Drug addict confesses to pub break-ins
A man admitted breaking into 15 pubs in just 30 days when he appeared at Cambridge Magistrates Court last week.
Jim Twist, 49, pleaded guilty to three counts of burglary and asked for 13 more to be taken into account. He has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced at crown court at a later date.
Twist, originally from Liverpool, first raided Ye Old Sun in Huntingdon Street, St Neots, on 5 March, where he made off with cash. Another break-in happened at the Waggon and Horses, High Street, Milton, where he stole cigarettes and cash worth £1,250 on 1 May.
The homeless heroine addict was arrested on Monday last week. Twist told the court: "I was living rough and on the streets. The reason I have committed these offences is because of drugs. I want to wipe the slate clean."
Glassed student is left with 7in cut
A student needed 20 stitches to his face after he was glassed at a Bournemouth bar.
The 20-year-old was drinking with friends at Bar Me in Old Christchurch Road, when the attack took place. He sustained a deep cut, 7in long, to the side of his face.
The attack happened around 12.58pm on 21 May but police only released details last week after the victim was discharged from Poole Hospital.
Police are looking for a black man in his late 20s, with close cropped hair or a shaved head, in connection with the incident. Anyone with information is urged to call Dorset Police on 01202 222222.
Man bailed following incident at pub
A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an assault at a Warwickshire pub, which left another man with a fractured jaw and fractured eye sockets.
The 42-year-old, from Leamington, is on police bail pending further inquiries.
The incident happened at around 9.45pm on Sunday, 22 May, at the Lock, Dock & Barrell pub in Brunswick Street, Leamington. Anyone with information is urged to call DC Michelle Oliver on 01926 41500.
Police launch hunt after pub attack
A 22-year-old Sheffield man has been arrested and released on police bail in connection with an attack in a Rotherham pub.
Police believe at least five men entered the Station Hotel, Station Road, Treeton, South Yorkshire, at about 8.25pm on Sunday, 22 May, brandishing baseball bats. It is alleged that a few people suffered minor injuries and some property inside the premises was damaged. Anyone with information can call DC Stacey Clarke on 01709 832269.
Man jailed for glass attack on TV star
A man has been jailed for three years for glassingLondon's Burning actor Jim Alexander in the face at a Surrey pub.
Scott Haynes, 23, admitted wounding with intent and was sentenced at Guildford Crown Court last week.
The court heard that Haynes, of Red Lane, Hurst Green, approached Alexander while he was drinking with friends at the Star Inn in Lingfield on 9 February last year. Haynes, who appeared drunk, tried to talk to the actor and one of Alexander's friend's made a comment that Haynes appeared offended by. Haynes swung a pint glass into Alexander's face. The glass did not break but it caused a deep cut to the left of his lower lip. Haynes also punched Alexander and they fell to the floor. Haynes was escorted out.
The court heard that Haynes had a previous conviction for common assault and had two cautions against him.
Jolyon Perkins, defending, said Haynes apologised to Alexander. He said Haynes was in a "considerable amount of distress" for his terminally ill father.
Perkins said: "There is no evidence to suggest the broken glass cracked and caused the injury. It was merely a tool by which the injury was caused. It may have been the victim's tooth that came through his lip rather than the glass breaking into the face."
Jailing Haynes, Judge John Crocker said the 23-year-old "pleaded guilty to one of the most serious offences in the criminal calendar".
