Judge quizzes 14-year-old convicted of robbery about his interest in knives
A FOURTEEN-year-old Carlisle boy who admitted offences of robbery and burglary was quizzed by a judge about his interest in knives.
Man, 62, tried to arrange sexual contact with 14-year-old
A NORTH Carlisle man has been put on the Sex Offender Register after he admitted trying to sexually communicate with a child and attempting to facilitate a child sex offence.
Speeding motorway driver was carrying £20,000 of 'suspicious' cash
A MOTORIST stopped on the M6 in Cumbria because he was speeding has been stripped of the £20,000 in suspicious cash that police found in his car.
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Would-be knife killer was caught with machete 'wanting to hurt somebody'
A WOULD-BE killer responsible for a frenzied knife attack on his girlfriend in Carlisle was prosecuted earlier for carrying a machete.
Nephew jailed over late night shovel attack on his uncle
A NORTH Cumbrian man who "rammed" the blade end of a shovel into his uncle's face has been jailed for five and a half years.
Carlisle knife thug who repeatedly stabbed defenceless woman jailed for life
A VIOLENT boyfriend left his girlfriend for dead after subjecting her to a frenzied knife attack in front of horrified neighbours.
Man denies historic sex abuse allegations
A SIXTY-three-year-old Carlisle man has appeared before magistrates to face multiple child sex abuse allegations.
Angry boyfriend attacked his partner, brandished a knife and threatened to kill her
A PENRITH man subjected his partner to four hours of domestic abuse during which he twice assaulted her and threatened to kill her while brandishing a knife.
Bust-up at McVitie's factory lands custard cream worker in court
A WORKER from Carlisle’s McVitie’s biscuit factory has been sentenced after he admitted assaulting two colleagues.
Pedestrian had to leap out of the way of repeat dangerous driver
A LONGTOWN man has been sentenced after he admitted two offences of dangerous driving and a one-punch assault, which knocked out the victim.
