Drug driver used pal's car for short journey to the shops because it was raining
A DRUG driver who was caught in Brampton said he drove the short distance to a local shop "because it was raining".
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Chief Reporter for North Cumbria covering a variety of stories, including court and crime, in Carlisle and beyond for the News & Star, Cumberland News, Times & Star and Whitehaven News.
Chief Reporter for North Cumbria covering a variety of stories, including court and crime, in Carlisle and beyond for the News & Star, Cumberland News, Times & Star and Whitehaven News.
A DRUG driver who was caught in Brampton said he drove the short distance to a local shop "because it was raining".
A CANNABIS user who illegally grew the drug in his Carlisle home blamed trauma linked to a police “error” that triggered unfounded rumours of him being accused of a sex crime.
TWO women racially abused a taxi driver during a late-night journey across Carlisle after he told them they should not eat and drink in his cab.
A YOUNG motorist prosecuted for putting fake number plates on his car said he did it because he could not afford his insurance.
A MOTORIST who drove over rather than round a mini roundabout in Carlisle has been given fines and costs totalling £785.
A MOTORIST was caught transporting nearly £270,000 of "suspicious" cash along the M6 in north Cumbria.
A PRISONER detained at Carlisle’s Durrhallhill Police HQ who was granted his wish to have a Bible promptly trashed it, ripping out pages and stuffing them into a toilet.
A REPEAT sex offender from Carlisle has been jailed after he admitted that he flouted his sexual harm prevention order to deleting apps from his phone.
A WORKINGTON man’s unhealthy interest in child abuse images was uncovered after his online activity was identified by police officers in London.
A FINE and a driving ban have been handed to a Corby Hill man who has admitted failing to provide police with a breath specimen.
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