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Burglar who trashed Clanfield home while owners were out is locked up

A BURGLAR who ransacked a home and fled with goods worth more than £16,000 has been jailed.

Portsmouth shop-lifter stole food and alcohol

SHOPLIFTER Darren Biles has been told to pay £90.

Con artists prey on elderly during digital TV switchover

OPPORTUNISTIC thieves have taken advantage of the digital switchover by targeting the elderly.

Fareham man on cannabis charge

A 21-YEAR-OLD man who was found with cannabis has been made to pay £350.

Gosport man smashed window at Pizza Hut

ANDREW Lewis was made to pay £235 for breaking a window at Pizza Hut.

Man held over Gunwharf Quays flat break-ins

A MAN accused of carrying out two burglaries has been remanded in custody by the courts.

Gosport man drove while he was serving driving ban

A BANNED driver who was caught back behind the wheel has been ordered to do unpaid work.

Pensioner on Gunwharf Quays assault count

A PENSIONER has been charged with attacking a woman at Portsmouth’s Gunwharf Quays.

Gosport man attacked family over row about his dinner

A BUILDER threatened to kill his wife and then assaulted his daughter after a row over what they were having for dinner.

ORDEAL Lisa Brown at Coastal Clinics in South Street, Gosport won her court case over poor building work carried out by, Ziggy Sobolewski, inset. Picture: Malcolm Wells (120524-446)

‘It was a complete nightmare I thought would never end’

WHEN physiotherapist Lisa Brown hired Ziggy Sobolewski for a simple building project, little did she know it would be the start of a two-year nightmare.

CCTV The suspect at the cash machine at Asda in Dock Road

Gosport pensioner has £1,250 stolen after wallet theft

THIEVES stole £1,250 from a pensioner after taking his wallet as he shopped in a supermarket.

Gosport drink-driver told to work

A DRINK-DRIVER has been ordered to carry out unpaid work.

Laptop and camera are taken after thieves break into Portsmouth house

BURGLARS stole electronic equipment from a home during an overnight raid.

Lee-on-the-Solent drink-driver fined and given ban

DRINK-DRIVER Mark Peach has been told to pay £500.

Southsea home is targeted by burglars

PRECIOUS family pictures were stolen in a burglary a student house.

Leigh Park man charged with arson

A MAN who was rescued after a fire broke out in his home has been charged with arson.

Police hunt Portsmouth car arsonist

POLICE have launched an investigation after two cars were set on fire in the early hours of the morning.

Gosport teenager had cannabis

A TEENAGER who was found with a small amount of cannabis has been told to pay £150.

Gosport shoplifter is made to pay up

SHOPLIFTER Nathan Archer has been fined and told to pay compensation.

Teacher admits having extreme pornography

A TEACHER at a children’s home was caught in possession of more than 170 extreme pornographic images on his work computer.

Court fines drinks thief

MAGISTRATES told Thomas Kelly to pay £155 for stealing two cans of Red Bull.

Thief to have supervision

A WOMAN who stole skin care products from Superdrug has been given a community order.

The Mitsibushi Evo stolen with a child inside

Did you see this car stolen with a child inside?

POLICE are making a fresh appeal for witnesses after a car was stolen with a five-year-old sitting inside.

Man, 59, spared jail over images of child abuse

A MAN who admitted downloading thousands of pictures and movies of child abuse has been spared jail.

Cash stolen from city’s armouries museum

A MUSEUM was raided by burglars who made off with a safe.

Nick Thorpe has been convicted of child sex offences

The picture that snared a pervert

STANDING in the middle of a group of young Scouts, Nick Thorpe appears to be a pillar of the community.

Brave girl fights off robber cyclist in woods

A TEENAGE girl fought off a thug who cycled up to her and tried to snatch her handbag.

Burglar steals two laptop computers and jewellery

TWO laptop computers were stolen from a house in Gosport.

Police hunt for robbers who punched boy in face

A TEENAGE boy was punched in the face by a robber who stole £15 from him.

Driver had no licence

MAGISTRATES told Ashley Baldry to pay £100 for driving without a licence.

Naval officer steps in to save sailor from prison

A SAILOR was spared jail for an assault after the navy stepped in to defend him.

Taxi fare dodger

A MAN has admitted fleeing a taxi without paying the fare.

Drink-driver is given ban

DRINK-DRIVER Steven Smith has been banned from the roads.

Man told to pay £1,600 for growing cannabis

POLICE found cannabis plants when they smashed their way into a house in Emsworth.

Pensioner’s driving ban

A 73-YEAR-OLD man caught drink-driving has been banned for a year and told to pay £200.

Four arrests after crash on M275

FOUR men have been arrested after a crash on the M275.

Gosport woman plundered her 84-year-old aunt’s savings

A WOMAN who had control of her sick aunt’s finances plundered her account and left the 84-year-old on the brink of being evicted from a care home.

Redknapp hits out at CPS over court case

FORMER Pompey boss Harry Redknapp has criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for putting him through a ‘farcical’ tax evasion trial.

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Crooks steal batteries from Emsworth traffic lights

THIEVES stole battery packs from temporary traffic lights in Emsworth.

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Jury deliberates in Portsmouth child abuse case

THE jury in the trial of a Scout leader accused of abusing young boys has begun trying to reach its verdicts.

Hayling Island man is found with cocaine in Portsmouth’s Guildhall Walk

MAGISTRATES told Aaron Trafford to pay £155 after he was caught with cocaine.

Portsmouth man caused £4,000 damage to chandelier

A PUB-GOER who smashed a £4,000 chandelier has been told to pay compensation.

Portsmouth man was drunk and disorderly

MAGISTRATES have told a man to pay £125 for being drunk and disorderly.

Scout leader Nicholas Thorpe, 48, on trial for child sex offences

Scout leader accused of abusing young boys

A SCOUT leader is standing trial accused of raping and molesting young boys.

Police want to speak to this man and woman who each handed over fake �20 notes at Kiosk News in Leigh Park on separate occasions. Officers say they are not necessarily suspects

Shops warned over spate of fake bank notes

BUSINESSES are warned to look out for fake bank notes following a spate of counterfeit cash being handed over.

Drivers caught out for chatting on mobiles

A TOTAL of 34 drivers were stopped for committing motoring offences – such as driving while talking on their mobile phone – during a crackdown in two villages.

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