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4 days ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Bellard
Shaun Lally (Image: Lancashire Police) A man walking through Burnley town centre crowds out to celebrate his team’s promotion to the Premier League was found to be in possession of a lock knife. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard Shaun Lally claimed to have forgotten about having the blade on his person, which only broke the law because it was lockable. Lally, 39, of Monmouth Street, Burnley, pleaded guilty to possession of a locking knife in St James Street.
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4 days ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Bellard
Blackburn Magistrates' Court (Image: Nq/LT) A teenage moped rider seen carrying out a drugs transaction on a Blackburn street crashed as he tried to flee police. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard Jed Joyce was riding “no hands” as he tried to escape from officers, but ended up crashing into a bollard before running away.
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5 days ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Bellard
Blackburn Magistrates Court (Image: Anthony Moss) A man who was urinating in the street in the middle of the day pushed an off-duty police woman when she challenged him about his behaviour. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard that when two of the officer's uniformed colleagues arrived they were also assaulted by Matthew Grindlay in Darwen on May 1. Grindlay, 27, of Blackburn Road, Darwen, pleaded guilty to one charge of assault and two of assaulting an emergency worker.
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5 days ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Bellard
2 1/1 A MAN argued with his pregnant partner because he wanted to go drinking with his brother rather than accompanying her to hospital for a scan. Blackburn magistrates heard Stephen Holden went to hospital but the argument continued and he went drinking afterwards.
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1 week ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Bellard
Man demonstrating a breathalyser (Image: Newsquest archive) A motorist was forced onto the motorway hard shoulder by the erratic course steered by a drink driver. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard Benjamin Weston was more than twice the drink drive limit at the time of the incident on January 11.
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1 week ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Bellard
Blackburn Magistrates Court (Image: Anthony Moss) A teenage driver who sped off when he realised police were following him ran a red light and crashed into a car which was crossing on a green. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard the driver of the other car suffered “physical and psychological” damage as a result of the collision. The cost of the damage to her car was £14,500.
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1 week ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Bellard
Blackburn Magistrates Court (Image: Anthony Moss) A WOMAN spat in the face of a police officer after she had been arrested for possession of a lock knife. Blackburn magistrates heard the officer described the actions of Alina Butnaru as a “filthy act.” Butnaru, 37, of Hancock Street, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to possessing a knife in Perth Street, Blackburn, and assaulting an emergency worker.
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1 week ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Bellard
Blackburn Magistrates Court (Image: Anthony Moss) AN East Lancs man twice went round to the home of his partner’s parents shouting abuse and making threats. Blackburn magistrates heard Oliver Griffin told his 'father-in-law' he would rip his head off. When the older man’s wife tried to calm him down Griffin told her that her husband was going to get “cut up.” Griffin, 22, of Branch Road, Burnley, pleaded guilty to two charges of using threatening behaviour.
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1 week ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Bellard
Blackburn Magistrates Court (Image: Anthony Moss) A man who was trying to self-harm with a craft knife assaulted his partner when she tried to take the weapon off him. Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard Steven Bradshaw had been drinking heavily at the time of the offence following the death of a close friend. Bradshaw, 49, of Warwick Street, Church, pleaded guilty to assault. He was remanded on bail for the preparation of a pre-sentence report.
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1 week ago | 
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Bellard
Green-Harwood is accused of having images showing sex with a frog (Image: Pixabay) A man has appeared in court charged with possessing vile images depicting the sexual abuse of children and bestiality. It's alleged the pornographic images include one showing a person performing an act of intercourse with a frog. Daniel Green-Harwood, 36, of Harwood Road, Rishton, was charged with possessing indecent images of children.
