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28/03/2014
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Pair Jailed After Stealing Jewellery From A Pensioner
Two men who stole jewellery from an elderly woman in Bristol to fund their drug habits have been jailed.
The victim, a 64-year-old woman, is a full-time carer to her husband, who suffers from dementia, and she was building up a collection of jewellery to fund his future care needs.
Daniel Bennett, 32, of Exmouth Road, was sentenced to 44-months' imprisonment at Bristol Crown Court, after admitting three counts of burglary and two counts of fraud, while 33-year-old James Brunyee, of Hither Bath Bridge, Brislington, was sentenced to 27-months’ imprisonment after admitting two counts of burglary and two counts of fraud.
Waste Illegally Dumped In Bedfordshire - Appeal
The Environment Agency is appealing for witnesses to a crime after approximately 3,000 cubic metres of waste was dumped in a warehouse.
The discovery was found by the Environment Agency's specialist waste crime officers after they were called to the warehouse in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Investigations have revealed that during the nights between Saturday 16 November and Wednesday 20 November last year, around 3,000 cubic metres of waste was dumped illegally inside the warehouse on the former Ecomold site on Luton Road, Dunstable.
The criminals gained access by cutting a lorry-sized hole in the side of the warehouse.
Tracy Nash, Environmental Crime Team Leader, said: "This is not a matter of small scale fly-tipping, this case appears to be intentional large scale avoidance of disposal costs.
"This callous act has endangered the environment and had a costly impact for the land owner. It is vital that we identify where the waste came from and who transferred it to the warehouse. If an innocent party has handed it to a contractor for disposal in good faith then they won’t be in any trouble and may have critical information for us."
St Leonards Man Sentenced Over Indecent Images Of Children
Aaron Wall, 45, of Terrace Road, St Leonards, has been sentenced to imprisonment over offences relating to indecent images of children.
On Thursday 27 March, he appeared at Hove Crown Court and was sentenced to eight months imprisonment. He was also required to register as a sex offender for 10 years and was served by the court with a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) severely restricting his access to the Internet for 10 years.
He had appeared at the same court on Tuesday 25 February and pleaded guilty to 11 offences of making indecent images of children and two of possession of extreme pornographic images. The offences involved a total of 1,887 indecent images including level 5 images, which are the most severe, and 10 extreme pornographic images.
A warrant had been executed at his home on 1 November 2012. Mr Wall was arrested and later released on police bail pending the examination of computer items that were seized during a search of his home.
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Two men who stole jewellery from an elderly woman in Bristol to fund their drug habits have been jailed.
The victim, a 64-year-old woman, is a full-time carer to her husband, who suffers from dementia, and she was building up a collection of jewellery to fund his future care needs.
Daniel Bennett, 32, of Exmouth Road, was sentenced to 44-months' imprisonment at Bristol Crown Court, after admitting three counts of burglary and two counts of fraud, while 33-year-old James Brunyee, of Hither Bath Bridge, Brislington, was sentenced to 27-months’ imprisonment after admitting two counts of burglary and two counts of fraud.
Waste Illegally Dumped In Bedfordshire - Appeal
The Environment Agency is appealing for witnesses to a crime after approximately 3,000 cubic metres of waste was dumped in a warehouse.
The discovery was found by the Environment Agency's specialist waste crime officers after they were called to the warehouse in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Investigations have revealed that during the nights between Saturday 16 November and Wednesday 20 November last year, around 3,000 cubic metres of waste was dumped illegally inside the warehouse on the former Ecomold site on Luton Road, Dunstable.
The criminals gained access by cutting a lorry-sized hole in the side of the warehouse.
Tracy Nash, Environmental Crime Team Leader, said: "This is not a matter of small scale fly-tipping, this case appears to be intentional large scale avoidance of disposal costs.
"This callous act has endangered the environment and had a costly impact for the land owner. It is vital that we identify where the waste came from and who transferred it to the warehouse. If an innocent party has handed it to a contractor for disposal in good faith then they won’t be in any trouble and may have critical information for us."
St Leonards Man Sentenced Over Indecent Images Of Children
Aaron Wall, 45, of Terrace Road, St Leonards, has been sentenced to imprisonment over offences relating to indecent images of children.
On Thursday 27 March, he appeared at Hove Crown Court and was sentenced to eight months imprisonment. He was also required to register as a sex offender for 10 years and was served by the court with a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO) severely restricting his access to the Internet for 10 years.
He had appeared at the same court on Tuesday 25 February and pleaded guilty to 11 offences of making indecent images of children and two of possession of extreme pornographic images. The offences involved a total of 1,887 indecent images including level 5 images, which are the most severe, and 10 extreme pornographic images.
A warrant had been executed at his home on 1 November 2012. Mr Wall was arrested and later released on police bail pending the examination of computer items that were seized during a search of his home.
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18 Month Sentence For Child Pornography
A man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for offences relating to indecent images of children. Adrian White admitted 23 counts of making or possessing indecent images and four counts of distributing them. Exeter Crown Court heard how the 52-year-old used the alias "Mr Grippy" when he exchanged extreme images to fellow paedophiles.
18 Month Sentence For Child Pornography
A man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for offences relating to indecent images of children. Adrian White admitted 23 counts of making or possessing indecent images and four counts of distributing them. Exeter Crown Court heard how the 52-year-old used the alias "Mr Grippy" when he exchanged extreme images to fellow paedophiles.
14 July 2004
45 arrested in internet child porn probe
Police investigating alleged child pornography offences have arrested 45 people in a number of raids at addresses across northern England.
45 arrested in internet child porn probe
Police investigating alleged child pornography offences have arrested 45 people in a number of raids at addresses across northern England.
04 April 2012
School IT Manager Jailed Over Indecent Images
A IT Manager at a school in Wales has been jailed following the discovery of 400,000 indecent images of children. Swansea's Crown Court today heard how Jeffrey Gravell, 54, had stolen computers from Coedcae Comprehensive in Llanelli, and used them to download the pictures and videos at his home.
School IT Manager Jailed Over Indecent Images
A IT Manager at a school in Wales has been jailed following the discovery of 400,000 indecent images of children. Swansea's Crown Court today heard how Jeffrey Gravell, 54, had stolen computers from Coedcae Comprehensive in Llanelli, and used them to download the pictures and videos at his home.
25 June 2008
'Nazi Sympathiser' Jailed For 16 Years
A 'Nazi sympathiser' who stored nail bombs under his bead has been put behind bars for a total of 16 years. Martyn Gilleard, 31, of Pool Court, Goole, East Yorkshire, was charged last November after a police raid found four home-made nail bombs, bladed weapons, bullets and documents about terrorism in his flat.
'Nazi Sympathiser' Jailed For 16 Years
A 'Nazi sympathiser' who stored nail bombs under his bead has been put behind bars for a total of 16 years. Martyn Gilleard, 31, of Pool Court, Goole, East Yorkshire, was charged last November after a police raid found four home-made nail bombs, bladed weapons, bullets and documents about terrorism in his flat.
09 March 2007
Subliminal advertising 'affects brain'
Invisible subliminal images do attract the brain's attention on a subconscious level, researchers at University College London have claimed. Using brain scans, researchers looked at whether an image you aren't aware of - but one that reaches the retina - has an impact on brain activity in the primary visual cortex, part of the occipital lobe.
Subliminal advertising 'affects brain'
Invisible subliminal images do attract the brain's attention on a subconscious level, researchers at University College London have claimed. Using brain scans, researchers looked at whether an image you aren't aware of - but one that reaches the retina - has an impact on brain activity in the primary visual cortex, part of the occipital lobe.
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