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August 12, 2016, 6:26 am

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A murder investigation has been launched after two elderly people died in the space of two days at a Calverton nursing home. Two female employees were arrested on August 7 in connection with the deaths and they have since been released without charge. However they are currently suspended from duty. The deaths occurred on August 2 and 3 at the Springwater Lodge Care Home, in Smithy View. A spokeswoman for Nottinghamshire Police said: "Two women arrested on suspicion of...

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Paedophile gets seven years for offences in Nottingham

August 12, 2016, 7:50 am

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A paedophile has been jailed for seven and a half years and is prohibited from having unsupervised access to children under the age of 16 indefinitely after being found guilty of committing a number of sexual offences in Nottingham and Surrey.Bruce Brewer, 54, of Southampton but formerly of Sunbury-on-Thames, had denied one count of indecent assault against one victim and three counts involving another victim but was found guilty by a jury following a trial at the Old Bailey in London.The...

Murder investigation at care home sparked by six deaths

August 12, 2016, 9:10 am

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Police have confirmed that the murder investigation at a Calverton Care Home was sparked after six residents died within a two-week period.Two of the deaths, on August 2 and 3, now form part of the probe, and the other four are currently not being treated as suspicious.The daughters of one of the women who died say they have had to put their mother's funeral on hold following the 79-year-old's death at the Springwater Lodge Care Home.The devastated family, who do not wish to be identified, say...

Ten people jailed for over 50 years for part in 'drugs network'

August 12, 2016, 11:33 am

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Ten people have been locked up for more than 50 years in total after police dismantled a network that plotted to deal drugs across Nottinghamshire and the West Midlands.A gun, bullets, drugs, cash and various drugs paraphernalia were seized during the investigation into the Nottingham-based gang which uncovered a complex network of organised illegal activity operating out of Bulwell and Bestwood.During a series of searches, between February 2014 and June 2014, officers seized half a kilogram of...

Paedophile who preyed on young children is jailed for five years

August 12, 2016, 12:42 pm

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A paedophile who preyed on young children has been brought to justice after being found guilty of historical and recent sexual offences.The victims of Lee Weaver, of Beechdale Road, Aspley, have been praised by detectives after their bravery in speaking out led to the 45-year-old being jailed for five years.Weaver has been found guilty at Nottingham Crown Court of five sexual offences.He was convicted of rape of a girl under the age of 16, indecent assault of a girl under the age of 16 and two...

Absconded prisoner with 'Mum' tattoo on neck has been found

August 12, 2016, 1:42 pm

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A dangerous driver who absconded from HMP Sudbury has been found.Christopher Henshaw left the open prison, in Derbyshire, on Thursday evening and made his way to Kirkby-in-Ashfield, but he was arrested there on Friday morning.Read more: Masked men 'flee on pushbikes' after Meadows Post Office robberyDerbyshire Constabulary had issued an appeal for information on his whereabouts on Friday and officers have now thanked everyone who shared their plea for help.The 35-year-old, has a tattoo of 'Mum'...

Man smashed court window because he wanted to go back to jail

August 13, 2016, 5:37 am

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Most defendants do their best to persuade magistrates to keep them out of prison - but Michael McKenna was so determined to get back behind bars that he smashed a courthouse window.The 22-year-old also smashed a pane at the Nottinghamshire Archives building, after being released from prison, before heading to Nottingham's Bridewell Police Station and demanding he be sent back to jail, as "life is better" for him there.McKenna has got his wish - for now - as this morning he was remanded...

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August 13, 2016, 5:53 am

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Police are warning shop owners to be on guard after a recent spate of distraction burglaries in Nottinghamshire.Three businesses in Kimberley have been stung by the latest trick, where men claiming to be Spanish have been striking up conversations with staff while their accomplices snatch phones and cash.Officers are looking for three men, believed to be in the Eastwood area, who they'd like to talk to about the thefts.Read more: Masked men 'flee on pushbikes' after Meadows Post Office robberyA...

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Man accused of hitting ex-partner with machete

August 13, 2016, 6:38 am

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A man has appeared before magistrates accused of hitting his former partner with a machete.Izzac Campbell is alleged to have struck his ex-partner to the head with the flat side of the weapon, before forcing his way into her house and ordering a man inside the property to strip and run down the street naked.The 22-year-old, of Howick Drive, Bulwell, is also said to have smashed up the woman's house.Read more: Three shopkeepers fall prey to 'Spanish' conmenCampbell has entered not guilty pleas to...

Man accused of wielding meat cleaver at ex-partner

August 13, 2016, 9:00 am

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A man has appeared in court accused of wielding a meat cleaver at his ex-partner and threatening to kill her.Raymond Parfitt is alleged to have committed the offence in Grafton Court, Canning Circus, at around 8pm on Thursday night.The 59-year-old entered a not guilty plea to the charge, as well as one of affray, when he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning.Read more: Man smashed court window because he wanted to go back to jail Prosecutor Sanjay Jerath said Parfitt, of...

