Peterborough Magistrates' Court Sentencing Results

Explore 221 verdicts at Peterborough Magistrates' Court (Peterborough). Updated with the latest court outcomes.

Jamie Burnham

Theft from a shop

April 7, 2025

Sentence: 8 weeks imprisonment

Jamie Burnham stole a coat from Sue Ryder charity shop in Bridge Street, Peterborough on 4 April. He was detained by council enforcement officers who found the stolen coat on him, returned it to the shop, and then called the police, leading to his arrest. He had earlier been dispersed from the city centre for anti-social behaviour while drunk.

Admitted theft from a shop. He was detained by council enforcement officers after being found with the stolen item and had previously been dispersed from the city centre for being drunk and causing a nuisance.

Sources: peterboroughtoday.co.uk

Nelson Mendes

Concerned in the Supply of Crack Cocaine and Heroin

April 4, 2025

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment

Nelson Mendes was identified as the 'line holder' for a county lines drug operation supplying crack cocaine and heroin between Peterborough, London, Leeds, Leicester, and Norwich. He was arrested at his home in Park Farm, Peterborough, on 10 December as part of a joint operation between Cambridgeshire police and the Met. Investigations revealed evidence of his involvement in class A drug dealing through analysis of seized mobile phones, despite no drugs being found at the scene.

Lauren Slater

Burglary

April 2, 2025

Sentence: 24 weeks imprisonment and £1,068.96 in compensation

Between 9 February and 24 March 2025, Lauren Slater committed 16 offences in Fenland, including 13 counts of shoplifting items worth more than £1,000 from stores such as Peacocks, QD, Tesco Extra, Tesco Express, Boots in Wisbech, and Sainsbury’s and Iceland in March. She also obstructed a police constable by providing false details during a stop on 8 March, caused criminal damage to a motorhome in St Johns Road, March, on 23 March, and committed non-dwelling burglary with intent to steal at the Three Lions Pub in High Street, March, on 23 March. She was identified via CCTV and arrested on 25 March.

Admitted the offences. PC Michelle Bax noted that Slater provided false details to avoid arrest and showed disregard for the impact of her crimes.

Sources: peterboroughtoday.co.uk

Dawid Gabryelski

Attempted Burglary

April 1, 2025

Sentence: 17 months in prison

Dawid Gabryelski cut CCTV wiring at Tops Barbers in Lincoln Road, Millfield, Peterborough, in the early hours of 27 October 2024, before attempting to break into the shop. He then moved to Golden Takeaway, where he tried to force the door open and tilted security cameras to obscure the view. Five days later, on 1 November 2024, he returned to both businesses and again attempted to force entry but failed.

Found guilty of four counts of attempted burglary with intent to steal. Was on remand since arrest. PC Jack Jenkins noted that he tried to cover up his actions but was captured on camera.

Sources: peterboroughtoday.co.uk

Thomas Lee

Harassment

March 1, 2025

Sentence: 1 year and 10 months imprisonment

Thomas Lee punched his ex-partner in the head, threatened to strangle her in front of her child, damaged her belongings, took her phone without permission, and messaged men from it claiming they were back together.

Gyokay Gelen

Causing death by dangerous driving

February 19, 2025

Sentence: 3 years and 6 months imprisonment and a driving ban for 5 years and 9 months

Gyokay Gelen was driving a white Skoda Octavia at excessive speed along the B1428 St Neots Road in Eaton Socon, a 30mph zone, at about 9pm on April 19, 2023, when he struck and killed pedestrian Jonathan Mills, 40, who was crossing the road. Gelen provided a positive roadside drugs wipe for cannabis, and investigations showed that driving within the speed limit would have allowed him to avoid the collision.

Found guilty by a jury after a trial; had failed to repair a fault with his car's anti-lock braking system and was initially arrested for causing death by dangerous driving and drug driving, though he was under the drug-drive limit.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

Robert Norman

Possession of indecent images of children

February 1, 2025

Sentence: 10 years imprisonment

Robert Norman was arrested at his home in Whittlesey in January 2023 following reports of downloading indecent images of children, with police uncovering more than 1,700 such images.

