1/1 A ST HELENS man travelled in a car with two alleged gang members to the scene where six shots were fired in a Bolton street, a court has heard. Warrington s Leon Cullen was involved in dispute with Craig Millington after they had both been involved with the same woman, Bolton Crown Court heard. It is alleged Cullen’s gang fired gunshots at a house before attempting to frame him over the incident. A trial heard that after shots were fired at the windows and door of a house in Hilden Street, Bolton, on September 9, 2019, Cullen s associates planted a Luger pistol and cocaine in Millington s car and tipped off police.
THOMAS HARVEY, 41, of Gaskell Street, Newport, was ordered to pay £439 in fines, compensation, costs and a surcharge after he admitted stealing drill sets and screwdrivers from B&Q
AUGUSTIN BUJOR LACATUS, 44, of Cedar Road, Newport, was banned from driving for three months after he admitted driving whilst disqualified. He was ordered to pay £239 in a fine, costs and a surcharge.
HASSAN IBRAHIM, 25, of Ruperra Street, Newport, was banned from driving for six months after he failed to give information relating to the identification of a driver. He was ordered to pay £816 in a fine, costs and a surcharge.
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JACK BELL, 29, of Park Avenue, Abergavenny, was ordered to pay £239 in a fine, costs and a surcharge after he admitted stealing alcohol worth £60 from Waitrose.
1/1 POLICE have been out in force on the roads in Bolton and have reported a number of incidents they have been dealing with. Officers spotted a grey BMW 1 Series on St Peter s Way being driven without fog lights in poor weather and appeared to be driving at speed, police say. The vehicle was stopped on Higher Bridge Street and after a roadside breath test, a man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. In another incident on St Peter s Way, police stopped a VW Golf and officers said they found it was not insured. The car was seized and the driver was given a traffic offence report (TOR).