A burglar with a drug addiction raided this Carlisle pharmacy where he was a customer, the court heard. A HEROIN addict who had 10 previous convictions for burglary raided the Carlisle pharmacy where he was a regular customer and stole medication worth almost £800. At the city’s crown court, a judge jailed 44-year-old Steven Jordan despite his barrister saying the better course would be to impose two years of rehabilitation to address his addiction. The defendant admitted burglary, claiming he was told to commit the crime by dealers he owed money to. The court heard that Jordan had carried out the raid over two days in March, on the first day using a power tool to cut through metal bars so that he could gain access to the Well Pharmacy in Fusehill Street, Carlisle, where he usually picked up his methadone prescription.
Crash: The scene of the crash that was caused by the defendant on August 30 last year AN OFF-DUTY police officer feared that she would die as her car careered off a busy Carlisle road after a collision caused by a driver under the influence of drink and drugs. CCTV footage of the London Road crash showed the officer s Ford Fiesta spinning out of control after being hit by a BMW which was driven at speed from a garage forecourt. The Fiesta flipped over, rolling across the road before landing on top of a parked car. Though left trapped in her car, the off-duty officer in the Fiesta miraculously escaped serious injury.
Trial: The defendants are to go on trial in September THREE people from north Cumbria have appeared before a Carlisle Crown Court judge to face an allegation of aggravated burglary involving a claw hammer. In the dock for a brief hearing were Diane Sylvia Jardine, 33, of Graham Street, Longtown; Daniel Frank Little, 29, of Fell View, Kirklinton; and Peter William Devers, 18, of Woodlands View, Longtown. All three entered not guilty pleas to the allegation that they jointly face. The court heard that the allegation is that on September 13 last year, at Longtown Road, Brampton, the trio entered a dwelling as trespassers and attempted to inflict grievous bodily harm on a man.
Two PCs on routine patrol saw Hikmat Khan Safizada at Southwaite services on March 26. They watched 26-year-old Safizada park and open the boot of his Mercedes. “The officers could see two large cardboard boxes inside,” prosecutor Niamh Ingham told Carlisle Crown Court. “He was seen moving one of the boxes in the boot before closing it.” Safizada drove on to the M6, but was stopped by the suspicious officers who searched the vehicle. The prosecutor added that his claim of heading to Glasgow airport to pick up two people was challenged by the police who could smell cannabis and asked where the “passengers” would sit in his cluttered car.
Cannabis courier seen acting suspiciously at Southwaite services
Carlisle Crown Court
A taxi driver fearing eviction became a cannabis courier â but was nabbed by police who saw his suspicious behaviour at Southwaite services.
Two PCs on routine patrol saw Hikmat Khan Safizada on March 26.
They watched 26-year-old Safizada park up at the services north of Penrith, and open the boot of his Mercedes.
âThe officers could see two large cardboard boxes inside,â prosecutor Niamh Ingham told Carlisle Crown Court.
âHe was seen moving one of the boxes in the boot before closing it.â
Safizada drove on to the M6, but was stopped by the alert officers for a search.