THE water has gone from Murray Wilson’s home. The damp, he fears, has not. For the best part of a decade the 52-year-old lived with the constant threat of flooding. Over and over again his basement filled with dirty water. Over and over again he had to pump it out. A day or two after every wet day a pool formed under Wilson’s house. Eventually, he installed two automatic sump pumps to keep his home dry, as far as he could. But even that could not stop the stench. The property, he told The Herald two years ago, always “smelled like a rain”.
Grace (left) and Flemming Two house burglars have been locked up after homes were broken into at night and vehicles stolen in a series of offences committed across West Yorkshire. Callum Grace, 21, of Tong Street, Bradford, and Lewis Flemming, 18, of Fawcett Place, Tong, Bradford, were sentenced at Bradford Crown Court on Friday by Recorder Richard Mansell QC. Grace was sentenced for a burglary at Sycamore Rise, Wooldale, Holmfirth, on February 12 last year; theft of three cars from the property; and two further burglaries that month, with linked theft of Audi vehicles. Flemming was dealt with for dangerous driving, the Sycamore Rise burglary and possession of criminal property.
The community champion known as ‘Auntie Petra’ has been won the Bouquet of the Week. Petra Townsend, 62, from Underwood in Kendal, has been nominated for her outstanding work in the local community throughout lockdown, as well as her charitable efforts to ensure those struggling in the pandemic were provided for. She was nominated by Sarah Benjamin, 46, of Hawthorn Way, Kendal. Sarah said: “She is a true Kendal woman, born and bred, with a large family in the community. Everyone knows her. She’s just good old Auntie Petra to so many people in the town. “I’ve known her a couple of years now. We met on Facebook through selling things.
Antoine Keith Mackall, age 26 of Lusby
Burglary- On December 2, 2020, Dep. Haas responded to the 21800 block of Shangri La Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported burglary. Investigation determined Antoine Keith Mackall, age 26 of Lusby, forced entry into an unoccupied section of the building, and was located sleeping inside the building. Mackall was arrested and charged with Burglary 4th Degree. CASE# 74836-20
Tyrone Antoine Gross, age 33 of Lexington Park
Drug Arrest- On December 2, 2020, members of the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division executed a search warrant in the 21000 block of Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. Tyrone Antoine Gross, age 33 of Lexington Park, was located at the residence in possession of suspected cocaine and Ecstasy. Gross was charged with two counts of CDS: Possession-Not Marijuana by DFC. Beyer# 319. CASE# 66670-20