4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (769+ words) Greaves' latest offending began at the Dawn Centre homeless hostel in Conduit Street, Leicester(Image: Google) A racist flasher who has had a crack habit since he was 14 years old is now behind bars after a string of incidents. Over…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (240+ words) He targeted five Co-op stores including the one in Broughton Astley(Image: Google) A prolific thief who stole more than £1,600 worth of booze, food and other items in a crime spree has been banned from every Co-op store in the…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (594+ words) Police at the family's home in The Coppice, Burbage, after Gregor Bauld stabbed his mother to death.(Image: SWNS) A Leicestershire man who stabbed his mother to death outside their family home has lost his bid to have his life…...

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1+ week, 1+ day ago   (435+ words) Police released this image of jailed former prison officer James Speirs(Image: Leicestershire Police) This is the face of a former prison officer who is beginning a six-year jail term for colluding with criminal gangs to smuggle contraband into a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) Two unauthorised transactions had been made using the victim's card A woman in her 70s lost thousands of pounds after handing over her bank card in a scam operation. Leicestershire Police said the incident saw the victim, from Leicestershire, receive a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (486+ words) 12 of the 15 people appeared in person at Leicester Crown Court for the hearing(Image: Tom Mack/Leicester Mercury) The case against more than a dozen alleged members of a Leicester drug network has begun. In all, there are 15 people accused…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1348+ words) Numerous men have been jailed for horrific crimes against women in recent months. This year alone has seen several abusers receive long prison sentences as the courts crack down on offences that can leave women broken. Among them was Uber…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1568+ words) The teacher was arrested at De Lisle College, Loughborough (Image: Leicester Mercury Chris Gordon) Several teachers have been banned or disciplined in Leicestershire over the past year. During the past 12 months, The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) has held hearings for…...

2+ week, 17+ hour ago   (121+ words) A Leicestershire man has appeared in court accused of murder following a death in Salford. Officers launched a murder investigation after being called out to reports of a disturbance on Kempster Gardens, in Lower Broughton, at about 5.19am on Wednesday, August…...