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The Independent
07-07-2025
- The Independent
Manhunt launched after violent burglar flees prison
A manhunt has been launched after a violent burglar failed to return to his open prison. Colin Williams, 28, who was serving a sentence of nine years and six months for aggravated burglary and assault, failed to return to the Category D HMP Thorn Cross in Appleton on 30 June. Cheshire Police say they are urgently seeking any information as to the whereabouts of the prisoner. Officers say the criminal has links to nearby Warrington, St Helens, Ellesmere Port and north Wales, but have conceded that Williams may be further afield. He is described as white, of medium build and around five feet eleven inches tall, with brown hair and eyes. He also has dots tattooed on the knuckles of his left hand and a smiley face tattoo on his lower right arm. Williams was sentenced in October 2020 following a trial. His burglary conviction came after he broke into a flat in December 2019. During Williams' trial, the jury heard that the 28-year-old kicked down the door to the victim's flat in Padgate and then struck the hand of the resident as they hung out the window to avoid being seen. The victim then fell to the concrete floor, shattering his heels. The strike on the victim's hand caused a finger injury that required surgery. Despite the serious injuries to his heels, the victim then managed to run to safety at a takeaway nearby and asked staff to call the police. Anyone who sees Williams, or knows of his whereabouts, is urged not to approach him, but to call Cheshire Police immediately on 999, quoting IML 2122951.
BreakingNews.ie
14-06-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Four males charged after couple (60s) threatened with firearm in Dublin
The four males, one aged in his 60s, one in his 20s, and two juvenile youths, who were arrested in connection with aggravated burglary at a residence in Shanganagh Cliffs, Shankill, Co Dublin, on Wednesday, have since been charged. During the course of the aggravated burglary, four individuals entered the home of a couple in their 60s and assaulted and threatened the couple with a firearm. Advertisement The four individuals left the scene in a vehicle and an electric bike. The owner of the home, a man in his 60s, was removed from the scene to St Vincent's University Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. Gardaí immediately responded to the incident and a search of the area took place by gardaí attached to Shankill Garda station. Gardaí arrested three individuals when they stopped a vehicle and a fourth individual was arrested a short distance away who was on a electric bike. During the course of the search of the area a semi-automatic firearm was recovered. All four are due to appear before Dublin District Court at the Criminal Courts of Justice on Saturday.
BBC News
13-06-2025
- BBC News
Arrest after man barricades himself inside address in Handsworth
A man has been arrested after six people were injured amid a siege in Midlands Police was called to Aston Lane in Handsworth at about 15:40 BST on Thursday when several parked cars and windows of properties were members of the public and three police officers sustained injuries, which were not life-changing or threatening, and a man barricaded himself inside an forcing entry, officers detained a 24-year-old man on suspicion of aggravated burglary, possession of an offensive weapon, assault, criminal damage and assault of emergency workers. The force said a number of houses were evacuated and road closures were in place while it brought the incident to a safe conclusion. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
04-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Coleraine: Man arrested over race hate assault
A man has been arrested following what police are treating as a racially motivated assault and over a separate aggravated burglary in which a couple were threatened with a hammer in County 31-year-old was detained in Coleraine on Tuesday and remains in police follows the assault of a man in the Drumard Drive area of the town at around 22:15 BST and the forced entry of a house at Laurel Hill Gardens a short time Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the 31-year-old is being questioned over a number of offences including grievous bodily harm, aggravated burglary and possession of an offensive weapon. In the first incident in Drumard Drive, the PSNI said officers received reports that a man in his 40s had been assaulted and required hospital treatment for head are treating the assault as a racially-motivated hate PSNI said in the second incident at Laurel Hill Gardens, a man, matching the description of the suspect in the earlier assault, had forced entry to a house and threatened a man and woman inside with a arrested the 31-year-old following the search of a nearby have appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
