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A PROLIFIC offender has been jailed after he stole more than £650 worth of items from two shops.

A PROLIFIC offender has been jailed after he stole more than £650 worth of items from two shops.

David Gibney was convicted of the offences following a trial at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court. The court was told the defendant had been ranting at the taxi driver in Barrow and became annoyed that the driver was not listening to him. Gibney then punched the taxi driver George Ng in the back before hitting him in the face. Police later caught up with the 54-year-old in another taxi and arrested him. Gibney then racially abused one of the police officers. He was taken away in a ...

1/1 A DRIVER who threw a car jack out of his window at another motorist in a road rage incident has been sentenced. Toby Lee O’Neil followed another motorist out of Dalton and onto the A590 angered by an incident in the town. He then overtook the other driver and launched the car jack from his window. It missed the driver and any other vehicles but could have caused serious injury, a court was told. At Preston Crown Court, ONeil was sentenced to six months in a youth...

The A590 near Dalton A TEENAGE driver who threw a car jack out of his window at another motorist in a road rage incident is due to be sentenced. Toby Lee O’Neil followed another motorist out of Dalton and onto the A590 angered by an incident in the town. He then overtook the other driver and launched the car jack from his window. It missed the driver and any other vehicles but could have caused serious injury, magistrates were told. The 19-year-old, of Low White Close in Barrow, ple...

A TEENAGE driver who threw a car jack out of his window at another motorist in a road rage incident has been told he could face up to seven years in…

A MAN has been fined more than £1,000 for drink driving.

A MAN had a knuckleduster to seem cool to his friends, a court heard.

Stephen Richardson made eight calls to 999 in around an hour when there was no genuine emergency. The 39-year-old, of Dover Street on Walney, admitted making calls to cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety. South Cumbria Magistrates Court heard it happened in the early hours of May 17. Prosecutor Lee Dacre told magistrates the defendant had shouted abuse at call handlers in the phone calls. He said: "The defendant made eight 999 calls to the police when it was not an emerg...

GUILTY: Louise Chambers A WOMAN has been fined after she admitted to being drunk and disorderly. Louise Chambers was brought to court after she was abusive towards police officers who had attended her home. At South Cumbria Magistrates Court the 31-year-old pleaded guilty to the offence, committed at her home in Barrows Maple Street on September 24. Describing the offence, prosecutor Lee Dacre told the court: "At about 5.20pm officers attended the defendants home address having received...