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Morse’s Case
A fox hunt supporter called Trevor Morse was brutally killed for standing up against activists. It all happened on an airfield, where a dispute over fox hunting occurred. Bryan Griffiths, a pilot and activists operated a nearby plane which tore Morse’s head in two. It was the rear propellers of the plane, spinning at over [...]
Venable’s Case
In 1993, a toddler was kidnapped and battered to death by young pair John Venables and Robert Thompson. This year, Venables broke the terms of his release from prison, and is therefore asked to return. The way or ways in which Venables broke his release are unknown, but Bulger’s mother is happy Venables has returned [...]
One man responsible for making Burnley the burglary capital of Britain
According to local police, one man from Burnley is chiefly responsible for pushing up the overall crime rate in the area and making Burnley in Lancashire the burglary capital of the UK. Statistics released by the Home Office show that the borough has the highest number of burglaries (2,154 a year) than any other city [...]
Government to crack down on cybercrime
The government has recently launched a campaign to crack down on the amount of online scams targeting UK residents. In order to deal with the issue, government bosses assembled a specialist team of cyber-enforcers and secured extra funding from Trading Standards. It is estimated that 3 million people a year are affected by cyber-scams, and [...]
Why the new Police Apology Scheme is a good thing
According to recent reports, a new police scheme has been rolled out in Kent which involves criminals being made to apologise to their victims face-to-face in an attempt to curb re-offence rates. Victims will have the opportunity of explaining the impact the crime has had on their lives, and also to demand answers to their [...]
Operation Drystone in North Yorkshire a resounding success
A crime-reduction scheme named ‘Operation Drystone’ launched by North Yorkshire Police in October 2008 has started to see some impressive results. This rapid-response scheme involved more of a high-visibility police presence in the area in an attempt to drive down crime rates and reduce anti-social behaviour in the area and ultimately improve the quality of [...]
Hull emerges as car crime hot-spot
In research compiled by insurance company Endsleigh, the city of Hull in East Yorkshire has been named the number one car crime hot-spot in the country. The results for other UK cities look like this: 1. Hull 2. Nottingham 3. Bradford 4. Manchester 5. Doncaster On the other end of the scale, the towns of [...]
Police have named the two men killed in Oxfordshire air crash
The two men who were flying their Piper PA-31 who came down in a field on Friday near Oxford airport have been named as pilot Anthony Corr, 54 and Richard Leonard, 45 from Chipping, Police have said as part of the on-going investigation. The wreckage of the plain will be taken to “AAIB” Air Accidents [...]
Immigration college scam foiled.
On Friday 15th January four people who were involved in setting up a bogus college to allow illegal immigrants to gain entry to the UK. Police raided a property in Rotherhithe in south east London where they found evidence to support the climes of the bogus college existence along with over 2.65 million in cash [...]
Michel Jackson’s giraffes in Distress
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) have made claims to the Arizona police that the two remaining giraffes that used to be owned by Michel Jackson are in neglect. The animals that were originally part of Michel Jackson’s Neverland Ranch are now being kept by Tom and Freddy Hancock of the Voices of [...]