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BBC News
4 days ago
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Man who led police on two car chases in Northampton jailed
An 18-year-old driver who led police on two car chases within three weeks has been sentenced to one year and six months in a young offender Bilalaj raced through Northampton town centre and hit a traffic island after escaping from a routine car stop on 7 Police said he then drove a different vehicle at speeds of up to 100mph, damaging two police cars before he was investigating officer said the roads would be "a safer place without him" while he was in custody. Northampton Crown Court was told police officers tried to carry out a routine stop on a silver Vauxhall Astra being driven by Bilalaj, from Lutterworth Road in Northampton, in Abington drove off, speeding through the town centre, ignoring traffic lights and driving on the wrong side of the said he had several near-collisions with other vehicles before hitting a traffic island. Instead of stopping the damaged car, he joined the main A45 before heading to Standens Barn Road where he lost control and crashed into a roadside barrier. He escaped from the car but was caught after a short chase on 8 March, he appeared before Northampton Magistrates' Court charged with dangerous driving, possession of cannabis and driving without a full licence or insurance. While released on conditional bail, he was caught behind the wheel of a Range Rover just before 01:00 GMT on 25 time, he reached speeds of 100mph and damaged two police cars while trying to escape arrest. He was charged with another count of dangerous driving and driving without insurance or full admitted all the offences and was sentenced at Northampton Crown Court on 23 April. He received one year and six months' imprisonment in a young offender institution for dangerous driving and drug was also banned from driving for one year and six months and will have to take an extended retest. The other driving offences were ordered to stay on the investigation officer, PC Tom Cottle, said: "Rebian Bilalaj showed a complete disregard for the courts, innocent road users and police by leading us on two dangerous pursuits in the space of three weeks."I'm pleased to see Bilalaj has been handed an 18-month prison sentence – our roads are a safer place without him on them." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
CTV News
12-05-2025
- CTV News
Fugitive wanted on Canada-wide warrant arrested in Vancouver
People walk through a back alley in the downtown eastside area of Vancouver, on Sunday, Dec., 23, 2012. (Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN PRESS) Police in Vancouver say a violent offender who was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant after fleeing his halfway house two years ago has been arrested in the city's Downtown Eastside. The 30-year-old man was serving a 10-year sentence for crimes including second-degree murder in Winnipeg when he earned a statutory release in March 2023, the Vancouver Police Department said in a news release Monday. He was also sentenced to four years in prison for aggravated assaults on two corrections officers, according to police. The offender, who cannot be identified because he was convicted as a youth, was released to a halfway house in New Westminster but he disappeared 'within weeks,' police said. Investigators say the fugitive had been living in the Downtown Eastside under an assumed name since his disappearance. 'Police believe he's been living in the neighbourhood for the past two years, using a false name, and working part-time as kitchen staff in a shelter,' according to the release. He was arrested Saturday near Alexander Street and Gore Avenue, police said.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- BBC News
Teenager, 16, sentenced for carrying knife and baton in Wisbech
Teenager sentenced for carrying knife and baton Police spotted the weapons sticking out of the inside pocket of the boy's jacket, which he had taken off when the police arrived at the scene A teenager has been given a youth referral order after he was spotted carrying a baton and "Rambo" style knife, police say. The 16-year-old was arrested in Wisbech on 27 February after shopping centre security officers reported two people who might have had weapons. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found with a man and woman in a gated-off area next to the White Lion Hotel. Cambridgeshire Police said on 29 April the teenager was sentenced to an eight-month youth referral order – a type of community sentence for first-time young offenders.
