May 2011 - Crime in the news

• Huddersfield woman-in-woods police charge two men

  31 May, 2011

  Detectives investigating how a woman was left abandoned and in a distressed state in woodland have charged a man and a teenage boy.

• “Boiler room” gang arrested in Spain

  27 May, 2011

  Fifteen Britons suspected of running one of Europe’s biggest boiler room scams have been arrested in Spain [27 May 2011]

• Prison sentence for Operation Captura's Jonathon Lejman

  25 May, 2011

  Jonathon Lejman, who was wanted under our Operation Captura campaign, has been sentenced to six years eight months in prison for aggravated burglary at Stoke-On-Trent Crown Court.

• Police issue online perfume fraud warning

  20 May, 2011

  Well-known fragrances are being advertised for sale on professional-looking websites at cheaper prices, which are fakes. [20 may 2011]

• Police warn of leaflet scam in Westminster

  17 May, 2011

  Police are warning members of the public in the Westminster area over the circulation of a leaflet which is being posted though letter boxes. [17 May 2011]

• Reports of London bomb warning

  16 May, 2011

  The Metropolitan Police have confirmed a bomb warning in central London [16 may 2011]

• One charged and two bailed after drug raids in Farnham

  16 May, 2011

  Two men have been bailed and one man has been charged after a drug raids at three properties in Surrey [16 May 2011]

• Police question teenagers over Camberwell stabbing murder

  13 May, 2011

  Three teenagers are being held by police over the murder of a 15 year old boy in South London

• Bronze gun stolen from Smethwick war memorial

  12 May, 2011

  A bronze rifle from a World War 1 memorial has been stolen form outside a community centre

• Teenager stabbed to death in South London

  12 May, 2011

  A 15 year old boy has been stabbed to death in Camberwell London

• Man shot in Liverpool after robbery

  11 May, 2011

  A man has been shot by a gang of youths, shortly after staff - at a nearby shop were held up at gunpoint

• Four Arrests in Cleckheaton Murder Enquiry

  09 May, 2011

  Four people have been arrested after a man was stabbed to death following a disturbance at a house party in West Yorkshire, police have said [9 May 2011]

• Man charged after Norwich house siege

  09 May, 2011

  A man was shot with a taser gun after a two day armed siege on an estate near Norwich [9 May 2011]

• Pearls worth £180,000 stolen from car in West Sussex

  06 May, 2011

  Detectives are investigating the theft of valuable pearls from a travelling salesmans car in Storrington

• Jo Yeates Killer in guilty plea

  05 May, 2011

  The man charged with murdering Jo Yeates, whose body was found on Christmas Day has admitted manslaughter but denied murder. [5 May 2011]

• Sony warns of almost 25 million extra users details stolen

  03 May, 2011

  A further 25 million gamers have had their personal details stolen as a result of a hack into Sony [3 May 2011]

• Missing car link to Northampton family murder

  03 May, 2011

  A missing car could hold the key to the killing of a couple and their two daughters, who were all found stabbed at a house in Northampton.

• Man Killed in hit-and-run incident in Toxteth

  03 May, 2011

  A 38 year old man has died after a hit-and-run in Liverpool [3 May 2011]