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A MAN who claimed to have Covid and spat at a police officer while in a cell has been jailed. North Yorkshire Police said that Daniel Davis, 38, was arrested on suspicion of road related offences on January 15 and taken into custody, where he attempted to relieve himself on the floor and then began to threaten officers and staff. It was in the police cells during a routine check that he claimed to have Coronavirus before spitting through the hatch at a Detention Officer. He was charged with assault of an emergency worker and pleaded guilty when he appeared before magistrates last month.
A STALKER who subjected his victim to a terrifying 18-month ordeal has been sentenced to more than two years in prison. Mark Robert Stephens, from Ingleton, North Yorkshire, followed the victim as she went about her daily life and left her feeling terrified . During this time, she discovered her vehicle had been fitted with a tracking device upon taking it to a garage for a routine check. “Only now that he will be serving his prison sentence can she begin to rebuild her life, knowing that she is safe, said Detective Sergeant Ian Philips, of North Yorkshire Police (NYP). “The victim has shown a great deal of bravery in reporting this to the police, and we would encourage anyone who feels threatened by the behaviour of an individual or who is experiencing any form of stalking or harassment to get in touch with us.
A businessman who tried to avoid more than a dozen speeding tickets by blaming his dying wife and elderly members of his family has been called callous by police after he was given a suspended prison sentence.
Company director Andrew Laird, 51, of Fryton, near Malton, North Yorkshire, was prosecuted after he received 16 speeding tickets from a number of police forces.
North Yorkshire Police said Laird claimed he was not behind the wheel on any of these occasions.
He said others were behind the wheel, including his wife, Rebecca, who was unable to drive at the time due to a very serious illness and has since died, a force spokesman said.