Crime

Back from dead canoeist hid out in Silloth claim

Published 18 July 2008

A NORTH EAST canoeist who faked his own death was in Silloth for a time, it has been reported.

Tears of relief from not guilty caretaker

Published 17 July 2008

A MARYPORT school caretaker wept with relief on Monday when she was found not guilty on charges of assaulting four teenagers.

Jail sentence ‘likely’ for benefits fraud woman

Published 12 July 2008

A MARYPORT woman who claimed benefits as a single mother, even though her husband was living with her and taking her on exotic holidays, has been warned she is likely to go to prison.

£14,000 benefit fraud lands man in jail

Published 10 July 2008

A KESWICK man has been jailed for 60 days for committing benefit fraud totalling more than £14,000.

Slaughtered animals are found in a Flimby field

Published 10 July 2008

THE RSPCA is investigating the slaughter of more than 40 dead animals which have been dumped in a field near Maryport.

Water pistol car gang stoned

Published 10 July 2008

A GANG of youths who drove around spraying people with a water pistol near Keswick were hit by stones when their victims retaliated.

Cannabis seized on drugs raid

Published 10 July 2008

POLICE seized 56 cannabis plants worth more than £7,000 in West Cumbria last week.

Tyre boss rides to aid of kart club hit by theft

Published 10 July 2008

A WORKINGTON businessman has ridden to the rescue of a youth go-karting club which was targeted by thieves.

Top team joins police hunt for county’s loan sharks

Published 4 July 2008

CUMBRIA police have teamed up with a new elite squad of investigators from Birmingham to target loan sharks across the county.

Living at home helped fund drugs supply

Published 3 July 2008

A WORKINGTON man who was caught snorting cocaine in a parked car was able to buy the expensive drug because his parents did not make him pay for his keep at home, Carlisle Crown Court heard.