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A convicted murderer claimed he walked out of an open jail to stay with a friend because he had been repeatedly harassed by travellers in prison.
A drug addict has been jailed for three years after he was caught supplying cocaine to an undercover police officer.
A burglar who targeted the homes of his ex-wife's family to steal cash and jewellery in a spate of thefts is behind bars.
A robber has been jailed for nine years after threatening members of the public with an air pistol in a raid on a jeweller's - before they chased him.
A judge has apologised to a pensioner viciously attacked with a bottle by a homeless man he tried to help after jailing his attacker for four years.
A father who injured his days-old son's skull so badly it was like he'd been in a car crash is behind bars... for the second time.
A lab technician was caught out when he left a memory stick containing sick child images in a school staff room.
A man cleared of raping a woman he met just hours earlier at a party attempted to shake hands with a judge after his acquittal today.
A serial burglar who targeted expensive homes - stealing jewellery, a Rolex watch and a high-value Audi car - has been locked up.
A pervert who raped a girl he began sexually abusing when she was just seven has been jailed for 12 years.
A 20-year-old man described as "not perhaps the full ticket" has been locked up after shining a laser torch at a police helicopter from his bedroom.
A drug addict found to be manufacturing illegal guns after armed police discovered one in his car in Kent has been locked up for eight years.
A teacher has admitted having a sexual relationship with a pupil after she developed a crush on him.
A man said to have been intent on killing himself on a motorway rammed a police car several times after drinking and quarrelling with his partner.
A boozy pensioner with three drink-driving convictions told police he was his dead twin brother to avoid a ban.
A burglar broke into a home and stole almost £32,000 of property - including wedding and engagement rings - after he lost his job.
A grandson pocketed more than £50,000 from his grandfather's will... conning other relatives into thinking they had been left very little.
Three thugs have been locked up over the mugging of two teenagers after telling them they would show them the way to a nightclub.
A garage owner who killed his niece's fiancé when he crashed a customer's high-performance sports car he wanted to "show off" has been jailed.
