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Thieves, robbers, thugs, perverts and rapists were all jailed for their crimes last month, here is a list of who was locked up.
A man who took his former partner's car without her knowledge and crashed it into a police car after a chase has admitted a string of offences.
More than 500 plants were found by police in eight rooms and the haul was said to have been worth in excess of £170k.
A man has appeared in court charged on suspicion of a string of offences including kidnap and attempted rape.
A man who admitted to drinking pints before going out clubbing has been banned from the road after getting behind the wheel while over the limit.
A thief has been banned from a shopping centre after stealing more than £950 of goods from the Apple store.
A menace with 150 convictions for 285 offences has been jailed once again but says he loses his temper while 'others get away with it'.
A provisional driver who was found asleep at the wheel of a vehicle while over the legal limit, had drunk four beers after a row with his mother.
Another court order has been granted to evict a group of travellers – this time from a council-owned park and ride site.
A quick-thinking McDonald's drive-thru worker told a drink driver to park up and wait for his food - but instead called the police.
A rusty-spotted cat which had lived at The Big Cat Sanctuary for almost 12 years and was a huge favourite visitors, has sadly died.
A moped riding drug dealer has been remanded in custody after admitting supplying heroin and cocaine on the streets.
Another court order has been made to evict a group of travellers off a council-owned play park.
A man accused of possessing a prohibited sawn-off shotgun has been remanded in custody after police raided his home.
A pervert who downloaded images of someone performing a sex act with a dog and a horse has been sentenced.
It was another busy month for the court system with murderers, conmen, thieves and robbers all jailed for their crimes in August.
A thug who punched a teenager in an unprovoked attack causing his face to cave in on one side, has been spared jail.
A fraudster tricked an elderly man into handing over £1,000 and then tried to get another €4,000 from him after driving him to two banks in lockdown.
Two murderers who killed a man they befriended after stabbing and stamping on his head and then stealing his belongings have been jailed for life.
Two teenagers have been remanded in custody and will stand trial accused of murder after a man was stabbed to death.