Arrested after information about downloading indecent images; possessed over 1,700 images.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Ajmel Saqikhel

Possession of a bladed article in a public place

December 29, 2024

Sentence: 1 year imprisonment

Ajmel Saqikhel, 30, of no known address, was seen brandishing a machete in Northfield Road, New England, Peterborough at around 6pm on December 26, 2024. Cambridgeshire Police were called to the incident, arrested him, and found the machete nearby.

Admitted to possession of a bladed article in a public place. PC Mia Wenham commented that the sentence demonstrates how seriously the courts take knife crime.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Nigel James

Stalking involving fear of violence

December 22, 2024

Sentence: 1 year imprisonment

Nigel James, 62, of St Marys Square, Newmarket, verbally abused his former partner and made constant jibes about her weight and clothes, resulting in the end of their two-year relationship in November 2024. After moving out of their home in Harston, near Cambridge, James began bombarding the woman with vile messages and emails. He told her he was 'gunning for her' and would 'ruin her life'. He wrote that she wasn’t safe and warned, 'I have got enough weapons and tools to deal with you'. He also said she was 'gonna feel pain'. In February 2025, James sent her multiple voice messages and said 'if she wanted war, she would have war', as well as other insults. The harassment continued into March 2025, with James threatening to 'bury her'. In May 2025, the woman contacted Cambridgeshire Police and shared the abuse, describing how James had made her life 'a living hell'. Officers arrested James and he initially denied the allegations in a police interview, until officers played back voice notes to him.

Pleaded guilty to stalking involving fear of violence. Also handed a restraining order.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Darren Wheeler

Burglary

December 18, 2024

Sentence: Two years imprisonment for GBH without intent and affray, and one year concurrent for burglary, all suspended for two years

Darren Wheeler broke into Underwood The Jewellers in Darling Mews, Peterborough, in the early hours of 29 February, using furniture to smash cabinets and steal more than £4,000 worth of jewellery including watches and earrings. In a separate incident on 27 June, he pushed a neighbour down stairs, hit him with a child’s bike and a wooden stick, causing a broken nose, a lump to the head, and concussion during a fight in St Thomas Close, Eastfield, Peterborough.

Pleaded guilty to GBH without intent, affray, assaulting an emergency worker, burglary, and possession of cannabis.

Sources: blackpoolgazette.co.uk

Christian Grigore

Possession with intent to supply class A drugs and assault by beating an emergency worker

December 10, 2024

Sentence: 18 months imprisonment

Christian Grigore, 20, of Clarence Road, Millfield, Peterborough, was spotted with two women in Oxford Road, Millfield, on July 30, 2024, acting suspiciously and walking away upon seeing police officers on patrol heading towards Lincoln Road. Officers searched him and found 17 wraps of suspected class A drugs, with a further nine wraps discovered upon arrest. Tests confirmed the wraps contained cocaine and heroin worth up to £260.

Admitted possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine, as well as assault by beating an emergency worker. Spat at a police officer while in custody.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Abdulkadir Abdulkadir

Robbery

November 5, 2024

Sentence: Two year prison sentence, suspended for two years

On November 4, 2023, Abdulkadir Abdulkadir, as part of a group, robbed three teenagers aged 13, 14, and 15 near Queensgate Shopping Centre in Peterborough, forcing them to hand over a Trapstar coat worth £250, a Trapstar bag, and Hoodrich gloves. He was identified from CCTV footage, arrested on November 11, 2023, while wearing the stolen coat, and later caught on December 14, 2023, dealing drugs in an alleyway, where he discarded a package containing cocaine and heroin worth £70. A search of his home revealed additional drugs, cash, weighing scales, and debt sheets, and he was in breach of a Criminal Behaviour Order imposed by Uxbridge Magistrates' Court.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply heroin and cocaine, breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order, two counts of robbery, handling stolen goods, receiving stolen goods, and possession of amphetamine.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Dominic Johnson

