August-2011-crime-in-the-news

• Mother and son rescued after kidnapping in County Monaghan

  19 August, 2011

  A woman and a teenage boy have been rescued after they were kidnapped by an armed gang in County Monaghan.

• Crimestoppers’ fraud campaign results in arrest of alleged £5 million fraudster

  30 August, 2011

  A campaign launched by crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers to locate ten of the UK’s most wanted Fraudsters has seen a fourth individual arrested who is alleged to have committed over £5 million worth of fraud [30 August 2011]

• Police investigating Canterbury bomb hoaxes release CCTV images

  31 August, 2011

  Police investigating two bomb hoaxes in Canterbury on Friday evening have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to [31 August 2011]

• Boy held over Notting Hill Carnival stabbing

  30 August, 2011

  A 16-year-old boy and four men have been arrested over the stabbing of a man on the second day of the carnival in west London [30 August 2011]

• Cash machine attacked by woman wielding shoe

  25 August, 2011

  A woman who attacked a cash machine in Wiltshire with a high-heeled stiletto, is being sought by police [25 August 2011]

• Two men arrested for theft of metal in Devon

  24 August, 2011

  A man hid for five hours in an air duct at a disused hospital in Devon from what he thought was police, only to find out it was another trespasser [24 August 2011]

• Man viciously attacked outside Liverpool nightclub

  24 August, 2011

  A man has lost his nose, ears, and lip during an attack outside a Liverpool nightclub, Funky Box [24 August 2011]

• Newham Council launches anti-gun/knife crime scheme with Crimestoppers

  22 August, 2011

  Newham Mayor Sir Robin Wales has today launched a new initiative targeting gun and knife-related crime in the borough [22 August 2011]

• Man who stabbed victim 81 times gets life sentence

  19 August, 2011

  A murderer who stabbed his victim 81 times and then went to a bookmakers to play on a gaming machine has been jailed for life.

• Arrests made after fatal stabbing of 14 year old in north London

  18 August, 2011

  Two arrests have been made after the fatal stabbing of 14 year old Leroy James in north London [19 August 2011]

• Police warn residents in Surrey of bogus builder scam

  17 August, 2011

  Bogus builders who quoted £250 for a job and then raised the price to £6,500 after starting work have prompted a warning to residents in west Surrey.

• Crimestoppers and Dixons link up to offer up to £5k rewards for information over riots

  12 August, 2011

  Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers and electrical retailer Dixons have linked up to offer rewards of up to £5,000 in an attempt to locate individuals who looted or caused damage to the company’s stores.

• Child dangling from Essex flat: mother arrested

  16 August, 2011

  A woman arrested after her four-year-old daughter was found dangling from the top of a four-storey building in Colchester has been released on bail.

• Caroline Coyne murder: £20,000 reward offered

  15 August, 2011

  Crimestoppers and Nottinghamshire Police have put up a reward of up to £20,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person/s responsible for the murder of a Nottingham mum.

• Murder investigations Jersey stabbings

  15 August, 2011

  Six people, including three children, have been killed in a knife attack on the usually peaceful island of Jersey [15 august 2011]

• Man featured on Crimestoppers’ Most Wanted Fraudsters list arrested in Shrewsbury

  An individual from the West Midlands who is one of ten suspected fraudsters featured in Crimestoppers’ Most Wanted Fraudsters Campaign has been arrested in Shrewsbury

• London riots: 888 people arrested over disorder

  11 August, 2011

  A total of 888 people have been arrested over violence, disorder and looting in London, and 371 charged have been charged [11 August 2011]

• Riots safety advice for the public

  10 August, 2011

  A safety advice page created by the Government has gone live to offer information to members of the public on the recent riots across the country.

• UK riots: trouble erupts in English cities

  10 August, 2011

  Violence around England broke out last night, apart from London which stayed largely quiet with 16,000 police officers on duty [10 August 2011]

• Riots continue in London as violence spreads across England

  09 August, 2011

  Rioting has spread across London on a third night of violence, with unrest flaring in other English cities. The main areas affected by last night's violence were Camden, Ealing, Hackney, Croydon, Peckham, Woolwich, Lewisham, and Clapham.

• "Most Wanted Fraudster" spotted In Shrewsbury

  08 August, 2011

  A 28-year-old man who appeared last week on our list of the ten most wanted fraudsters in the UK was spotted in Shrewsbury at the weekend.

• More than 100 people have been arrested after riots continued across London overnight.

  08 August, 2011

  Police have condemned a wave of "copycat criminal activity" across London in a second night of looting and disorder following riots in Tottenham [8 August 2011]

• Leeds paedophile Daniel Taylor had 300,000 pictures of child sexual abuse

  05 August, 2011

  A paedophile who police believe is the UK's most prolific collector of child abuse images has been given an indeterminate jail sentence [5 August 2011]

• Derby Teenager grabbed by stranger in car

  05 August, 2011

  Police are investigating an incident where a teenage girl was grabbed by a motorist in Derby [5 August 2011]

• Further success as Crimestoppers’ fraud campaign results in two more arrests

  12 August, 2011

  A campaign launched by crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers to locate ten of the UK’s most wanted Fraudsters has seen two more individuals arrested, bringing the total to three out of ten appeals in just over a week [12 August 2011

• Man in custody over house death

  22 August, 2011

  A 66-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering a "distant family relative" at a country house in North Devon remains in police custody [22 August 2011]