Thief sells goods on to pay for food

August 13, 2016, 11:00 pm

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A prolific shop thief with almost 40 offences on his record has appeared in court - telling magistrates he sells on his ill-gotten gains to pay for food.Andrew O'Connor's latest offences resulted in him bagging Beats headphones and detergent.But Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard that the 32-year-old had been hard-working right up until just six years ago, when an accident at work left him with a brain injury.His solicitor Derek Brown, mitigating, said: "My client started offending...

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August 14, 2016, 8:45 am

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Two anglers have been ordered to court after police launched a crackdown on illegal fishing in Nottinghamshire.Officers visited rivers and lakes in Newark, East Bridgford, Gunthorpe and Kelham Hall and checked 44 rod licences over the weekend.They also seized an abandoned net full of fish which they had to release back into the water. Two anglers were found to be fishing without a licence and were summonsed to appear at court.Read more: Five-year-old finds spider in Asda onion ringsTo fish...

'Children as young as eight carrying knives' in Nottingham

August 14, 2016, 10:00 am

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Children as young as eight are being asked to carry knives as gang members groom them for their next generation, anti-knife campaigners have warned.The revelations come as the Post prepares to launch the Say No To Knives campaign to reduce knife crime in the city.In St Ann's, charity group Switch Up is warning children of the perils of getting mixed up in knife crime before they become "de-sensitised" to violence.Read more: Bulwell family fear they're stuck in Spain after passports...

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August 14, 2016, 10:00 pm

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Every person who has stabbed or slashed someone in Nottinghamshire in the last 30 years has been caught.Detectives at Nottinghamshire Police are warning anyone thinking of using or carrying a knife that they won't get away with it as the Post launches its campaign to reduce knife crime in the city.Stabbings in Nottingham were up by 25 percent in the year to the end of June, with 99 incidents recorded, and a blade has been involved in one in every 25 incidents reported to the police.Today, the...

Teen says he was tricked into Clifton armed robbery

August 15, 2016, 12:30 pm

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A teenager claimed he was duped by a Clifton gang member into joining a raid with two hooded men armed with an imitation firearm and a hammer. During the robbery, the 17-year-old remained in the getaway car and prosecution accused him as acting as "lookout or driver," a jury at Nottingham Crown Court heard. The teenager, who takes medication to control ADHD, said the incident began when a robbery suspect asked to borrow some old clothes, saying they were for motorbiking. When the...

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August 16, 2016, 9:10 am

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A man who smashed a courthouse window and another at the Nottinghamshire Achives building before pleading to be locked up has been granted his wish.Michael McKenna has been sent to prison for eight weeks after admitting smashing the pane at Nottingham Family Court and the archives building, in Wilford Street on Friday.Nottingham Magistrates Court had heard previously that the 22-year-old had been sentenced to two community orders last week, but was so determined to go to prison he walked...

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August 17, 2016, 4:00 am

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Police have issued advice after the number of sexual offences reported in Nottinghamshire schools rose from five to 43 in just four years.Nottinghamshire Police classed 64 alleged incidents as sex attacks in the county's schools in the four years between 2011/12 and 2014/15.There were 43 reports of sexual offences on school premises recorded in 2014/15 – compared to five in 2011/12. Nationally, alleged offences ranged from harassment to serious sexual assaults and rapes. Less than one in...

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August 17, 2016, 8:00 am

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A mum got a £705 legal bill because her pregnant daughter dodged school 31 times. She ignored a £60 fixed penalty when the girl's absences became a cause for concern by education staff at the City Council. And she was found guilty of failing to ensure the teenager's regular school attendance after missing an appearance before Nottingham magistrates. Because of that, it was assumed she earns the UK weekly average wage of £440. That led to a £440 fine, a £44...

Party guest went to bed with broken jaw and eye socket

August 17, 2016, 8:22 am

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A thug has been locked up after he broke a party guest's jaw and eye socket in Hyson Green in an unprovoked attack. Declan Ball hit the man as he danced in the living room at the house in Hazelwood Road in the early hours of July 27 last year. Despite being in extreme pain and briefly losing consciousness, the victim left the party and headed home to bed. Judge James Sampson, who sentenced Ball to 15 months today for causing grievous bodily harm, said the man woke up in bed covered in...

Jury takes 35 minutes to clear Clifton robber

August 17, 2016, 8:24 am

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A jury took just 35 minutes to find a teenager not guilty of acting as "lookout or driver" during an armed raid at Costcutter Mini Market in Clifton.The 17-year-old, who is too young to be named, stood emotionless in the dock as he was cleared at Nottingham Crown Court today.The jury deliberating in the case had only retired this morning to begin deliberations after the trial started this week.But then the jury quickly returned to deliver their verdicts, unanimously clearing him of...