Do you recognise any of these faces caught on camera?Police need your help in tracing these people, who are alleged to be responsible for recent crimes in the Broxtowe area.Detectives want to speak to them in connection with incidents of theft and a public order offence.Inspector Steve Wragg, of the neighbourhood policing team, said: "Any help that the public can give us to identify these individuals will help reduce crime in the area."The appeals include:1 A man believed to be...
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Caught on camera: Do you recognise these six people police want...
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Nottingham kebab shop owners sentenced after 140 customers...
Two kebab shop owners must pay more than £28,000 in compensation after 142 people were infected with a rare food poisoning bug, including a girl who could have died.Mohammad Abdul Basit, 48, of Palmerston Street, in Derby, and Amjad Bhatti, of Burton Road, Derby, pleaded guilty to seven offences of failing to comply with European provisions for food safety and hygiene.They were also both handed a four-month jail term, suspended for 12 months. They were ordered to pay £200...
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Detention officer convicted for assault after restraining...
A Nottinghamshire detention officer has been convicted of common assault.Adrian Evans, 41, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court following the incident on June 30. The court heard Evans had used an unnecessary amount of forced while restraining a prisoner. He was found guilty on Wednesday following a two day trial and will be sentenced on October 16. Nottinghamshire Police is set to proceed with its next stage of internal discipline proceedings.
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Teenager due in court charged with carrying a knife and...
Nottingham: A teenager is due in court on Monday after he was charged with carrying a knife and possessing drugs. Police officers arrested him in Lister Gate last Thursday afternoon. He was charged with the offences the following day and is now scheduled to appear before the youth court in Nottingham but cannot be named because of his age. Hundreds of people were walking through the area at the time of the arrest and six police cars were involved in the incident. Officers searched parts...
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Summit to take place on harassment of Nottinghamshire's women
Powerful testimonies from women affected by harassment on Nottinghamshire's streets were due to be heard on Thursday during a summit on female safety.Police experts, psychologists and women's rights campaigners are to join forces to discuss street harassment and the safety of women in the community.The 'Safer for Women' summit takes place today at Nottingham Trent University and will see local and national delegates discuss the varying types of misogynist behaviour towards women in public from...
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NHS could be losing £5.7 billion per year due to fraud,...
Fraud could be costing the NHS up to £5.7 billion a year from its £100 billion budget, according to a new report.A review led by Jim Gee, a former director of NHS Counter Fraud Services, suggested pharmacists, dentists, GPs and patients were all involved in fraud.Payroll, prescriptions, procurement and registration of patients were among the areas affected.Scams included dentists claiming money for NHS care they did not carry out, GPs creating "ghost patients" and...
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Overturned car causes delays on M1
Drivers are being told to expect delays on the M1 due to an overturned car.
The incident between junctions J28 and J29 took place on the northbound carriageway at around 10.40am.
The Highways Agency are reporting minor delays.On the #M1 northbound between junctions J28 and J29, minor delays are possible due to an overturned vehicle clo... http://t.co/0TA9jl6MJK— Live Traffic - M1 (@Traffic_M1) September 24, 2015#M1 northbound between J28 and J29 | Overturned Vehicle...
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Wolf whistling is no joke, say victims of street harassment
Wolf whistling at a woman as she walks down the street might seem like a bit of light-hearted banter – but women in Nottingham say it is no joke.A group of women have spoken up about their experiences of street harassment – which also included being subjected to lurid comments and being groped by men in bars and clubs.Their stories were heard as part of a conference on street harassment at Nottingham Trent University, organised by Nottingham Women's Centre.One victim, who wished only...
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Men wearing 'Scream' masks try to rob corner shop armed with...
Three men wearing 'Scream' Halloween masks and armed with knives tried to rob an Arnold shop.The men entered Shergill Stores, on Homefield Avenue, at around 9.40pm on Wednesday. Two of the men were carrying blades.They demanded money, but fled empty-handed in the direction of a nearby alleyway.Police are now appealing for witnesses to the incident. The three men are all believed to be in their late teens.Nottinghamshire Police would like to hear from anyone who saw the men going into or coming...
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St Ann's dad to appear at Nottingham Crown Court accused of son's...
A father is due to appear at Nottingham Crown Court via video link, charged with the murder of his two-month-old son.Easton Robinson, 38, of Wasnidge Walk, St Ann's, appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday, September 24.His case, which is too serious to be heard by that court, was sent to the crown court, in Canal Street, for a first hearing on Friday, September 25.Robinson, wearing a grey tracksuit top and bottoms, confirmed his name and address before he was remanded in custody...
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Metal thieves jailed after causing disruption and delay to...