Causing serious injury by dangerous driving

October 31, 2024

Sentence: 3 years and 2 months imprisonment, disqualified from driving for 4 years and 7 months

Dominic Johnson, 47, of England Way, New Malden, Greater London, was driving a Vauxhall Movano van on the A141 towards March at 5am on June 29, 2023, when he fell asleep at the wheel, drifted into the opposite carriageway, collided with a Suzuki Vitara driven by a 56-year-old man from Lincolnshire, and ended up in a field 100 feet away. The victim suffered life-threatening head injuries, traumatic brain injury, numerous fractures, and now requires care, walks with a frame, and cannot work. Forensic evidence showed Johnson steering 50 degrees to the right at 50mph without braking.

Stood trial and was found guilty by jurors. Continued to deny the charge and blamed the other driver. Had only four hours of sleep prior to the crash.

Sources: cambridge-news.co.uk

Fabio Marzano

Intentional strangulation

October 28, 2024

Sentence: 32 months imprisonment

Fabio Marzano assaulted a woman at her home in the Eastfield area of Peterborough on February 7, 2023, by punching her in the face and strangling her until she could not breathe. A neighbour intervened, leading Marzano to attack him, then another man, whom he headbutted multiple times, dragged to the floor, and bit on the ear while threatening to bite it off. He also kicked police officers during his arrest at the scene and later at Thorpe Wood Police Station. On March 6, 2024, while on court bail, he visited another woman's property in Westwood, Peterborough, refused to leave, and assaulted her by repeatedly headbutting her, causing her to fall and sustain a large swelling to her eye socket, a cut to her chin and the back of her head, and significant bruising.

Admitted to intentional strangulation, three counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, and two counts of assault by beating of an emergency worker. DC Igor Simonov described him as a persistently violent individual who thinks nothing of launching savage attacks on innocent people.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

Ki Seward

Supply of Cannabis

October 17, 2024

Sentence: 15 months imprisonment, suspended for 2 years; 140 hours of unpaid work; 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement; 19 sessions of an accredited programme; curfew from 8pm to 6am for 4 weeks

Ki Seward was arrested on 13 May 2024 in West Street, Chatteris, as part of a police operation targeting the supply of cannabis in the area. His mobile phones were seized and analysed, revealing significant involvement in drug supply. He has a history of drug-related offences, including a previous suspended sentence in 2023, and had been on remand for five months prior to sentencing.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cannabis; has multiple prior convictions for drug offences; described as being given one final chance by the courts.

Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

Mohammed Fatah

Criminal Damage

October 11, 2024

Sentence: 22 weeks imprisonment

Mohammed Fatah threw mayonnaise, eggs, and bread at Peterborough Magistrates Court on 10 July 2024 and threatened to damage the building on 18 September 2024. He assaulted two police officers by kicking and spitting at them, stole £20 worth of cleaning products from Savers in Westgate, Peterborough, and damaged a car window in Lincoln Road on 8 October 2024. His disruptive behaviour continued in custody, where he urinated in and damaged his cell.

Admitted to the charges. Also ordered to pay £130 in compensation. His behaviour included assaulting police officers and damaging property.

Sources: lancasterguardian.co.uk

Benjamin Trayford

Theft

October 5, 2024

Sentence: 11 months imprisonment

Benjamin Trayford, 32, stole nine bicycles worth more than £4,500 from various locations in Peterborough, Huntingdon, and Whittlesey between July 5 and August 5. He also stole other items, including washing products worth £37.47 from B&M on June 12, parcels worth £210 on July 25, and various goods worth £472.84 from Iceland on July 31, among other thefts. He was arrested on August 17 after being found in a car and pleaded guilty to all charges.

