East Midland's most wanted criminals - including Nottingham drugs...
Detectives are still trying to trace a fugitive caught in Nottingham with £29,000 of class B drugs.Ahmed Dervish Omer remains one of Crimestopper's 'Most Wanted', and is sought in connection with a...
View ArticleChild abuse cases nearly double in three years
The "worrying" number of children in Nottingham suffering abuse and neglect has nearly doubled in three years.New government figures show there were 2,153 children who had suffered emotional, physical...
View ArticleNew driver banned from roads after leading police chase through...
Proud Vauxhall owner Shannon Thomas lost his new car and licence after an 80-second trip through St Ann's - with police filming every moment. He jumped a red traffic light and reached double the 30-mph...
View ArticleBrussels airport to re-open after terror attacks
Brussels airport will reopen its departure hall for the first time on Sunday since it suffered the terrorist attacks in March.Some flights had already begun flying to and from the airport following the...
View ArticleMan had kitchen knife in coat during St Patrick's Day celebration...
A drunk man had a kitchen knife hidden inside his coat while downing six Southern Comforts on St Patrick's Day, Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard.It had an eight-inch blade and was found after police...
View ArticleThree arrests after stabbing in broad daylight
Three people have been arrested following a stabbing on a busy shopping street.Nottinghamshire Police confirmed on Sunday that a 25-year-old man, a 23-year-old woman and a 22-year-old woman had been...
View ArticleRobber jailed for eight years after threatening to blow up three...
A dad who threatened to blow up three banks in robberies after he racked up gambling debts has been jailed for eight years.Ansar Ali was married with children and "had a great life" before gambling...
View ArticleMum assaulted social worker with picture frame
A mum must pay £150 compensation to a social worker after striking her with a picture frame.Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard that the incident took place when the woman visited the home of Natasha...
View ArticlePolice investigate serious sexual assault in city centre
Police are investigating an accusation of serious sexual assault in Nottingham city centre.The force was called at around 4am on Monday morning to Lower Parliament Street, in front of where the DG Cars...
View Article81 per cent of Nottingham women say they have been harassed
Results of a survey that found 81 percent of women in Nottingham have experienced harassment will be put to the county's police and crime commissioner candidates.More than 1,000 people are expected to...
View ArticlePolice search for car which crashed into takeaway and drove off
Police are hunting for a vehicle after it crashed into the front of a takeway - then drove off. The incident happened at around 5am on Tuesday morning at Spice Pizza in Radcliffe Road, West Bridgford....
View ArticleCCTV released after man tries to burgle tanning studio
Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to after an attempted burglary at a tanning studio in Newark. The incident took place at the FastTan store, in Lincoln Road, Newark,...
View ArticlePart of Bridgford Park play area still closed after vandals put...
The sandpit in a popular play area in West Bridgford is still closed after vandals put glass in it. The children's play area, in Bridgford Park, was closed for three days as Rushcliffe Borough Council...
View ArticleResidents shock after crash and assault in 'quiet' suburb
Four men are in custody after a mini crime spree in a quiet suburb ended with a smashed-up takeaway and a 25-year-old in hospital.The story unfolded early Tuesday morning, when police were called to...
View ArticleStalker bombarded ex-girlfriend with more than 1,000 phone calls...
The victim of Earl Harrison-Turville, of Sneinton Boulevard, said he had "made her life hell".During their 18-month relationship he verbally abused her and stopped her from going out – even...
View ArticleCat seriously injured by illegal gin trap
A 10-month-old cat spent weeks at the vets with a broken leg and other injuries after getting caught in an illegal trap. The black and white cat called Will suffered the injuries on April 14 after...
View ArticleBrothers used the bank accounts of their dead grandparents to get...
Two brothers who used the bank accounts of their dead grandparents to get false tax discs have been jailed. Kaas Abbas, 23, and Zikria Abbas, 25, also admitted tampering with vehicles' odometers to...
View Article'Systematic failings' at Nottingham Prison led to death of inmate...
A jury has decided that "systematic failings amounting to neglect" at HMP Nottingham contributed to the death of a prisoner.Shalane Blackwood, 29, was discovered collapsed in his cell at the jail and a...
View ArticleUnderwater searches carried out by police as the search for Stan...
Police have been carrying out underwater searches as they continue looking for missing pensioner Stan Shanks. Specialist divers from Nottinghamshire Police searched a stretch of river from the weir at...
View ArticleMan landed with £700 bill after failing to clear up dog...
A dog owner was left with a £710 bill on Wednesday for failing to clear up when his Staffordshire bull terrier made a mess on playing fields in Clifton. Nottingham magistrates heard that Peter Clark,...
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