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A motorist who sped off from police when they spotted him behind the wheel was found to be drug driving and also had no insurance.
A 23-year-old woman who failed to stop for police and crashed her car into the front of two homes was fleeing an abusive ex, a court has heard.
A drunken menace who racially abused a taxi driver and a police officer also smashed a railway station window after missing the last train home.
A thug punched a police dog in the face multiple times after the animal was deployed to catch him when he ran away from an officer.
Here are just some of the murderers, burglars, drug dealers, child killers, paedophiles, thieves and thugs who committed crimes this month.
A drink driver who crashed his van into a wall was caught by police as he tried to walk off.
A woman fled her home in her dressing gown and knocked on a neighbour’s door for help after her partner injured her during a drunken row.
A weed smoker who reacted to seeing police as he was driving, was found with two different types of the drug and was later deemed unfit to drive.
A carpenter pulled a knife out of his waistband and threatened to stab a man, claiming he had been robbed by him just weeks before.
A taxi driver who was threatened with a knife by an angry customer hid in a petrol station toilet for an hour until police arrived.
A drunk man threatened to carry out a sex act over a stranger’s Porsche after downing alcohol at a friend’s birthday party.
A man who took cocaine and was almost twice the drink-drive limit moved his car from outside a pub as he was worried about getting a parking ticket.
A man who called the police for help spat at officers when they arrived.
A motorist way over the drink-drive limit was spotted “swerving” along the M25 before driving the wrong way at traffic and crashing into a roundabout.
A taxi driver smashed another cab driver’s window after a heated exchange over touting for fares on the wrong patch.
A motorist crashed his car into and knocked over a telegraph pole after deciding to get behind the wheel following drinks with friends.
Police were ‘amazed’ a golf course greenkeeper didn’t flip his car after speeding up a grass bank to flee officers.
A delivery driver who downed whisky was found “clearly intoxicated” in his Mercedes van after crashing into parked cars.
A club manager was caught on CCTV kicking and beating a man after chasing him from the venue into a bus station after he made vile remarks to him.
A 57-year-old man has been handed a driving ban after zooming past an off-duty police officer and crashing into parked cars.
