April 2011 - Crime in the news

• Police search for CCTV clues over Milton Keynes shooting

  Police investigating the fatal shooting of two teenagers in Milton Keynes are going through hours of CCTV footage in the hope of finding clues [31 may 2011]

• TVs recovered in Massaro murder inquiry

  27 April, 2011

  Police investigating the murders of Wolverhampton couple Guiseppe and Caterina Massaro have recovered the two televisions stolen from their Woden Road, Park Village home.

• Wolverhampton couple murdered with knife and hammer

  26 April, 2011

  Police investigating the deaths of Wolverhampton couple Guiseppe and Caterina Massaro have revealed they died as a result of being attacked with a knife and a hammer. Mr and Mrs Massaro were found dead in Wolverhampton just after 8pm on Friday 22 April.

• Northern Ireland device posed danger to police and public

  20 April, 2011

  Police have said that a potential explosive device found in south Belfast represented a "deliberate attempt to cause serious injury or death."

• Two charged over robbery at Jewellers

  19 April, 2011

  Two men have been charged with robbery following a raid at a jewellers in Colchester.

• Appeal after man seriously injured in Exeter assault.

  18 April, 2011

  Police in Exeter have arrested a 25 year old man after an assault in the city which left a 21-year-old local man with serious head injuries.

• Men arrested over Smethwick Asian gold thefts

  18 April, 2011

  Two men are being questioned by police in connection with a series of robberies in which gold chains have been snatched in Smethwick. [18 April]

• Charity outrage at Stockwell shooting 'Stop Snitching' leaflets

  13 April, 2011

  The charity Crimestoppers and its youth brand Fearless have expressed outrage at reports that leaflets urging people not to pass on information on the recent Stockwell shootings have been distributed.

• Man arrested in Leukaemia scam investigation

  11 April, 2011

  A 28-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of obtaining money from businesses in Shropshire through fraudulent claims concerning leukaemia victims. [11 April 2011]

• Teenager stabbed in the back in Essex.

  11 April, 2011

  Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy was stabbed in the back in an unprovoked attack. [11 April 2011]

• Two men convicted of telecoms fraud

  07 April, 2011

  Two men who ran a £1m telecoms fraudulent company have been convicted of conspiracy to defraud customers. [7 April 2011]

• Ronan Kerr murder inquiry: Two arrested

  07 April, 2011

  Detectives investigating Ronan’s murder have made a significant discovery of arms and munitions and arrested two men in connection with his death. [7 April 2011]

• Stockwell shooting: suspect under police guard

  06 April, 2011

  A suspect in the shooting involving a five year old girl and a man is under guard in hospital after being stabbed. [6 April 2011]

• Fourth arrest over Stockwell shooting

  05 April, 2011

  A fourth person has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a five-year-old girl and a 35-year-old man in Stockwell, London. [5 April 2011]

• Third arrest over Stockwell shooting

  04 April, 2011

  A third person has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a five-year-old girl and a 35-year-old man in Stockwell, London.

• Sheffield university students lose cash in e-mail scam

  01 April, 2011

  Students at the university are feared to have lost thousands of pounds through an e-mail scam [1 April 2011]

• Fugitive drugs baron finally faces justice

  01 April, 2011

  One of SOCA’s most wanted who went on the run for more than three years has today been sentenced to 24 years for his part in a sophisticated criminal gang which trafficked significant amounts of cocaine into the UK. [1 April 2011]

• Dating agency fraud man sought by police

  12 April, 2011

  A man suspected of conning a woman via a dating agency out of thousands of pounds is being sought by police. [12 April 2011]

• Appeal to trace mother of girl assaulted on a train

  21 April, 2011

  British Transport Police want to trace a woman who claimed her daughter was "inappropriately touched" on an East Coast Mainline train.