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Families of missing people need ‘presumed dead’ certificates, say MPs

By on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 | No Comments

Families of missing people need “presumed dead” certificates so they can deal with their financial affairs, MPs say today in a report backed by the father of Claudia Lawrence. The Justice Select Committee said the “pain and anguish” of the disappearance of a loved one is made worse for relatives by a “confusing, costly and [...]

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Gang who targeted ATMs jailed

By on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 | No Comments

A gang who trawled the country doing smash and grab ATM burglaries have been jailed for a total of nearly 20 years. David Owens, 35, Shaun Ennis, 41, and Kevin Caveney, 26, disabled the alarm systems at colleges, service stations, amusement parks and caravan sites before attacking the bank machines to steal the cash inside. [...]

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Bulger killer could be in line for compensation from News of the World

By on Monday, February 20th, 2012 | No Comments

One of the killers of James Bulger is seeking to sue News International for more than £50,000 after he was informed that his phone may have been hacked by the News of the World. Lawyers acting for Robert Thompson, 29, have informed Scotland Yard that they plan to take legal action that could see the [...]

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Drugs smuggler ordered to pay £2.6m

By on Saturday, February 18th, 2012 | No Comments

A drugs gang “Mr Big” who smuggled £25 million of cannabis into the UK from Holland in lorry loads of flowers has been ordered to pay £2.6 million. David Barnes, 42, who is serving a 12-year jail term for plotting to supply cannabis, has six months to pay up or face an extra eight years’ [...]

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Closing the Forensic Science Service will make miscarriages of justice more likely

By on Friday, February 17th, 2012 | Comments Off

Why should we expect a part of the criminal justice system to make money? That’s a question being asked in relation to the growing concerns over the arrangements – or the lack of them – for the closure of the Forensic Science Service, which is due to take place next month. Just to recap, the FSS [...]

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Ali Dizaei: ‘criminal in uniform’ police chief jailed again for corruption

By on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 | No Comments

Ali Dizaei, the Scotland Yard commander once branded a “criminal in uniform”, was returned to jail yesterday after being found guilty of corruption for a second time. The Metropolitan Police officer was convicted unanimously at his retrail for misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice. He was jailed for three years. [...]

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Profile: Ali Dizaei

By on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 | No Comments

Ali Dizaei has rarely been far from trouble throughout his long and contentious police career. Here we study the ex-commander’s profile as he begins a three-year sentence among the criminals he sought to convict. Various attempts to oust 49-year-old Ali Dizaei from his job have proved unsuccessful, with the commander bouncing back each time. His [...]

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Raids launched on counterfeiters tracked down from Facebook

By on Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 | No Comments

Trading standards officials are undertaking a series of unprecedented raids on counterfeiters across North Yorkshire, using information gleaned from Facebook. In a move senior police say they have not yet seen in the country, North Yorkshire County Council trading standards officers are currently conducting a wide-ranging series of Facebook raids on illegal traders they have [...]

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Con man duped victims by posing as millionaire Italian aristocrat

By on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 | No Comments

A penniless grifter who enjoyed a life of luxury by duping victims into believing he was a playboy millionaire Italian aristocrat was facing jail last night. Scott Travis, 44, swindled loves ones and the elderly out of cash by falsely claiming he was Viscount Franco Dibella III and that he stood to inherit a £1.7m [...]

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Suspected gang members targeted in police swoops

By on Wednesday, February 8th, 2012 | No Comments

Dozens of suspected gang members will be targeted by police in a series of co-ordinated operations across London today as Scotland Yard begins a renewed crackdown on gang crime. Hundreds of Metropolitan Police officers will take to the streets of the capital to track down and arrest suspected gang members believed to be involved in [...]

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