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August 25, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Drug user Stephen Newcombe broke into a school and stole £450 of vouchers – then returned when he failed to cash them in the Victoria Centre.On his second visit to the Bluecoat Academy on Aspley Lane, he stole three laptops worth a total of £1,950 and these were never found, Nottingham Crown Court heard.But jobless Newcombe, 29, was easily identified and was filmed on several security cameras as he spent an hour wandering around the building.A 16-month prison sentence was...

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Police release image of Keyworth burglary suspect

August 26, 2015, 6:48 am

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Officers investigating a burglary at a house in Keyworth have issued this image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the crime.The burglary took place at a house in Beech Avenue at between around 4.10pm and 5pm on June 30.Nothing was stolen, but it appeared there had been a search of an upstairs bedroom in the house, while the elderly householder was downstairs.He is described as white, of slim build and around 5ft 8ins to 5ft 10ins tall. He has dark-coloured eyes, a fair...

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August 26, 2015, 10:59 am

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One of the men at the scene of violence the night Joshua Bradley was killed allegedly stamped on his body as he lay dead or dying, a jury heard.Azeem Khan, 28, of Belfrey Way, in Edwalton, went on trial today, accused of possessing a "bladed article".He denies holding a knife or a bladed item during the fighting in Nottingham's Thurland Street, the city's crown court heard, but he was in fact carrying keys on a key ring.Dawn Pritchard, prosecuting, said there had been a large-scale...

Chalk marks used by dog thieves, warns MP

August 26, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A Nottinghamshire MP has warned residents to be wary of chalk marks outside their homes – which he says could be a sign for potential thieves.Mark Spencer said he was contacted by a resident who said chalk marks had been left outside homes where valuable dogs were kept – notifying thieves of their presence. Mr Spencer, MP for Sherwood, said: "I believe it started in County Durham but I was contacted by a constituent on Facebook, so I thought it would be best to make people...

Audi A5 driver caught drink-driving in New Basford

August 26, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Colwick: An Audi A5 driver has been banned from the roads for 18 months. Svetoslev Paskalev, 28, of Vale Road, pleaded guilty to drink-driving. When tested, he had 63 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath, over the limit of 35. He was caught in Nottingham Road, New Basford, on August 8. He was fined £200 and must pay a total of £255 in costs.Bilborough: JPs fined a drink-driver £110 and disqualified him from driving for 16 months. Garry Searcy, 57, of Stoney...

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August 26, 2015, 10:00 pm

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Two brothers were jailed for 16 months each after they behaved "like animals" in a street attack on a stranger.Ryan Hillier, 23, and his older brother Dean Hillier, 24, pleaded guilty to the assault in Castlegate, Newark.Co-accused Nicky Braithwaite, 29, of High Street, Collington, pleaded guilty to initially involving himself in the scuffle on October 12, 2014.At Nottingham Crown Court yesterday, Judge Andrew Hamilton told the Hilliers, both of Witham St Hughs,...

Cat put to sleep after being shot in the stomach

August 26, 2015, 10:00 pm

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The RSPCA is appealing for help after a cat was shot in the stomach with an air gun.The injured male tabby, which had no collar and was not microchipped, was found by a member of the public in Crowtrees Lane, Sutton-in-Ashfield, on Friday.His injuries were so severe that a vet put him to sleep to prevent further suffering.RSPCA inspector Teresa Potter said: "This is a horrific and very sad case of animal cruelty and the cat would have suffered a lot. It's a callous thing for someone to...

Hit-and-run cyclist put boy, 8, in hospital

August 26, 2015, 10:38 pm

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A cyclist left a mum screaming for help after he knocked over her young son and left him bleeding from the head in a busy pedestrianised street.Eight-year-old Kyle Farnsworth was hit by a mountain bike in Arnold as he bent to tie a shoelace and had to be rushed to hospital, where doctors glued the deep gashes in his head back together.And rather than stopping to help, the cyclist swore at the family and rode off.Police are now hunting the man – who was riding a silver and black bike...

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Bryony Hollands: Man charged with death by dangerous driving

August 27, 2015, 4:30 am

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A 26-year-old man has been charged with death by dangerous driving after a pedestrian was killed in a Woodthorpe Road collision.Thomas Burney, of no fixed abode, is also accused of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving a motor vehicle over the alcohol limit.It follows an incident on Friday, in which 19-year-old student Bryony Hollands was killed.Her boyfriend Ben Evans, 20, was also seriously injured and remains in hospital in a stable condition.Burney was due to appear in...

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August 27, 2015, 7:40 am

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A driver has appeared in court after a road crash which led to the death of teenager Bryony Hollands and injured her boyfriend.Thomas Burney, 26, appeared in the dock at Nottingham Magistrates Court accused of causing the death of the 19-year-old student by dangerous driving on Woodthorpe Drive last Friday.He is also charged with causing serious injury to Benjamin Evans by dangerous driving. The third charge alleges that he drove a Mercedes C220 AMG Sport car registered number X18 TJB while...