Coppolaro

Assault

September 25, 2024

Sentence: 20 months in prison, suspended for two years

Coppolaro pulled out a BB gun and threatened staff at a Tesco in Huntingdon and paramedics, leading to his sentencing.

Lewis Atkins

Drug dealing

September 15, 2024

Sentence: suspended prison sentence

Lewis Atkins hid cocaine in his underwear, with the drugs valued at £2,900. They were discovered following his arrest on suspicion of drink driving, leading to his sentencing.

Azane Riaz

Dangerous driving

September 11, 2024

Sentence: six months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, and disqualified from driving for 18 months

On the evening of May 29, Azane Riaz, driving a red Kia Picanto, reacted to the presence of neighbourhood officers in Huntingdon and sped off in Ambury Road. He drove dangerously, cutting corners, pushing through traffic, going through a red light, and overtaking vehicles on the wrong side of the road at speed, before stopping in Byron Close. He attempted to flee on foot but was arrested.

Pled guilty to dangerous driving and failing to stop. PC Lauren Mellors commented that Riaz put lives at risk and now has a criminal record.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

Isaac Barry

Robbery

August 5, 2024

Sentence: 5 years imprisonment

Isaac Barry, 33, stole a basket full of alcohol from the external stockroom of Premier Store in Eastfield Road, Peterborough, on the morning of January 2. He threatened a staff member by raising a bottle of wine and escaped. Later that morning, he returned and threatened two men with a knife outside a property in Eastfield Road before fleeing in a car.

Admitted robbery and threatening a person with a blade. DC Guiste described the incident as a terrifying experience and emphasised that robbery is a serious offence.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Paul Mason

Theft

July 18, 2024

Sentence: £518.71 compensation and £120 fine

Paul Mason, a 51-year-old from Leavesden Road, Watford, stole £518.71 worth of various books from Hatchards inside St Pancras International Railway Station on January 28. He appeared in court, admitted to the theft, and was sentenced accordingly.

Admitted to theft from a shop. No costs ordered as compensation was deemed to be the priority.

Sources: watfordobserver.co.uk

Nikolass Pekstins

Drug Dealing

July 12, 2024

Sentence: 2.5 years in a Young Offender Institution

Nikolass Pekstins was involved in drug dealing offences starting from April 2021 when he was 15 years old. He was arrested on 1 May 2024 after police found drugs worth up to £15,000, including cannabis, MDMA, LSD, and ketamine, at a house in Fletton, Peterborough, following the sudden death of a 19-year-old woman at the property. Additionally, in June 2023, he was involved in an incident where he was drunk and disorderly in Peterborough city centre, possessed a knuckleduster (an illegal weapon), and was racially abusive towards a Special constable.

Pled guilty to eight offences dating back to April 2021, including drug dealing and a racially aggravated public order offence.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Murtaza Syed

Coercive and Controlling Behaviour

July 11, 2024

Sentence: 2 years and 6 months imprisonment

Murtaza Syed coercively controlled his wife for two years, subjecting her to mental and physical abuse. This included enforcing rules to humiliate and degrade her, such as not allowing her to shut the bathroom door, examining her body for signs of adultery, depriving her of a phone or electronic devices, and preventing her from leaving the house unaccompanied. The most recent assault occurred on February 18, when he threw a lighter at her eye and punched her repeatedly to the head. The abuse was reported to police on February 23.

Pled guilty to coercive and controlling behaviour and one count of causing actual bodily harm. A restraining order was made indefinitely to prevent contact with the victim.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Reece Nicholls

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

July 1, 2024

Sentence: 3 years and 9 months imprisonment

Reece Nicholls was involved in operating a county lines drug operation, supplying class A drugs in North Hertfordshire via the 'Captain' drugs line. He was arrested following warrants conducted in August 2024 and Biggleswade in October 2024, as part of an investigation into the supply of cocaine between April 2023 and August 2024. Class A drugs and mobile phones used for the operation were seized.

