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A gardener who conned his way into the home of a vulnerable pensioner and tricked him into handing over his lethal shotgun has been locked up.
A cannabis factory was found after a bailiff went to evict a tenant for failing to pay rent, and found a sealed back bedroom.
A teenage robber barged into a woman's home brandishing a knife - and then contacted her from jail in a bid to get her to drop the charges.
A motorcyclist has denied inflicting grievous bodily harm on a cyclist who was seriously injured in an alleged road rage attack.
A wheelchair-bound pervert who raped a young girl has had his sentence reduced.
A drug addict who robbed a female sales assistant and raided stores across part of Kent has been given one last chance to go straight by a judge.
A family barbecue descended into violence when a father 'saw red' and threatened to stab his son after drinking 12 cans of lager.
A gang of ruthless burglars who barged into a home armed with weapons and tied up a family in a terrifying and violent raid have been jailed.
A driver accused of leaving a police officer severely injured during a routine stop and search is to stand trial.
A drugged up driver injured two police officers as he tried to ram his way out of trouble in a stolen car after being boxed in following a chase.
A 16-year-old was held captive and made to strip naked and perform degrading acts in front of other inmates by a violent offender.
A vulnerable woman was sexually assaulted by a man she'd gone to for help with her exams.
A teenager launched a series of sex attacks against four young women over a four-month period, a rape trial has been told.
A drug smuggler who tried to hide £11 million of heroin in a shipment of charcoal has been jailed after the drugs were found by border police.
Just days after a family of jewellers was sentenced, two burglars are also behind bars for their involvement in the crime spree.
A thug who pressed a knife against the throat of a vulnerable man during a "terrifying" robbery in a lift has been locked up.
A mum of two who left a young woman with devastating injuries after falling asleep at the wheel and smashing into her car has been jailed.
Three burglars who went on a spree of raids on businesses, stealing cash from safes, tills and charity boxes, have been jailed.
A bell-ringer left a sour note when firefighters were called to his home... and found he was growing cannabis plants.
Police were forced to abandon a high-speed chase as the banned driver they were pursuing hurtled down a footpath near a children's playground.