Man identified following CCTV appeal over train incident

August 27, 2015, 9:13 am

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A man has been identified after CCTV images were released by the British Transport Police following an incident on a train.The appeal related to an incident on board the train between Newstead and Hucknall stations in July in which a staff member was abused. The man will be interviewed by BTP officers in due course. PC Philip Burn said: "I would like to thank the members of the public who came forward with valuable information."

Man cleared of possessing knife on the night Joshua Bradley died

August 27, 2015, 10:30 am

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Jurors have cleared a man of having a knife the night he stamped on the body of Joshua Bradley as he lay dead or dying.But Azeem Khan was warned today nothing was going to "save" him from a significant prison sentence for violent disorder that night.Khan went on trial at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, accused of having a blade, in Thurland Street, in Nottingham, on February 8.He was found not guilty after no one said they had seen him with the knife.The prosecution offered no...

Radford burglar jailed after he was spotted in victim's coat

August 27, 2015, 10:30 am

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A vulnerable man with epilepsy and depression realised his home had been burgled by a friend when he spotted him wearing his coat.Jarred Harley, 22, of Silverdale Road, in Basford, pleaded guilty to the break-in, in Woodgate Court, in Canning Circus.Sentencing him today to nine months behind bars, Judge Andrew Hamilton said it was a mean offence which had left his victim traumatised.He imposed a restraining order – to keep Harley away from the victim for five years – and ordered he...

Hucknall drug user spared jail

August 27, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A heavy user of cannabis was caught with bags of the drug divided into deals ready to sell to friends, a court heard.Tyler Purewal, 20, of Hillcrest Drive, in Hucknall, pleaded guilty to possessing the Class B drug with intent to supply.At Nottingham Crown Court yesterday, he was given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and supervision from the probation service for 12 months.Judge Andrew Hamilton ordered Purewal to attend a "thinking skills course" and to pay...

Who-zat? Dad-of-two finds international cricket star sleeping off...

August 27, 2015, 11:27 pm

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The last thing a father-of-two expects to find on the back seat of his car is a cricket star sleeping off a hangover.But when Michael Whitaker left his house in West Bridgford to go to work, he discovered the former captain of Zimbabwe, Brendan Taylor (pictured right and below), fast asleep in his unlocked Chevrolet Matiz.The 29-year-old Nottinghamshire batsman and part-time wicketkeeper helped his county side beat Durham in the quarter-final of the Royal London One-Day Cup at Trent Bridge...

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Plea to save Hucknall PCSOs

August 28, 2015, 4:14 am

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Residents in Hucknall have urged the police to save their police community support officers (PCSOs) over fears crime could escalate if their jobs are cut.Members of the Hucknall Community First Forum have written to the police asking them to reconsider plans to axe a number of roles.Earlier this year, it was announced that 70 PCSOs in Nottinghamshire were likely to lose their jobs in the latest round of cuts to the force's budget.Sheila and Ken Robinson, of Croft Avenue, say it would be...

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August 28, 2015, 5:49 am

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A pensioner has been put on the Sex Offenders' Register for kissing a woman's neck and slapping her bottom in a Nottingham city centre hotel room.Retired teacher Nasser Alazwari first grabbed one of her hands and kissed it, prompting her to think "it was a cultural issue," Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard.The Saudi Arabian held out a hand for her to kiss but she declined so he pulled her close, said Charles Clark, prosecuting."He put his head towards her neck, kissing her neck...

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August 28, 2015, 11:00 am

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Two men involved in the horrific street violence the night Joshua Bradley was killed were branded "cowards" by his dad as they were sentenced.Joshua's father Darren Bradley, of Bilborough, said he was disappointed in the prison sentences the men received today, and felt they continued to show no remorse or shame.Muhamad Adnan, 23, of no fixed address, received 20 months in prison, and co-accused Azeem Khan, 28, of Belfrey Way, Edwalton, was locked up for 30 months.The maximum sentence...

Judge makes an example of fake cabbie... with jail term

August 28, 2015, 10:00 pm

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A judge made an example of a fake taxi driver by jailing him for 21 months.He also banned Waseem Akhtar, 32, from sitting in the front seat of a taxi by imposing a criminal behaviour order, successor to the old-style Asbo.Akhtar pleaded guilty to six counts of fraud relating to taxi licensing.He passed off a car as a taxi on classified advertising website Gumtree and sold it for more than £2,000 with false documents.He also posed as a taxi driver and used an Audi which had a false Gedling...

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August 29, 2015, 2:45 am

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A large police presence outside the former home of Amber Peat is not connected to the tragic teenager's family, Nottinghamshire Police have said.Speculation arose on social media last night that a man had been arrested outside Amber's mother's home in Bosworth Street, Mansfield.Residents living on the Ladybrook Estate told the Post there was a 'large police presence' at the home.It remains a mystery as to why officers were there, but one man, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "There were...