, as part of an amnesty in Yorkshire's Maximum Impact campaign. [11th February 2008]

• 58 burglars arrested in the last month

  Operation Field, which has been working to tackle burglary in West Yorkshire, has seen 58 suspected burglars being arrested over the last month.

• Child killer awaits sentencing

  A convicted rapist who sexually assaulted and then murdered his neighbour's 14-year old daughter will be sentenced today. [9th May 2008]