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- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- GPs 'over-paid for ghost patients'
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- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
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Crime and Courts
Police take fight on crime to the roads
POLICE stopped 50 suspicious-looking vehicles driving on the A14 network and handed out more than 90 fixed penalty, probation and advisory notices in a bid to prevent criminals from using Suffolk’s roads.
Milkman left shaken after attack
A MILKMAN was left shaken after being attacked by a gang of youths.
Police authority increases its share of council tax
SUFFOLK Police Authority has agreed to increase its council tax precept by 3.75 per cent.
1 commentPolish police arrest man wanted for questioning in jeweller murder inquiry
A 28-year-old man Suffolk Police wanted to question in connection with the murder of jeweller Peter Avis in Bury St Edmunds on January 13 has been detained in Poland.
Police appeal for witnesses after Reliant three-wheeler overturned
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two men ran off after turning over a Reliant three-wheeler on a roundabout yesterday.
Police given the go-ahead for 30m radio mast
PLANS to construct a 30 metre police telecommunications mast have been given the go-ahead despite objections.
Break-in at Murco garage in Bury
POLICE are appealing for information after a break-in at a petrol station in Bury St Edmunds this morning in which a cash machine was damaged and its contents stolen.
Police hunt two men for building site theft
TWO mini-digger buckets have been stolen from a building site after a pair of thieves broke in.
Inquest told of ‘complications’
A RARE complication following vital heart surgery led to the death of a man as he was being transferred from West Suffolk Hospital to Papworth Hospital, an inquest heard.
Fire at stable
POLICE are investigating a fire which caused £5,100 of damage to a stable block in Stanton this week.
Film aims to tackle knife crime
A HARD-HITTING film showing the consequences of carrying a knife is to be shown to young people across Suffolk as part of the police Bin a Blade campaign.
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POLICE, with charity Crimestoppers, are offering a reward of up to £5,000 for information leading to the arrest and charge of a man.
Committal for escapee
A criminal who escaped from prison officers at West Suffolk Hospital has been committed for trial.
Teenager in court over Bury St Edmunds hammer robbery
A NINETEEN year-old teenager has appeared in court accused of hitting a man over the head with a hammer and then robbing him of cash, in Bury St Edmunds,
Arsonists damage toddlers’ play area
ARSONISTS who set fire to a childrens’ play area in Mendlesham on Friday night have caused hundreds of pounds of damage and rendered the site useless for weeks.
Hammer attack
A MAN was hospitalised with head and hand injuries this week after an alleged attack involving a man with a hammer.
Criminal family repay £2 million
AN ORGANISED crime family, who illegally amassed nearly £2 million in cash and property, have nearly paid back the full amount.
Family hopes for review
THE mother of the man convicted of the murder of Dawn Walker in 2005 says she is hoping to be given a date for a judicial review into the investigation shortly.
Five motorbikes stolen
FIVE motorcycles were stolen in the space of two nights in the Mildenhall area.
Police offer reward for information on Bury St Edmunds murder
SUFFOLK police, with independent charity Crimestoppers, are offering a reward of up to £5,000 for information leading to the arrest and charge of a man.
Powerful film aims to stop young people carrying knives
A HARD-HITTING film illustrating the consequences of carrying a knife is to be shown to young people across Suffolk as part of the county’s police led Bin a Blade campaign.
Attack with hammer in Bury St Edmunds
POLICE in Bury St Edmunds are tracking a suspect after an incident this afternoon in which a man is believed to have been attacked with a hammer.
Pregnant mother in court for theft
A PREGNANT mother has been given a suspended jail sentence after admitting stealing a foetal baby monitor from a hospital and handling laptops stolen from a middle school.
Man jailed after £350,000 fraud investigation
A GANGMASTER who evaded more than £350,000 in tax has been jailed for 18 months.
Harrows and metal taken
Police are investigating metal thefts from farms in Little Stonham and Mendlesham on Tuesday.
Joint project helps people from services in trouble
A SCHEME piloted in Bury St Edmunds to help past and present service people in trouble with the police is being rolled out across Suffolk and Norfolk.
Police in hunt for mystery man seen in homes
A MAN who walked into two flats while people were there is being sought by police.
Court appearance for gun escape prisoner
THE violent criminal who escaped at gunpoint from prison guards at West Suffolk Hospital has appeared in court in Scotland.
Knives are shredded
MORE than 6,000 knives became scrap metal this week as the successful Bin a Blade campaign came to a close.
Woman attacked
AN OFFICER from the Department of Transport’s vehicle testing and enforcement agency was assaulted as she sat in a marked car on a slip road to the A14 at Higham on Sunday evening.
Borough is a stop and search hotspot
POLICE stopped and searched more people in St Edmundsbury than in any other district in Suffolk last year.
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Fraudster strikes again
A SERIAL fraudster, who once faxed his way out of prison, was back in court yesterday for fraud.
Family suffer three raids on their home in a week
A FRIGHTENED householder managed to snap a picture of one of five armed intruders as they entered his home.
People in St Eds get stop and searched most
POLICE stopped and searched more people in St Edmundsbury than in any other district in Suffolk last year.
Diesel stolen
DIESEL has been stolen from a farm in West Row after a locked tank was forced and deisel siphoned off.
Five appear in court over hospital prisoner escape
A VIOLENT criminal who escaped from prison guards at West Suffolk Hospital has appeared in court with four others.
Victim: ‘Vandals deserve karma’
VANDALS who daubed stolen paint over a house deserve ‘a bit of karma’, according to the man who looks after the property.
Man sentenced for late-night assault
A TEENAGER who broke a man’s jaw in a late-night assault has been handed a suspended prison sentence.
Police Taser warning to shoplifter in stab threat
POLICE threatened to use a Taser on a shoplifter, they thought to be armed with a knife, after a chase through a busy shopping area, a court heard.
Knife gang terror of elderly couple in third raid on house
FIVE men armed with knives left three people terrified after the third raid on their home in a week.
Murder investigation - three appear in court
Three men charged with the murder of a Bury St Edmunds jeweller have appeared in court.
Forensics test knife
POLICE are carrying out tests on a knife found in a disused bin belonging to the Bury Free Press.
Man charged with murder of 66-year-old Peter Avis
POLICE have charged a 20-year-old man with murder following the death of 66-year-old jeweller Peter Avis.
Blackmailer sent to jail
A man who tried to extort money from a family by leaving threatening messages has been jailed for 18 months.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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