6 h. ago Shock moment police officer steals woman's underwear in home search caught on camera

Hertfordshire Police officer Marcin Zielinski admitted one charge of theft and a charge of corrupt and improper exercise of police powers and privileges and has been jailed

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12 h. ago Moment police officer steals woman's underwear while searching her home

Hertfordshire Constabulary police officer Marcin Zielinski, 27, has been jailed for four months after he admitted to stealing the woman's underwear from the property on September 12 2024.

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13 h. ago When US prison healthcare companies went bust, victims’ families kept fighting

The Guardian examined several cases that played out in bankruptcy court, where a series of unlikely events led to an unusual victoryWhen Jennifer Casey Norred attempted suicide at Leon county jail in Tallahassee, Florida, medical staff didn’t take her to the emergency room or provide mental health support. Instead, they strapped her to a chair for 24 hours, according to jail records. The jail’s own policy requires that restraint chairs only be used as a last resort, and not for more than two hours.It was the kind of policy violation that has become more common nationwide since two private-equity backed prison health companies, Corizon and Wellpath, have come to dominate the industry, experts say. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Man jailed after police find out what he was doing at derelict bank

Saimir Gjoniku had been tending to a cannabis farm worth up to £452,000

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22 h. ago Cannabis farmer's £452k operation busted in derelict Lloyds bank with 'fully stocked kitchen'

Saimir Gjoniku was arrested at the scene and told police he was "in a large amount of debt and being forced into tending the cannabis"

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30 h. ago Police launch desperate manhunt for suspect mistakenly released from jail ahead of his prison sentence

Troy Dugas, 36, was released over the weekend because of an error by jail staff, according to police

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50 h. ago The mystery of Britain's most annoying man: Meet the silent repeat offender who constantly blocks traffic... but WHY does he do it?

A jailed 'human bollard' who refuses to talk to police, doctors and lawyers is a local prankster who is definitely not mute.

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60 h. ago Police chiefs say shops should have 'greeters' to put off shoplifters, but hit out at lack of jail time for repeat offenders

Lancashire Constabulary issued the advice to business owners amid a surge in thefts, with nearly three a minute reported in England and Wales.

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3 d. ago 'I just want his face melted': The chilling EncroChat texts revealing how gangland enforcer ordered Liverpool hitman to blind his rivals with acid attacks

EXCLUSIVE: Philip Waugh is among hundreds of British gang bosses now in jail after police hacked into EncroChat, an encrypted communication platform used by criminals.

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5 d. ago Driver who rammed police car so badly it couldn't be driven is jailed and banned from road for nine years

Andrew Ingram, 41, had taken the Ford Mondeo from his partner's home and sped off despite being banned from driving.

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6 d. ago Doctor caught with 'paedophile manual' and 90,000 sickening images

A doctor has been jailed after police found more than 90,000 images and videos of children on devices he owned - Dr Matthew Isles also owned a 'paedophile manual'

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8 d. ago Hoax caller, 61, who told police he had planted bombs at Heathrow and Birmingham airports is jailed

Paul Fisher, 61, from Oadyby, made false threats in May to numerous forces claiming he had planted bombs at several locations.

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1 week ago Shoplifter, 28, who stole hundreds of pounds worth of meat and laundry products is jailed

The man described by police as 'among the most prolific' shoplifters has finally been jailed.

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1 week ago Trans former police support officer obsessed with weapons jailed for eight years after trying to make semi

Transgender former Police Community Support Officer Zoe Watts, 39, from Lincoln has been jailed for more than eight years after using a 3D printer to try to make a semi-automatic weapon.

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1 week ago Man jailed for 12 years after being caught by Met Police preparing to watch child abuse livestream

Lester Sharpe was also handed a lifetime sexual harm prevention order

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1 week ago ‘Disgusting’ drunk who sexually assaulted teenage girl, 17, and woman on a bus is jailed

Graeme Hicks also sentenced for cocaine dealing and possessing an air pistol

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1 week ago Trio jailed after police bust £1.8m cannabis farm hidden in derelict Scots shopping centre

The cannabis factory had been set up in shuttered units at the disused former Forum Shopping Centre in Irvine.

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1 week ago The moment he saw police he told them: 'I know I'm going to jail'

Leon Gaskell, 28, had messages on his phone which revealed he was involved in the supply of cocaine

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2 w. ago Moment man brandishes gun in McDonald's before aiming it at police officer as he is jailed for four years

Jenkins, 29, took his gun into the fast food restaurant in Tonypandy on May 2, and casually brandished it to a group of teenagers.

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2 w. ago Man jailed for threatening police with ‘gun’ made from Primark bag

CCTV footage shows the man chase a police car and point a fake gun at the officers in Telford

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