All news on the topic: Crime

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£1.4 million jewelry shop heist that led to the manager’s suicide was revealed to be staged
A £1.4 million heist at a luxury jewellery store was an inside job as part of an insurance scam and ‘everyone was consenting’, one of the accused robbers has told jurors.
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KyberSwap hacker faces a five-count criminal indictment for stealing $65 million
Andean Medjedovic is accused of exploiting DeFi protocols KyberSwap and Indexed Finance.
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100,000 organic eggs valued at $40,000 were stolen from a Pennsylvania farm’s truck
A load of eggs worth about $40,000 was stolen from the back of a trailer in Pennsylvania over the weekend amid rising egg costs across the U.S.
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The ’Naked Carpenter’ stabbed a police officer 23 times with scissors after exposing himself in a park
A notorious flasher nicknamed the Naked Carpenter has been jailed for trying to kill a police officer.
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Father discovers his 2 and 5-year-old sons dead in bunk bed, allegedly murdered by their mother who claimed they were sleeping
A dad found his two sons lying dead in their bunk beds after they were murdered by their mum, a court heard.
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16-year-old boy and 20-year-old man severely injured in a stabbing on a Manchester street
A double stabbing has left a man and teenager with serious injuries.
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Driver intentionally crashes into moped rider, sending him airborne in a shocking incident
This is the shocking moment a driver deliberately ploughed into a moped rider - sending him hurtling through the air.
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Knife-wielding assailants storm busy London restaurant, confronting a couple as horrified diners look on
A London restaurant was thrown into chaos last night when three would-be attackers stormed in and confronted a young couple at dinner.
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Woman sexually assaulted near Glasgow underground station
Police are investigating the rape of a woman near an underground station in Glasgow.
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Baby dies after mother fell asleep while using a hair dryer to warm him up
A baby died from burns after his high mum attempted to warm him up with a hair dryer then passed out with it still on, authorities claim.
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Drill rapper imprisoned for murder earns hundreds of pounds from song recorded behind bars
A convicted murderer was able to record a rap song from behind bars that may have earned him money – even bragging about it in the lyrics.
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Daniel Khalif jailed for 14 years for spying for Iran and escaping from prison
Former soldier Daniel Khalife was dubbed a ‘dangerous fool’ and and ‘attention-seeker’ as he was jailed for 14 years for spying for Iran and escaping from prison at Woolwich Crown Court today.
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Young crime boss with baby-faced appearance, who led a large gang, caught by an astonishing mistake
Harry O’Brien was just a teenager when he led a series of shootings and an arson attack while leading a cannabis gang in south Liverpool, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
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OnlyFans investigation uncovers shocking scale of alleged crimes against hundreds of UK women
Police files obtained by a Mirror investigation reveal more than a thousand crime reports linked to OnlyFans in five years including claims of coercion and control, rape, sextortion and revenge porn.
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Jess Phillips pledges to crack down on AI child abusers, expressing concern that it wasn’t already illegal
As Britain becomes the first country to announce tough laws to crush the vile trade in AI generated child sex abuse material - safeguarding minister Jess Phillips tells the Mirror she was "shocked" so little was done for years.
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Mass murderer Jeremy Bamber hopes new photos will lead to his release from jail
Jeremy Bamber was convicted in 1986 of murdering his adoptive parents, Nevill and June, his adoptive sister Sheila Cafell, and her twin boys Daniel and Nicholas, aged just six.
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Reform MP who assaulted woman won’t face suspension, according to deputy leader
James McMurdock, who did not publicly disclose before election his conviction 18 years ago, meets party vetting standards.
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Cruel parents starved their teen ballerina daughter until she weighed only 4 stone
A couple, from Australia, forced their teenage daughter to follow a strict diet, take part in intense ballet training and taught her to become fully reliant on them - they have been jailed for neglect.
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Authorities in Netherlands and Spain arrest suspects accused of supplying encrypted ’Sky’ phones to criminals
Authorities confiscated real estate and cryptocurrency from the suspects.
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Encrypted chats reveal rival factions within Serbia’s ruling party
KRIK reports that energy deals feature prominently in encrypted messages between a drug trafficker and his associates, including a pro-government businessman.
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Speeding drug dealer hits pedestrian, sending him into the back of a BMW convertible
A young man was thrown into the air and landed in the backseat of a BMW convertible after being struck by a speeding drug dealer.
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Judges in Sara Sharif family court case named following appeal ruling
In October 2019, a social worker told a court they assessed that Sara Sharif’s father and stepmother were "able to meet Sara and [a sibling’s] needs for safety, stability, emotional warmth and guidance".
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Tattooed cocaine gang kingpin arrested in his underwear by police
This is the shocking moment a tattoo-covered cocaine gang kingpin is arrested in his pants.
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Birmingham mosque and bookshop linked to terrorist’s plans
Jason Savage, 35, also downloaded and watched violent and extremist videos and researched how to kill with a knife.
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Couple who scattered woman’s body parts in UK park sentenced to life imprisonment
A human bone belonging to Sarah Mayhew was found by a dog in April last year, before police found arms, legs, and a head nearby - more than a month later her limbless torso was found in a river.