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Ferryhill shoplifter who hide face with underwear jailed
A town's most prolific shoplifter tried to hide his identity by covering his face with underwear, police said. Carl Robinson, of Parker Terrace, Ferryhill, in Durham, was jailed after admitting 10 counts of theft and one attempted theft from a shop in of the 32-year with a pair of boxer shorts covering his face was caught on CCTV, Durham Police said. He received a 40-week prison sentence on Wednesday at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates' Court after being found in breach of a previous conditional discharge for similar offences, police confirmed. Robinson was arrested on Tuesday after he was caught stealing meat and butter from the town's Co-op and B&M to previous dealings, police said they were easily able to identify him via the shop's CCTV, despite the underwear covering his face. 'Never seems to learn' Sgt Craig McGuire, of Ferryhill neighbourhood policing team, said: "The team has worked hard to secure these convictions for this prolific shoplifter who never seems to learn."Shoplifting has no place in our community. "It has a detrimental impact on the hardworking staff at these stores and members of the public who witness these offences being committed and it will not be tolerated."Robinson was also ordered to pay almost £700 in compensation. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
The Independent
22 minutes ago
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Police chief voices hope of agreement on dealing with legacy of NI's Troubles
Northern Ireland's chief constable has expressed hope for a new agreement on how to deal with the legacy of the region's troubled past. Jon Boutcher was speaking following a commemoration to remember three musicians from the Miami Showband who were killed in a loyalist ambush close to Newry 50 years ago. Mr Boutcher was among a crowd who visited a memorial on the Buskhill Road on Thursday afternoon to remember Fran O'Toole, Tony Geraghty and Brian McCoy. Those gathered included Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was killed in the 1998 Omagh bomb, and Eugene Reavey, whose brothers Anthony, John Martin and Brian were shot dead in an attack at their family home in Co Armagh in January 1976. Mr Boutcher told media: 'There are still so many uncertainties for so many people, and that's not right. 'Everybody knows my position on legacy, I think transparency and openness are critical. The report that I did on Operation Kenova reflects that, and I am very alive to and aware of national security issues. I have been involved with those all of my professional career, I know them better than anybody in policing, so you can do both. 'I think we may be close to coming to a position, and certainly I hope we are, where there will be a new agreement around what the future of legacy looks like, and I'm keen to hear the fruits of the recent talks between the two governments.' He added: 'We have now got to get legacy right. 'At the time that a lot of these cases occurred, half the community didn't trust police or security forces, which I understand. 'The volume of things that were happening, the murders, the attacks, meant that the security forces couldn't deal with them. There was then without doubt failures within a number of those investigations. We have now got to put that right.' Mr Boutcher said he had been invited to attend the commemoration by Miami Showband survivors Des Lee and Stephen Travers. 'I'd consider them to be people who have inspired me, helped me understand legacy here,' he said. 'I've spent a significant amount of time with both men and they have taught me a lot, and asked me if I would be here, and they are the example of what humility, courage and actually what this word reconciliation is all about. 'I'm here because it is the very least I could do, to be here.' Mr Lee paid tribute to Mr Boutcher as he spoke during the event as a special person he would like to thank. 'He is a gentleman who has helped me quite a lot in the past, he's now the leader of the PSNI and he is here with us today to commemorate the 50th anniversary,' he said.
The Independent
22 minutes ago
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Man allegedly assaulted by Tommy Robinson discharged from hospital
A man filmed lying motionless on the ground after he was allegedly assaulted by Tommy Robinson at St Pancras station has been discharged from hospital. Footage posted on social media appeared to show the political activist pacing around as the man lay nearby on Monday evening. The man was discharged from hospital on Wednesday, British Transport Police said. Officers were called to the station at around 8.40pm on Monday to reports of an assault. Later, the force confirmed that the suspect, who they have not named but said is a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire, had boarded a flight out of the country. Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, could be heard saying 'he come at me' in the footage posted online, as he walked down a flight of stairs. He has not commented directly on what happened but has re-posted statements by supporters to his X account, including one which said: 'If you cross a line and attack someone physically, or threaten to attack them physically… A pre-emptive strike is totally legal.'
