Crime

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Two teenagers confess to igniting a massive fire at the former Crewe printworks during summer riots
More than 350 people had to be evacuated because their properties were at risk during the blaze in August - with some residents still unable to return home.
779
Disturbed churchgoer attacks priest during live prayer service
A man lunged at a Catholic priest and punched him to the ground during a prayer service while it was being live streamed.
599
Thief hid for three days in the shopping mall where he stole kilograms of gold, surviving on what he could find
A story that could be the subject of a movie took place in Adana.
879
New shooting near Clémenceau metro station in Brussels leaves one person injured
Another shooting occurred near the Clémenceau metro station in the Brussels municipality of Anderlecht during the night from Wednesday to Thursday. One person was injured.
996
Man stabbed on busy high street in broad daylight, terrifying shoppers
This is the horrifying moment a man is stabbed in broad daylight on a busy high street in front of terrified shoppers.
679
Nursery manager who ’headbutted’ a 2-year-old boy and claimed ’it’s the only way he’ll learn’ avoids jail time
A nursery manager who ’headbutted’ a two-year-old boy as part of a twisted punishment has avoided jail.
643
Police uncover ’loner’ Sweden shooter Rickard Andersson’s extensive arsenal and connections to a school, describing the scene as an ’inferno of death’
The shocking arsenal of Sweden’s mass school shooting suspect Rickard Andersson and his apparent links to the murder scene have been revealed.
616
When a drug dealer refused to provide his phone PIN, the police simply pointed the screen at his face
Grant Lester was caught after an undercover police officer became suspicious of his car.
830
France prepares for the trial of a surgeon accused of abusing anesthetized children
A former surgeon who is accused of abusing hundreds of young patients, often while they were under anaesthetic, is set to go on trial this month in the largest child abuse trial in French history.
626
British conman on trial in France for allegedly ramming police with his car
Robert Hendy-Freegard, 53, a serial swindler who featured in Netflix documentary, allegedly injured officers in getaway attempt.
910
Met Police arrest hundreds in one week during crackdown on phone thefts
The Metropolitan Police described the reselling of stolen phones abroad and in the UK as a £50million-a-year trade.
811
American gang believed they would make a fortune but were busted at a UK airport after hiding in toilets
Seven people were arrested when the huge haul was discovered after a bag went through an X-ray machine and the alarm was raised at Manchester Airport.
648
Three teenagers tragically die in a horror crash on a country lane after attending a house party
Dafydd Huw Craven-Jones only had his driving licence for less than six months prior to the crash in Penkridge, Staffordshire, which killed him and passengers Morgan Jones and Sophie Bates.
903
MPs informed that a misspelling of the Southport killer’s name may have led Prevent to close the case
Review finds Axel Rudakubana’s surname was incorrect in one of three referrals to scheme to spot potential terrorists.
806
£1.4 million jewelry shop heist that led to the manager’s suicide was revealed to be staged
A £1.4 million heist at a luxury jewellery store was an inside job as part of an insurance scam and ‘everyone was consenting’, one of the accused robbers has told jurors.
959
KyberSwap hacker faces a five-count criminal indictment for stealing $65 million
Andean Medjedovic is accused of exploiting DeFi protocols KyberSwap and Indexed Finance.
659
100,000 organic eggs valued at $40,000 were stolen from a Pennsylvania farm’s truck
A load of eggs worth about $40,000 was stolen from the back of a trailer in Pennsylvania over the weekend amid rising egg costs across the U.S.
741
Ecuadorian drug gangs are turning to the ’death saint’ for protection, with allegations of human sacrifices
Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to Santa Muerte -- a Mexican "death saint" adopted by local gangs as their own talisman.
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American lawyers Resser and Bronson falsified documents to protect their million-dollar assets
Bruce Bronson asserts that he has been self-employed for the last two decades. Before that, he was a partner at multiple boutique New York City legal firms.
625
Victims applaud judge as an international hockey player is sentenced to 28 years for pedophilia
Philip Hamer’s victims wept in the public gallery as he was jailed at Manchester Crown Court.
677
Three people stabbed in the face with a wine glass during a horrific attack in a London hotel
Blood and glass were left strewn across the bar of the Leonardo Royal hotel after the attack by drunk guest.
832
Soft play boss caught with indecent child images purchases a house he will never reside in
Steven McInally ran a soft play centre in Glasgow before he was caught with child abuse images in Florida and sentenced to 25 years behind bars in an American prison.
639
The cost of a Scottish prison has skyrocketed to £1 billion, exceeding the initial estimate by 10 times, causing widespread scandal
The replacement for Barlinnie prison will cost almost £1 billion, almost 10 times the initial estimate.
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The ’Naked Carpenter’ stabbed a police officer 23 times with scissors after exposing himself in a park
A notorious flasher nicknamed the Naked Carpenter has been jailed for trying to kill a police officer.
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15-year-old boy charged with the murder of Harvey Willgoose
A teenager has been charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy at a school in Sheffield.