A BRAZEN Worcester shoplifter who may lose his leg limped free despite being spotted running from the scene of the crime. Lee Brown stole hundreds of pounds of goods from FOUR different Co-ops, stole a bike and handled two more stolen bikes. The 40-year-old of Barbourne Road hobbled free at Worcester Magistrates Court on Friday. Prosecutor Shawn Williams described Brown running from the Co-op in Lichfield Avenue, Ronkswood, with shop workers unable to catch up. Mr Williams said: He ran off out of the store, staff pursuing him before they lost sight of him. Brown, a father-of-four, stole coffee worth £99 on April 20 last year which was never recovered. On December 30 last year he stole alcohol from the Co-op in Ombersley Road, returning on New Year s Eve to steal £110 worth of alcohol. The former scrap metal dealer also targeted the Co-op in Canada Way, Lower Wick on February 22 this year, stealing £230 of detergents with two others. He stole five bottles of vodka worth �
HERE are some of the Worcester criminals who will spend Christmas behind bars. From a child-raping paedophile to a knife-wielding killer, and from a drug dealer who attacked a Worcester cop to a death crash driver, they will all be doing porridge while most people are eating turkey. Because of Covid-19, the prison regime has also become much harsher with many prisoners forced to spend up to 23 hours a day in their cells with recent outbreaks coronavirus reported at both HMP Hewell and HMP Birmingham.
Simon Clancy, 45, previously of Teme Road, Tolladine, Worcester has yet to be sentenced after being convicted of nine sexual offences against children in Worcester in 1992. However, judge Nicholas Cole refused him bail which means he will spend Christmas and New Year in jail before he is sentenced on January 8 next year.