Lewis Nicholls

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

July 1, 2024

Sentence: 3 years and 4 months imprisonment

Lewis Nicholls was involved in operating a county lines drug operation, supplying class A drugs in North Hertfordshire via the 'Captain' drugs line. He was arrested following warrants conducted in August 2024 and Biggleswade in October 2024, as part of an investigation into the supply of cocaine between April 2023 and August 2024. Class A drugs and mobile phones used for the operation were seized.

Kim Galbraith

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

July 1, 2024

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment, suspended for 2 years

Kim Galbraith was involved in a county lines drug operation, conspiring to supply class A drugs in North Hertfordshire via the 'Captain' drugs line. This was part of an investigation into the supply of cocaine between April 2023 and August 2024, with arrests following warrants in August 2024 and Biggleswade in October 2024. Class A drugs and mobile phones were seized during the operation.

Craig Bell

Conspiracy to supply class A drugs

July 1, 2024

Sentence: 2 years imprisonment, suspended for 2 years

Craig Bell was involved in a county lines drug operation, conspiring to supply class A drugs in North Hertfordshire via the 'Captain' drugs line. This was part of an investigation into the supply of cocaine between April 2023 and August 2024, with arrests following warrants in August 2024 and Biggleswade in October 2024. Class A drugs and mobile phones were seized during the operation.

Dillon Farrar

Possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin

July 1, 2024

Sentence: four years imprisonment

Dillon Farrar was arrested on April 20, 2024, in St Johns Road, Fletton, while on an electric scooter. Officers suspected him of drug dealing and intervened when he attempted to ride away. He resisted arrest, leading to the use of PAVA spray. A search revealed a 'Rambo' knife in his waistband and 37 wraps of class A drugs in his jacket pockets.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin, possession of a knife in a public place, and possession of cannabis. Also received six penalty points on his driving licence for riding an e-scooter without insurance. Detective Constable Emily Richardson commented on the proactive work of neighbourhood officers.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Bradley Breen

Possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin

June 24, 2024

Sentence: three years and one month in prison

Bradley Breen, 24, was seen throwing a bag containing crack cocaine and heroin out of his bedroom window when police arrived at his home in Welbourne, Peterborough, just after 5am on March 13. Police found crack cocaine and heroin worth almost £2,500, £1,235 in cash, and evidence of drug dealing on his phone. They also seized six large canisters of nitrous oxide. This arrest was part of Operation Hypernova 3, a force-wide investigation targeting county lines drug dealers.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine and heroin, possession of criminal property and possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation. Detective Sergeant Martyn Willi noted that Breen was operating the 'Grisby' county line, selling class A drugs across Peterborough.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Mohammed Mustafa

GBH without intent

June 20, 2024

Sentence: 1 year and 4 months imprisonment

Mohammed Mustafa, of Gladstone Street, Peterborough, attacked his friend with a knife after a conversation about demons and black magic. The incident occurred in the early evening of Wednesday, December 20, 2023, when Mustafa accused his friend of performing black magic on him. He struck his friend in the face, knocking him to the ground, and a scuffle ensued, resulting in deep cuts to the victim's hands and face. The victim required hospital treatment but was not seriously injured. Mustafa was arrested shortly after and had answered 'no comment' to most police questions.

Pleaded guilty to possessing a knife in public and GBH without intent. Detective Sergeant Sarah Morgan commented on the victim's fear and the seriousness of knife crime.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Daryl Stevenson

Theft

June 12, 2024

Sentence: 34 weeks imprisonment

Daryl Stevenson, 37, of East Road, Cambridge, entered John Lewis in Downing Street, Cambridge on 5 June, picked up a bottle of rum worth £29, and attempted to leave without paying. He was confronted by shop staff, ran out, and threw a pen which narrowly missed their head. He was also involved in other thefts, including stealing 20 shirts worth £300 from Hollister in the Grand Arcade, Cambridge on 31 May, a bottle of Captain Morgan rum worth £24 from Sainsburys in Mill View, March on 10 June, and two sausage sandwiches worth £7.98 from Costa Coffee in High Street, March on 10 June. He was arrested on 10 June and sentenced for these offences.

