Security pair jailed for Birmingham Airport smuggling – BBC News
“Two security workers have been jailed for helping to smuggle illegal immigrants through Birmingham Airport.”
BBC News, 4th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: gangs
Halton crime gang jailed for guns and drugs offences – BBC News
“A Merseyside gang which ‘controlled illegal drug distribution’ across a Cheshire borough has been jailed.”
BBC News, 19th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Five jailed over theft of 40 anti-tank mines in Warrington – BBC News
“Five men have been jailed over the theft of 40 anti-tank mines from a Ministry of Defence freight train.”
BBC News, 16th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
What drives a young man to violent crime? – BBC News
“Everybody wants to know what causes people to turn to violent crime. But what can you tell from the family history of a robber?”
BBC News, 27th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang guilty of Indian Lt-Gen Kuldeep Singh Brar attack – BBC News
“A Sikh gang has been convicted of slashing a retired Indian general’s throat in a revenge attack.”
BBC News, 31st July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Two brothers jailed for Selfridges raid – The Guardian
“Two brothers have been jailed for their roles in a ‘professionally planned and executed’ million-pound armed raid at Selfridges, in which the gang dressed in burqas.”
The Guardian, 22nd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Feltham young offenders institute condemned for violence and baton-use – The Guardian
“Prison staff drew and threatened to use extendable batons on more than 100 occasions last year to curb high levels of violence inside Britain’s largest youth jail, prison inspectors have revealed.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Five guilty of painter’s murder in Holloway estate – BBC News
“Five gang members, including a 15-year-old boy, have been jailed for murdering a painter and decorator in London.”
BBC News, 28th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Oxford sex grooming gang jailed for life – Daily Telegraph
“Members of an Oxford gang who groomed vulnerable young girls for sex, repeatedly raping them and threatening to kill them if they told anyone, have been jailed for life.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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Malakai McKenzie murder: Cameron Cashin given life – BBC News
“A man who shot a gang rival in the head as he sat in a car outside a pub has been given a life sentence for murder.”
BBC News, 20th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dale Cregan trial: Guilty verdicts in trial of police killer and others – BBC News
“Double police killer Dale Cregan has been cleared of a final charge of attempted murder at the conclusion of a 12-week trial involving nine other men.”
BBC News, 13th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Four get life for murder of Negus McLean – The Independent
“Four gang members were given life terms today for killing a 15-year-old boy who was chased by a ‘hunting posse of boys on bicycles’ and stabbed.”
The Independent, 28th May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Hunt for Britain’s Sex Gangs – Channel 4 Dispatches
“In 2010 Telford police allowed cameras to start filming what was to become one of the biggest child sex abuse cases in the UK.”
Channel 4 Dispatches, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.channel4.com
Genson Courtney murder: Pair jailed for ‘execution’ of drug dealing stepson of gangland author Dave Courtney – The Independent
“Two men have been jailed for life for shooting the stepson of gangland celebrity and author Dave Courtney.”
The Independent, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Birmingham City Council v James (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening) – WLR Daily
“If the conditions in section 34 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 were met then an injunction to prevent gang-related violence was appropriate. The court would not be required to ask itself whether an anti-social behaviour order under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 would have provided an adequate remedy.”
WLR Daily, 17th May 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Victoria station killing: Odegbune minimum tariff reduced – BBC News
“A teenager convicted of murdering a schoolboy in Victoria Station has had his sentence’s minimum term reduced.”
BBC News, 15th May 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Oxford gang found guilty of grooming and sexually exploiting girls – The Guardian
“A gang of abusers who subjected vulnerable girls in Oxford to years of rape, torture and extreme sexual violence has been convicted at the Old Bailey in one of the biggest child sexual exploitation trials in recent years.”
The Guardian, 14th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Birmingham terror ringleader gets five life sentences for plot – Daily Telegraph
“The ringleader of a Birmingham terror cell who plotted for the worst attack on
UK soil was today given five life sentences.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th April 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Cash-for-crash’ scam in Durham ‘put car insurance up by £100’ – BBC News
“A ‘crash-for-cash’ scam run by a 60-strong gang swindled so much money car insurance firms raised bills of people in the area by about £100 a year. The fraud in County Durham involved faking accidents and making false whiplash compensation claims. The 60 either admitted or were found guilty during hearings held at Newcastle Crown Court since last March.”
BBC News, 18th March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sham marriage gang jailed – Home Office
“A gang of 11 behind a series of sham marriages in Lancashire have been jailed for more than 18 years.”
Home Office, 6th March 2013
Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk
