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Officers raid £2million cannabis farm… which brazen criminals had set up just 800ft from a police station Nearly 3,000 plants were seized from a gang at a site in Southend-on-Sea, Essex Emiljan Gjura, 31, and Ermir Reshiti, 35, charged with producing illegal drugs Ch Insp Ian Hughes said bust ‘will have a big impact’ on … Read more
Suspected criminals arrested for serious offences are being ‘let back onto the streets rather than appearing in court the next day due to coronavirus’ Man in Greenock, Scotland, ‘was arrested for knife offence but was bailed’ Many offenders ‘being bailed to dates many months away and are free until then’ Police Scotland says anyone released … Read more
The coronavirus lockdown is providing rich pickings for heartless criminals. So far they have cheated victims out of £2 million, using the fear of Covid-19 to launch a wave of scams that experts describe as ‘sick’. TOBY WALNE and RACHEL WAIT advise you on how to thwart the fraudsters. FINES FOR BREAKING FAKE LOCKDOWN RULES … Read more
A career criminal, thought to be among Britain’s most prolific, has been locked up for two years. William Frederick Armstrong, dubbed ‘Billy the Pigeon’, of Britannia Place, Elswick, Newcastle, was caged having stacked up more than 450 offences. The 45-year-old was jailed this time however after admitting to eight counts of burglary at Newcastle Crown Court. His conviction … Read more
Criminals are continuing to use coronavirus as a weapon against police as they spit, cough or sneeze on officers during lockdown. Four thugs have so far been jailed for separate assaults on police officers in Kent and Dorset. It comes as the latest figures reported 38,168 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the UK with the death … Read more
Phishing involves cyber-criminals attempting to steal personal information such as online passwords, bank details or money from an unsuspecting victim. Very often, the criminal will use an email, phone call or even a fake website pretending to be from a reputable company. The criminals can use personal details to complete profiles on a victim which … Read more
Criminals pose as health officials to trick coronavirus victims into handing over financial details Gangs will exploit the outbreak to commit fraud and steal financial information School closures will also leave children vulnerable to online predators Stretched police forces will prioritise crimes as they turn to 10,000 volunteers Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should … Read more
Thousands of criminals in England and Wales owe £1.2billion in unpaid fees and fines as critics accuse offenders of ‘laughing in the face of the courts’ Money owed by criminals in England and Wales soared to a record £1.2billion Total amount imposed by courts has more than doubled in the last five years It means … Read more
‘If it becomes a pandemic the system will collapse’: Coronavirus outbreak could see violent criminals avoid court, lawyers warn Criminal Bar Association said epidemic may deliver ‘knock-out punch’ to justice Courts are preparing contingency plans to hold trials via video, reports the Mail Gilbert Kho, 67, was not jailed due to his age and underlying … Read more
Unfixable flaw in nearly all Intel chips released in the last five years could allow cyber criminals to hijack computers and wreak ‘utter chaos’ The flaw causes a security feature protecting computer memory to load too late This creates a short window in which expert hackers can run malicious code The issue stems from uneditable … Read more