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A mum terrorised by her controlling son resorted to hiding in her own home to avoid his threatening demands.
The moment an “unhappy” lorry driver pushes over a pensioner during a road rage incident on a major Kent road has been captured on film.
An estate agent more than three times the drink-drive limit nearly crashed after being pulled over by police patrols while on the school run.
A mum unable to register her ‘soft’ dog in time due to a fault with a government website had her pet seized and put in kennels for months.
A Banksy wannabe who painted almost 40 postboxes in colours including a Creme Egg wrapper and Mr Blobby homage has narrowly avoided jail.
Lots of people committed crimes and were jailed this month and are now spending time behind bars.
A pervert who dressed up as the Grinch at Christmas has admitted exposing himself to teenagers while wearing a pink tutu.
A factory worker who got behind the wheel of his sports car while drunk and high on cannabis has lost his licence after being caught by police.
A woman who was almost three times the legal limit when she got her car wedged on a bollard has been banned from driving for more than three years.
A father-of-two says he is “disgusted” with himself after downing too many drinks at a pub and racially abusing a man and terrorising a barmaid.
A drug dealer could be locked up after admitting selling class A drugs, including cocaine and ecstasy.
A duo accused of defrauding more than 100 victims out of £5.2 million in a gambling investment scam have appeared in court.
A thief claimed he stole more than £100 of festive gifts from a pharmacy to help out his friend who owed money to the wrong people.
Here are just some of the criminals including burglars, fraudsters, rapists and sex offenders who committed crimes and were locked up in April.
A 55-year-old accused of murdering a pub landlord has told a court she was scared he might hurt her teenage daughter.
A mum accused of knifing to death a pub landlord has revealed she’d previously been jailed for smuggling cocaine.
A father-of-three attacked a drunken man who smashed his windscreen while he was sat in traffic with his children and partner in the car.
A BMW owner was pulled over by police who became concerned by his erratic driving.
A woman who stole more than £500 worth of alcohol from Waitrose claimed she was desperate for cash because she was on sick leave.
Here are just some of the criminals including drug smugglers, fraudsters, sex offenders, thieves and thugs who committed crimes this month.