June 2011 - Crime in the news

• Men held after Stockwell shooting

  Two men are still being questioned after a man was killed in an apparent ride by machine gun attack near Stockwell Tube station in south London. [2 June 2011]

• Man wanted after tights attack on girl in South Ealing

  30 June, 2011

  An e-fit picture has been issued by police seeking a man who stole the tights of a 12-year-old girl during a sexual assault in west London

• Four arrests after Newcastle man stabbed in stomach

  27 June, 2011

  Four men have been arrested after a man was stabbed during a disturbance in Newcastle [27 June 2011]

• Tax credits fraud warning issued by HM Revenue and Customs

  16 June, 2011

  The number of e-mails from fraudsters trying to take advantage of the tax credits deadline has surged, according to HMRC [16 June 2011]

• Man charged over drugs find in Bowness woodland

  24 June, 2011

  A man has been charged over the discovery of two separate drugs stashes in a secluded wooded area in Cumbria [24 June 2011]

• “Costa Del Crime” gang convicted

  23 June, 2011

  A gang of "Costa del Crime" fraudsters led by a Newcastle-based immigrant have been convicted of preying on hundreds of British pensioners in a £20 million share con [23 June 2011]

• Police continue to question hit-and-run death suspect

  22 June, 2011

  Detectives are continuing to question a 21-year-old man over a hit-and-run incident in West Yorkshire in which a six-year-old boy died

• Man exposes himself to children at Gonerby Hill Foot

  20 June, 2011

  Extra police patrols are being put on near Grantham after a man exposed himself to a group of children in a park.

• Six year old boy dies after hit and run in Wakefield

  20 June, 2011

  A six-year-old boy has died in a hit and run collision in West Yorkshire, police have said [20 June 2011]

• Virgin alerts affected customers

  17 June, 2011

  About 1500 customers of internet service provider Virgin Media have been warned that their PCs are infected with a malicious virus. [17 June 2011]

• Swan shot dead at nature reserve in Codnor Park

  10 June, 2011

  A swan has been shot dead at a nature reserve in Derbyshire. [10 June 2011]

• Pair arrested over Hucknall bookmaker robbery

  08 June, 2011

  A man and woman have been arrested following an armed robbery at a bookmakers in Nottinghamshire.

• Two puppies stolen by bogus buyer

  07 June, 2011

  A woman has appealed for the return of her two Springer spaniels after a man posing as a potential buyer stole them

• Police try to trace man after Appleby lay-by sex attack

  06 June, 2011

  An 18-year-old woman has been sexually assaulted in bushes in a lay-by at the Appleby Horse Fair, police said [6 June 2011]

• Body found in France may be Lincolnshire fraud suspect

  02 June, 2011

  A Lincolnshire man who has been on the run for more than 25 years is believed to have been found dead in France. [2 June 2011]

• Braintree shooting incident: Woman and child found dead

  06 June, 2011

  A double murder inquiry has begun after the bodies of a woman and a child were found following a shooting incident in Essex.

• Fatal Road Traffic Collision in Wakefield - Man Arrested

  21 June, 2011

  A 21-year-old man has been arrested over a hit-and-run incident in West Yorkshire in which a six-year-old boy died [21 June 2011]