Includes activation of a suspended sentence issued in February for possession of an offensive weapon and possession of cocaine.

Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

Louis Vincent

Wounding with intent

May 31, 2024

Sentence: 1 year and 8 months imprisonment

Louis Vincent, 33, of no fixed abode, subjected his partner to years of abuse during their relationship. He strangled her, threatened her with a knife, waited for her in the communal car park to block her in with his car, shouted and screamed at her, forced her head down towards the passenger footwell restricting her breathing, and often threatened to harm himself if she tried to leave. He also sent abusive messages and damaged her clothes and belongings. The incidents occurred over an extended period, involving physical and emotional violence.

Pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, intentional suffocation, actual bodily harm, criminal damage and possession of a bladed article. Detective Constable Dalton Shailes commended the victim for her bravery and noted that coercive and controlling behaviour is a criminal offence.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

Dominic Bevilacqua

Being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis

May 24, 2024

Sentence: 3 years and 3 months imprisonment

Dominic Bevilacqua, a 23-year-old county lines drug dealer, supplied class A drugs, including cocaine and cannabis, between Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire. He was arrested on 13 February during a dawn warrant at his property in Broadway, Crowland, where police found three mobile phones linked to the 'Dom' drugs line and 16 cannabis plants with a street value of up to £13,000. Bevilacqua sent hundreds of messages to vulnerable drug users advertising drugs for sale and profited from the transactions. He also committed three assaults by beating, possessed an offensive weapon in a public place, and attempted to pervert the course of justice.

Pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis, production of cannabis, three counts of assault by beating, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, and committing an act with intent to pervert the course of public justice. Detective Constable Jeremy Turner noted that Bevilacqua supplied drugs to vulnerable users as part of Operation Hypernova.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

Kenneth Gowler

Possession of cocaine

May 22, 2024

Sentence: one month imprisonment

Kenneth Gowler was arrested on December 25 when police located him in the back seat of a car in Wisbech that had been reported moved from a driveway. Officers found a zip lock bag in his pocket containing 126g of cocaine, with a street value of more than £5,000. The incident involved a call from a friend reporting the car missing.

Admitted being in possession of cocaine. PC Dom Clarke commented that the seizure removes drugs from the streets and highlighted the negative impact of drugs on communities.

Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

Andrjs Vanukovs

Firearm threat

May 14, 2024

Sentence: jailed

Andrjs Vanukovs, of Nene Road, Huntingdon, threatened a family with a firearm in their own home.

Lauren Lines

Grievous Bodily Harm

May 12, 2024

Sentence: 16 months imprisonment, suspended for two years

Lauren Lines stabbed a 27-year-old man in Fitzwilliam Street, Peterborough city centre, in the early hours of February 15, 2024, during a dispute over an alleged theft of a mobile phone. The attack was captured on CCTV, showing her retrieving something from her trousers and lunging towards the victim's legs. The victim was found unconscious nearby with stab wounds to his leg, and Lines was found in possession of the knife and three wraps of cocaine.

Pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent, possession of a knife, and possession of cocaine. Must complete a six-month drug rehabilitation requirement, a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement, and a 120-day alcohol abstinence requirement.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Earl Allen

Breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order

May 10, 2024

Sentence: Four weeks imprisonment

Earl Allen was arrested on May 9, 2024, in Peterborough city centre after being spotted approaching a woman and receiving money from her, which breached his Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). The CBO prohibited him from asking for money, placing items to attract donations, or causing anti-social behaviour such as harassment in public places. He had a history of prolific and sometimes aggressive begging, leading to the order's imposition and extension.

