Crime

Knife Angel sharpens the focus on knife crime

The arrival of a powerful 27ft tall sculpture in Ely during Knife Crime Awareness Week, is highlighting the devasting impact of knife crime on families and communities.

A man has been ordered to pay £340 in fines and costs after breaching the terms of a Community Protection Notice by continuing anti-social behaviour at a site in Burwell.

A notorious vandal has pleaded guilty to causing more than £12,000 worth of graffiti damage to the streets of Ely.

A woman from Ashley who illegally claimed nearly £6000 in Council Tax support has been fined.

A Burwell man who illegally claimed over £5600 in Council Tax support has been fined.

A woman from Wardy Hill who illegally bred designer dogs in squalid conditions to profit from inflated prices during the Covid lockdowns has been given a six-month suspended prison sentence. She’s also been banned from owning/keeping or controlling animals for 10 years.

An Ely “man with a van” who transported household waste without the correct licence that was later found in a lay-by outside Witchford has been fined £440 and ordered to pay £654 towards costs and compensation.

A Soham man who illegally claimed £6,000 in Council Tax support has been given a suspended prison sentence.