Yorkshire and Humber - Crime in the News

• Captura counterfeiter jailed

  A counterfeiter who was on the run for almost four years has been imprisoned after being returned to the UK from Spain. [10 November 2009]

• Ten arrested after football violence

  Ten people have been arrested following trouble at the Carling Cup match between Manchester United and Barnsley on Tuesday. [28 October 2009]

• Schoolboy brothers admit torturing young victims

  Two brothers, aged 10 and 12, have pleaded guilty to carrying out a brutal attack on two boys close to their own age. [4 September 2009]

• Arrests over car boot bodies

  A number of people have been arrested following the discovery of the victims in a car in Leeds. [28 July 2009]

• Arrest over 85-year-old murder

  A man has been arrested over the murder of an 85-year-old woman in her home in Hull. [15 June 2009]

• Claudia Lawrence Reward

  Crimestoppers is offering £10,000 for information about missing Chef Claudia Lawrence. [24 April 2009]

• Pregnant woman dies following unprovoked stabbing

  A woman and her unborn baby have both died in what has been described as an "unprovoked stabbing". [9 June 2009]

• Man appeals for help finding his missing daughter

  A young woman went missing on her walk to work and now her father searches for answers. [24 March 2009]

• Reduction in bogus callers

  A recent crackdown on bogus callers has led to fifty arrests in South Yorkshire. [11 March 2009]

• Phone customers wary of fraud

  Fraudsters are targeting internet and telephone users in Hull to gain access to bank information. [25 February 2009]

• Teenager shot in the head

  A targeted attack in a pub car park in Sheffield leaves a teen wounded. [11 February 2009]

• Matthews jailed

  Karen Matthews has been jailed for her part in Shannon's kidnapping. [23 January 2009]

• Contaminated heroin danger

  Contaminated heroin has been sold in south Yorkshire and threatens drug users. [12 January 2009]

• Woman victim of mistaken identity

  An 81-year-old woman who was killed in a fire in West Yorkshire may have been the victim of mistaken identity.[18 November 2008]

• Young children warned over gang culture

  Detectives in Sheffield have been working with children as young as five to try to stop them becoming caught up in gang culture. [4 November 2008]

• Man's body found in river

  The body of a missing man has been found in a river in North Yorkshire. [30 September 2008]

• Meehan found guilty

  Craig Meehan, former partner of Shannon Mathews' mother, has been found guilty of downloading images of child sex abuse. [16 September 2008]

• Karen Matthews' ex on trial for child porn

  The ex-partner of Shannon Mathews' mother is due to go on trial for possessing child pornography. [8 September 2008]

• Fatal Sheffield gang fight

  A teenager has died after he was stabbed in a fight between rival gangs involving about 40 people. [8 September 2008]

• Children found alone in house 

  Three children aged 11 and under have been found by police alone in their house. [1 September 2008]

• New CCTV released in gun murder

  Fresh CCTV images of a car used in an apparent mistaken identity murder have been released [5 August 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]

• 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]

• Prison overcrowding worsens

  Some prisoners have been living and sleeping in toilet areas because of increasingly overcrowded jails. [22 July 2008]

• Man jailed for hoax bomb on bus incident

  A 23-year old follower of Islamic militancy who left a hoax bomb on a Rotherham-bound bus has been jailed for 7 years. [21 July 2008]

• Twins shop their drink-drive mother

  A mother has received a three-month suspended jail term after her twin daughters reported her to police in Barnsley. [9 July 2008]

• Shadow CS anti-gun and knife crime 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]

• Man stabbed in Indian Palace kitchen identified

  A man stabbed to death in the kitchen of Wakefield restaurant Indian Palace has been identified as Syed Ghulan Zilani. [17 June 2008]

• Grandmother's murderer jailed

  Joanne Hussey must serve at least 20 years for killing her grandmother with a spade. [11 June 2008]

• Anti-gun campaigner's grandson charged with her murder

  The 20-year-old grandson of Patricia Regan has been charged with her murder, after he stabbed her to death on Sunday. [4 June 2008]

• Anti-gun campaigner and mother stabbed to death

  The woman who set up a Leeds branch of Mothers Against Guns was found stabbed to death at a flat in West Yorkshire. [2 June 2008]

• Teenage murder leads to action call

  After Amar Aslam, 17, died in an attack on Sunday, an MP has called for tougher action against violent youths. [27 May 2008]

• Woman sentenced for arson deaths

  A 23-year-old who set a house ablaze, killing her former lover and his baby girl, has been sentenced to a minimum of five-and-a-half years. [21 May 2008]

• Yorkshire ripper trying to win his freedom

  Peter Sutcliffe, who went on a killing spree through Northern England in the 1970s and 80s, is claiming that his human rights have been violated. [14 May 2008]

• Teenage babysitter killed baby

  Joshua Cook, who was 17 at the time, sexually abused the toddler in his care before killing him in Scarborough. [22nd April 2008]

• Primary school pupils shot with pellet gun

  Two North Yorkshire primary school children have been shot with a pellet gun, fired by a youth from outside the school's playground. [17th April 2008]

• Renewed appeal over Bradford murder

  Detectives investigating the murder of a 19-year old mother in 2001 have refreshed their appeal for information on the seventh anniversary of her death. [14th April 2008]

• £4million drugs found in office complex

  Cannabis with a street value of £4million has been found growing in a business centre in Scunthorpe. [14th April 2008]

• Safety concerns on Shannon Matthews' estate

  Threats have allegedly been made to residents living on the Dewsbury Moor estate, saying that they are 'going to get it' after the police have gone. [11th April 2008]

• Warning on Shannon Matthews' estate

  Leaflets have been distributed in Dewsbury Moor to warn residents not to take the law into their own hands, following Shannon Matthews alleged abduction. [10th April 2008]

• Karen Matthews charged

  Karen Matthews has been charged with perverting the course of justice and child neglect.[9th April 2008]

• Shannon's mother remains in custody

  Karen Matthews stayed in police custody overnight as police continue to question her about her daughter's disappearance. [8th April 2008]

• Teenager abducted and sexually assaulted in West Yorkshire

  A 14-year old girl was abducted by a masked man in West Yorkshire and taken to a lane where she was assaulted. [4th April 2008]

• Women arrested in Shannon case

  Two women have been arrested in connection with the abduction of Shannon Matthews. [4th April 2008]

• York man gunned down for bomb claim

  A man is still in custody after he claimed to be carrying a bomb in his rucksack. Armed officers used rubber bullets to disable him. [11th February 2008]

• Deadly weapons handed-in

  Twenty-three dangerous weapons have been handed-in to police in York and Selby, as part of an amnesty in Yorkshire's Maximum Impact campaign. [11th February 2008]

• 58 burglars arrested in the last month

  Operation Field, which has been working to tackle burglary in West Yorkshire, has seen 58 suspected burglars being arrested over the last month.

• Child killer awaits sentencing

  A convicted rapist who sexually assaulted and then murdered his neighbour's 14-year old daughter will be sentenced today. [9th May 2008]

• Man robbed by gang

  An elderly man was beaten and tied up by a gang who stole his four guns in Boltby, North Yorkshire. [23 February 2009]