Admitted breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). The CBO was imposed in August 2022 and extended for a year on April 26 after previous convictions for similar breaches.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Ervis Kastrati

Conspiracy to Supply Class A Drugs

May 2, 2024

Sentence: six years imprisonment

Ervis Kastrati, 31, of Sackville Close, Cambridge, was involved in a network supplying cocaine across East Herts, North Herts, and South Cambs between January 2024 and August 2024. He was arrested after a series of warrants in Cambridgeshire and Essex in August 2024, during which £30,000 in cash, jewellery, and Class A drugs were seized. He ran a sophisticated drug network that targeted various towns.

Fatlum Dautaj

Conspiracy to Supply Class A Drugs

May 2, 2024

Sentence: four years and three months imprisonment

Fatlum Dautaj, 24, of Ermine Street North in Cambridge, was involved in a network supplying cocaine across East Herts, North Herts, and South Cambs between January 2024 and August 2024. He was arrested after a series of warrants in Cambridgeshire and Essex in August 2024, during which £30,000 in cash, jewellery, and Class A drugs were seized. He ran a sophisticated drug network that targeted various towns.

Rohan Seta

Possession with Intent to Supply Cocaine and Heroin

May 2, 2024

Sentence: 1 year and 10 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, 200 hours of unpaid work, and a 15-day Rehabilitation Activity Requirement

Rohan Seta was arrested on April 25, 2023, in the Eastgate area of Peterborough after being spotted by police conducting a suspected drug deal while wearing a balaclava. A member of the public pointed him out, leading to a stop-search that uncovered something concealed in his underwear. A subsequent strip-search revealed 40 wraps of cocaine and heroin. He appeared in court and was sentenced for his involvement in drug dealing.

Pled guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and heroin. Detective Constable Kara Halls noted it was a good spot by the local neighbourhood team.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Tai Mitchell

Child Abduction

April 30, 2024

Sentence: 28 weeks in prison

Tai Mitchell, a 22-year-old from Lincoln Road, Walton, Peterborough, was issued a Child Abduction Warning Notice on January 30, 2024, barring him from contact with a vulnerable missing teenager. Despite this, the teenager was reported missing on three consecutive nights in February 2024, and on February 27, 2024, she was found inside a tent with him at Peterborough Embankment. Mitchell failed to notify police of his address change from Eastfield Road to Lincoln Road on February 23, 2024.

Pleaded guilty to knowingly and without lawful authority keeping a child away from the responsible person and failing to notify police of a change of address. He was previously on the Sex Offenders Register for ten years following a 2021 conviction for sexual offences against children. PC Alex Neill commented on the use of Child Abduction Warning Notices to protect vulnerable children.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Tom Adams

Causing Grievous Bodily Harm Without Intent

April 26, 2024

Sentence: 6 months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months

Tom Adams, a 51-year-old lorry driver from Creech St Michael, Taunton, Somerset, attacked a man in Maxwell Road, Peterborough, in April 2023. He became aggressive after noticing the man filming lorries, including his own, which he believed created a dangerous situation. Adams retrieved a ratchet from his lorry cab, approached the victim despite attempts to push him away, and struck the victim twice on the back of the head, causing deep lacerations and serious head injuries. The victim called the police, leading to Adams' immediate arrest, and was taken to hospital for treatment.

Pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm without intent. Detective Constable Thomas Adams commented on the aggression and violence, noting that such acts would not be tolerated.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Klodjan Rama

Cultivating cannabis

April 26, 2024

Sentence: 1 year imprisonment

Klodjan Rama was arrested on March 20 after police discovered a cannabis factory worth £69,000 in his home in Archers Wood, Hampton Hargate, Peterborough. The factory included 82 cannabis plants valued at up to £68,880, with the upstairs and garage converted for cultivation. Items seized included growing equipment, scales, and vacuum seal bags.