Two metal thieves caused more than half-a-million pounds worth of delay and disruption to one of the busiest railway lines in the country - but pocketed just £43 in scrap for the stolen cable.Richard Alan Yates and Dean March, both of Turner Lane, Boughton, near Ollerton, have been jailed for a total of five years and two months after admitting theft.Yates, 26, and 42-year-old March were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court, with March being sent to prison for three years and Yates...
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Judge sends cannabis smoker to prison to save his life
A judge said he may well save the life of a cannabis smoker with a significant heart problem by sending him to prison for growing the drug.Mark Houlsey was sentenced to 12 months in custody after he appeared before Judge Michael Stokes QC at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, September 24.Housley had admitted producing and possessing cannabis with intent to supply, and abstracting nearly £5,000 of electricity at his cottage in Syerston.Judge Stokes was told by Housley's lawyer his client...
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Dad jailed for importing cutting agent from Shanghai and...
A dad has been jailed for importing a common cutting agent for illegal drugs and having cocaine in a wash bag in his bathroom.Daniel Shelton, 31, of Gainsford Crescent, in Bulwell, received five years in prison on Thursday, September 24.He had been persuaded by a unnamed someone to allow his family address and the home of a relative to be used for the delivery of Benzocaine.The drug is a legal anaesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever or in cough drops - but is known to be used to...
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Shopkeeper fends off knife-wielding 'Scream-mask' raiders with a...
A shopkeeper and his wife bravely fought back when three men wearing Scream masks burst into their corner shop brandishing knives.The gang pointed two blades – one a 10-inch kitchen knife – at Sharinder and Rasham Gill, and demanded money from the couple's till.But the couple fended them off and the criminals fled empty-handed.Mr Gill, who has owned Shergill Stores, in Arnold, for nearly 26 years, told the Post: "I was behind the counter when they came in and my wife was...
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Nottingham litter louts fined hundreds of pounds for dropping...
Nottingham: Litter louts have been handed hundreds of pounds in fines.They were dealt with by magistrates in the city.The offenders were:Petr Bielik , 34, of Cope Street, Hyson Green, who was found guilty in his absence. He left a cigarette in Palin Street on April 16. He was fined £100 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £20, costs of £226.32 and a courts charge of £150.Mark Duffy, 49, of Kinsale Walk, Clifton, was fined £100. He left a cigarette in...
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City crash driver dies after series of collisions on A612
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died following a series of crashes on the A612.Ranjit Singh Johal, 39, of Carlton, died in hospital following the incident.Officers had been called to the vicinity of Victoria Retail Park at around 12.25pm on Friday, September 18 after a distinctive blue Nissan Skyline GTR struck a number of vehicles before leaving the area.The car was then reported to be on Great Northern Way, near Lidl, a short time later.Paramedics also attended the scene and the...
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Plea to trace driver in hit-and-run crash
Police have appealed for the public's help in tracing a car driver who was involved in a collision with a motorcyclist at the weekend.It happened at around 4.50pm on Sunday on the northbound side of the A610 Nuthall Road, just after Cinderhill roundabout.The car, thought to be a black estate, did not stop, and police want to trace the driver. The motorcyclist was seriously hurt and needed hospital treatment, although his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.A spokesman for the...
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Video shows terrifying moment 'Scream mask' raiders strike in...
Shocking footage has been released of the moment a shopkeeper fought off armed robbers with a stick.
Three men burst into an Arnold shop and demanded money - two of them wearing 'Scream' masks and brandishing knives.
The attempted robbery took place on Wednesday evening but the CCTV images have just been released.
The gang pointed the knives at shopkeeper Sharinder and Rash Gill but the couple fended them off before they fled Shergill Stores.
The couple have received support...
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Joshua Bradley death: Final sentencing after night of 'terribly...
A judge spoke yesterday of "terribly and utterly pointless" violence which left a man dead and others unconscious on a city street. Gregory Dickinson QC made the comment at the end of the last case arising from the night when amateur boxer Joshua Bradley was stabbed to death in Thurland Street. The trouble was captured on CCTV, which the judge studied several times when it was shown as evidence.Richard Johnson, 24, was jailed for murder and others were locked up for violence. The judge...
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Dangerous driver crashed into wall after 90mph police chase
A dangerous driver who crashed into a wall after a 90 mph police chase has been jailed.Reiss Comrie, of Bestwood, tried to flee the scene on foot, but ended up being bitten by a police dog which tracked him down.The pursuit began on the A511 Bardon Road in Coalville when the police became suspicious about the driver of a Vauxhall Insignia, who initially seemed reluctant to pass the patrol car when it slowed down, at 1am on December 15.Comrie then failed to stop and ignored blue flashing lights...
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