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Organised drugs gang who hid cocaine underground locked up for 30 years Four members of an organised crime group have been jailed for a total of 30 years and three months for selling drugs in north Essex. They processed the drugs at a house in Halstead, before putting them in glass jars and burying them in two rural locations in Colchester. They’d then retrieve them from the hiding places to process and sell on. Officers found 2.5kg of drugs with an estimated street value of up to £180,000 between September and December 2019. However, the criminals are thought to have handled do...

Greenock Sheriff Court A LARKFIELD man who waited until the day of his trial to admit he assaulted a child to injury has failed in a bid to avoid being convicted for the offence. Richard Footit, 36, was seeking an absolute discharge for the 'isolated incident' of losing his temper and kicking the young girl. Defence lawyer Aidan Gallagher pointed to his client's work with two charitable groups who help offenders. But Sheriff Joseph Hughes said he was 'not persuaded' not to record a conviction on Footit's criminal record. The Telegraph told in March how Footit's victim was in the sh...

Deaths in Limerick: Monday, April 12, 2021 Reporter:  '); The death has occurred of Mary O'Connell (née Quane), Keane Street, Killalee and formerly of North Claughaun Road, Garryowen. Late of Rehab Care, John's Street and late of Carol Cusack's Shop, Pennywell. Mary died (peacefully) at Milford Care Centre Predeceased by her infant daughters and parents Brendan and Peg Quane. Very deeply regretted by her loving husband Graham (Henry), children Rebecca and Adam, sisters Marie, Cora, Dolores, Chrissie, Ber, Caroline and Helen, mother-in-law Betty, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, ...

Essex Fells, N.J.: ‘It’s Very Norman Rockwell’ With its highly regarded schools, grand old homes and close-knit community, the borough is one of Essex County’s most desirable areas. Feb. 17, 2021 After spending much of her adult life working abroad, then moving to Brooklyn and starting a family, Christina PioCosta-Lahue discovered she could go home again. Last summer, she moved back to Essex Fells, the tiny northern New Jersey suburb where she grew up. Ms. PioCosta-Lahue, 42, and her husband, Emmett Williams, 58, who have a toddler son and another child on the way, traded...

A LARKFIELD man charged with attacking a ten-year-old girl to injury is set for trial at the sheriff court.