Kelvin Ramasta

Theft

April 24, 2024

Sentence: 4 years and 6 months imprisonment

Kelvin Ramasta, a nurse at Addenbrooke's Hospital, stole over £100,000 from vulnerable patients with dementia and Alzheimer's. He targeted a 76-year-old man admitted in October 2021 by setting up a bank account in his name and transferring funds between November 2021 and February 2022. He also stole from a 74-year-old woman with Alzheimer's, forging her cheques and using her bank card for purchases after she was admitted on March 20, 2022. Additionally, he stole from an 85-year-old woman admitted on February 22, 2022, using her bank card 11 times between April 18 and 26, 2022, to spend £203.29. The victims were all under his care and lacked mental capacity.

Pleaded guilty to three counts of theft. Abused position of trust as a nurse targeting vulnerable patients.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

Vincent Taaffe

Criminal Damage

April 16, 2024

Sentence: four months imprisonment

Vincent Taaffe visited a house in Yaxley on February 12, knocked on the door, had a brief conversation, then returned and began punching, kicking, and slashing the front door with a knife. He also slashed the victim's van parked outside. Taaffe cut his hand on the knife, discarded it in a nearby bush, and fled the scene before being arrested and taken to Thorpe Wood Police Station.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal damage and one count of possessing a knife in a public place. PC Daniel Barnett commented on the dangers and risks of carrying a knife.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Archie Crompton

Burglary

April 10, 2024

Sentence: 26 months imprisonment

Archie Crompton, 19, formerly of Ingram Street, Huntingdon, broke into a property in Barkhams Lane, Littleport, on October 9, smashing the glass on patio doors and scattering items before stealing a front door key. Later that day, at about 11.25am, he broke into another property in Orchard Row, Soham, with two other men, smashing a window, scattering items, and stealing jewellery and £1,000 in cash. Additionally, a week earlier, he failed to pay for fuel at a petrol station in Bar Hill, and on October 18, he stole a dent puller worth £41.99 from Machine Mart in Bolton. He was captured on CCTV for all offences.

Pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary, making off without payment, driving whilst disqualified, driving without insurance, and theft. DC Lisa Bacon commented on the significant distress caused to the victims due to the psychological and financial impact.

Sources: huntspost.co.uk

Stefan Fitzgerald

Possession with intent to supply

April 9, 2024

Sentence: 3 years imprisonment

Stefan Fitzgerald, 32, was arrested at his home in Fletton Avenue, Fletton, Peterborough, on January 17, 2024, after police discovered a large rock of cocaine worth up to £10,620 in a wash basket, a container with up to £2,130 of cannabis and £2,080 of ketamine hidden behind a television, smaller amounts of drugs in the living room, and £5,000 in cash inside a television unit. Additionally, a zip-lock bag containing 10 blue pills and a small amount of white powder was found in his coat pocket along with £150 in cash.

Pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply ketamine, cocaine and cannabis. Detective Constable Katie Orme commented on the significance of the drug seizure and the efforts of the Neighbourhood Support Team.

Sources: peterboroughmatters.co.uk

Simon Woodall

Conspiring to convey prohibited items into a prison

April 7, 2024

Sentence: 30 months imprisonment

Simon Woodall was involved in a plot to smuggle drugs and mobile phones into HMP Whitemoor. A drone carrying the items crashed at the prison on November 13, 2023, and his DNA and fingerprints were found on the cargo, which included over 6kg of cannabis, 41 smart phones, 20 pieces of paper laced with spice, and steroid tablets valued at more than £200,000. He was also linked to similar incidents, including one involving a van stopped near HMP Durham in August 2023 and another where he was spotted and arrested near HMP The Mount in February 2023.

Admitted two counts of conspiring to convey prohibited items into a prison. DC Tom Adams commented on the seriousness of the smuggling attempt and its potential impact on the prison.

Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

Paddy Beart

Supply of Cocaine and Cannabis

April 4, 2024

Sentence: 2 years and 8 months imprisonment

Paddy Beart was part of a drug dealing operation uncovered through phone data. His phone showed him arranging to purchase kilos of cannabis and organising runners to supply the drugs in March.

Admitted to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis, and acquiring criminal property.

Sources: cambstimes.co.uk

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