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Police issue CCTV image in search for graffiti vandals
Police have issued a CCTV image of two men they want to trace after a graffiti was daubed on buildings in Leicester city centre.Officers are investigating five incidents in Mill Lane, The Gateway,...
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Man, 58, suffers head injury in town centre street attack
A 58-year-old man was treated in hospital after he was attacked as he walked toward a taxi rank. The man was attacked from behind and then punched in the face in George Street, Hinckley, in the early...
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Columbine massacre fantasist planned to kill students at his old school
Senior judges have allowed the media to name a school at which a former student fantasised about staging a Columbine-style massacre. Michael Piggin, now 20, filled notebooks with plans to carry out a...
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Police warning after four robberies in city park
Police have stepped up patrols in a city park after four robberies were committed there in the space of a few days. A group of young men carried out the attacks in Leicester's Victoria Park earlier...
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'Ethical hackers' employed to protect Leicester City Council computer systems...
Council bosses are employing a pair of 'ethical hackers' to protect their computer systems from cyber-attacks.Leicester City Council says it is under constant attack from people trying to penetrate...
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CCTV clue in hunt for Braunstone Gate taxi attackers
Police investigating an attack on a taxi driver have released CCTV images of men they want to trace. The driver was assaulted in Braunstone Gate, in Leicester's West End, in the early hours of Sunday,...
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Two men critically ill after town centre stabbing
Two young men from Leicester are critically ill in hospital after they were stabbed during a night out in a Derbyshire town. The men, aged 17 and 20, were injured outside a bar in Swadlincote, near...
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Doctor warns of dangers of cheap but dangerous drug Black Mamba
A doctor who helps drug addicts overcome their addiction has warned of the growing threat of the notorious synthetic cannabis Black Mamba. Dr Andy Ball, of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, said a...
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Two young men from Leicester remain in hospital after they were stabbed during a night out in a Derbyshire town.The men, aged 17 and 20, were injured outside a bar in Swadlincote, near Ashby, at the...
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Tributes pour in for boy, 17, stabbed to death outside bar
Police have launched a murder investigation after a teenager who was stabbed in the chest during a night out died in hospital. The 17-year-old, named locally as Dante Francis, of Knighton, Leicester,...
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Gang smashes digger into post office to steal cash machine
Thieves used a digger to wrench a cash machine from the exterior of a town post office this morning. The raid on Shepshed Post Office took place at 2.30am. Thieves drove the digger's clawed arm into...
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Boxing hero Rendall Munroe pays tribute to tragic Dante Francis
Police are continuing to question a 21-year-old man tonight on suspicion of stabbing Leicester teenager Dante Francis to death outside a bar.The man, who is from Derby, is being questioned tonight on...
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"Ridiculous" late pub hours are stretching police to the limit, says PCC
Late-night pub opening is putting an "unacceptable" strain on police officers and NHS staff, says Leicestershire's police and crime commissioner. Sir Clive Loader has called for a debate on the...
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Man is charged with murdering 17-year-old Dante Francis
A 21-year-old man is to appear in court today after he was charged with murdering Leicester teenager Dante Francis. Dominic Halliday-Fox, who is from Derby, is accused of murdering Dante in...
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Betting shop staff threatened with knife and told to hand over cash
Police are hunting a man who threatened staff at a betting shop with a knife before escaping with cash. The raider targeted Ladbrokes in Blaby Road, South Wigston, at 9.45am yesterday. Police said he...
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Beat Bobby of the Year: Meet nominee Pc Reg Varney
Pc Brian Varney is the first officer to be put forward for the title of Leicestershire's Beat Bobby of the Year. More commonly known as "Reg", Pc Varney is a member of Leicester's Spinney Hills beat,...
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Police issue warning over rising road deaths toll in Leicestershire
Police have issued a safety plea to motorists after the death toll on the roads so far this year reached 13. The number of deaths since the beginning of the year is similar to the first three months...
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Police name motorist killed in motorway crash
Police have named a driver who died after his car was involved in a motorway crash. Tomasz Ormianski, 37, of Leicester was killed when his black Ford KA crashed on the Leicester-bound M69, near...
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CCTV appeal in search for bank card thieves
Police have released CCTV images of two people they want to trace after a woman's purse was stolen and her bank card used to take cash from her account. The elderly victim has told police she drew...
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Leicestershire police commissioner candidates split on whether they would...
The candidates in next month's Leicestershire police and crime commissioner election are split on whether they would appoint a deputy if they won. The battle to succeed current commissioner Sir Clive...
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