East Midlands - Crime in the News

• Escaped rapist search

  The search for a rapist who escaped from immigration staff on Friday is being expanded. [2 November 2009]

• Detectives examine murdered cabbie's Facebook page

  Detectives are examining comments left on a murdered taxi driver's Facebook page in an attempt to find a motive for the killing. [21 September 2009]

• Cannibal killer report

  The remains of three newborn babies have been discovered in a house in Merseyside. [3 September 2009]

• Series of bogus police calls in Nottinghamshire

  Police are warning residents after ten cases of bogus police calls have been reported during the past two weeks. [17 August 2009]

• Man charged with murder in Nottingham

  A Stapleford man has been charged with murdering an 81-year-old man and attempting to murder the man's wife. [27 July 2009]

• Teacher arrested over schoolboy attack

  A teacher is in police custody on suspicion of assaulting a 14-year-old boy in a school in Nottinghamshire. [9 July 2009]

• Man shot dead in city

  A 27-year-old man found seriously injured in Nottingham city centre died from gunshot wounds. [26 May 2009]

• Truckers must park safely to avoid theft

  Truckers must park their lorries securely to avoid their loads being stolen. [27 April 2009]

• More than 100 pose threat to power plant

  A suspected plot to sabotage a power plant led to the arrest of 114 people. [14 April 2009]

• Arrest made for 1983 murder case

  A man has been arrested for the rape and murder of a teenager who disappeared 26 years ago. [8 April 2009]

• Man escapes kidnapping sentence

  Judge removes the kidnapping charge against a businessman for defending against burglars. [25 March 2009]

• Second charge in 2008 murder case

  A 19-year-old has been charged with the murder of shop manager Jamie Simpson in 2008. [10 March 2009]

• Vicious robbery ends in murder of ex-pat

  Three men are charged with murder of a man, formerly from Leicester, found dead in his South African home. [24 February 2009]

• Seat belt neglect leads to serious fines

  Police in Derbyshire are targeting and fining motorists who do not wear seat belts. [11 February 2009]

• Woman injured in stabbing

  A 39-year-old woman has been stabbed in a house in Nottinghamshire. [12 January 2009]

• Music teacher receives community order

  A community order has been given to a music teacher from Northamptonshire after he admitted to downloading indecent photographs of children. [03 December 2008]

• Binge drinkers get advice

  Binge drinkers arrested for alcohol-related offences will be referred to specialists for advice on how to reduce their alcohol consumption. [18 November 2008]

• Man fined for wearing police jacket

  A man who had his conviction for murder overturned after spending 27 years in jail has been found guilty of wearing police clothing in public. [13 October 2008]

• Rural drinkers targeted

  Lincolnshire Police are cracking down on rural motorists who ignore drink-driving laws. [1 October 2008]

• Appeal over stabbed 11-year old

  An appeal has been made for witnesses after a boy was stabbed 11 times in Leicestershire a year ago.[23 September 2008]

• Nine arrested over stabbed man

  Nine people have been arrested in connection with a 27-year old man found stabbed in his car. [15 September 2008]

• Seatbelt offender crackdown

  Drivers and passengers caught not wearing seatbelts in Nottinghamshire will face a £30 fine. [1 September 2008]

• Bowling to beat crime

  Throughout the month of July, Crimestoppers teamed up with the Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association (TBPA) to promote the charity through a ‘111' competition. [5 August 2008]

• Priest child abuser jailed

  A priest who admitted to seven sex offences against children was sent to prison this week [29 July 2008]

• Thanks a Million!

  Crimestoppers has received its one millionth actionable call at its 24:7 call centre. The call was about a knife crime. [29 July 2008]

• Nursing home murderer pleads guilty

  A man has admitted to murdering two women during a burglary in their nursing home. [14 July 2008]

• Operation Relentless in Derbyshire

  Investigators from the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and officers from Derbyshire Police checked door staff compliance in Derby's city centre pubs and clubs last weekend. [9 July 2008]

• Shadow CS anti-gun and knife 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]

• Reward offer over April attack

  A £6,000 reward has been offered for information about the attack on 25-year-old Stephen Wilson. [16 June 2008]

• Boys arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty

  Two boys, 11 and 13-years-old, were arrested after a dog was found dead on a railway line. [12 June 2008]

• Family believes son is innocent of murder

  The family of Neil Entwistle, a British man standing trial for killing his wife and baby, believe he is innocent. [4 June 2008]

• Motorcyclist jailed after causing deadly crash

  An 18-year-old motorcyclist must serve six-and-a-half years for causing the deaths of five people. [28 May 2008]

• New fingerprinting technology to be released

  Hundreds of cold cases could possibly be reopened because of a new fingerprinting technique. [19 May 2008]

• Attack of young man filmed and posted on the Internet

  Footage posted on the website YouTube on May 8 shows a gang of youths asking a young man for money and then beating him up. [13 May 2008]

• Chopped up money dumped

  Thousands of pounds in cash has been chopped up and dumped in bins in Lincoln city centre. [12th May 2008]

• Sword house siege ends

  A siege at a house in Nottinghamshire has ended after 33 hours, after a man believed to be armed with a sword held a family hostage. [29th April 2008]

• Derbyshire cable theft

  Train services in Derbyshire have been disrupted after thieves tried to steal trackside cable on a railway. [24th April 2008]

• Leicestershire runners' tribute to murdered friend

  Two friends ran the Flora London Marathon in memory of their friend who was murdered in her Rutland home in 2006. [15th April 2008]

• Unqualified internet child porn 'expert' sentenced

  A Leicestershire man who worked on cases involving internet child pornography has been sentenced for lying about his qualifications. [11th April 2008]

• Brothers jailed for parking row pensioner death

  Two brothers have been jailed after an argument about a parking space led to the death of a Derby pensioner, aged 79. [4th April 2008]

• Routine criminal drug testing in Loughborough

  Anyone aged over 18 who is arrested in Loughborough will be tested for heroin, crack and cocaine. [27th March 2008]

• Riskiest UK burglary hotspots listed

  A survey has revealed that households in Nottingham are at the highest risk in the UK for being burgled, where home theft levels are 63% above national average. [25th March 2008]