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Drug dealer who broke police officer's finger jailed for nearly six years
A drug dealer arrested during a police operation in Ipswich has been jailed for five years and 10 months after assaulting an officer and being found with cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis.Teen found guilty of the manslaughter of Andrew Roche
A teenage boy has been found guilty of the manslaughter of Andrew Roche, 42, following an altercation in the Whitehouse area of Ipswich last summer.Ipswich man jailed for 15 weeks after assaulting woman
Scott Hyam, 39, of Ramsgate Drive, was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday, 22 January, after pleading guilty to assault by beating following an incident in September.Serial killer Steve Wright pleads guilty to 1999 murder of Trimley St Mary teenager
Steve Wright, who is already serving a whole life sentence for murdering five women in Ipswich in 2006, admitted killing 17-year-old Victoria Hall over 26 years ago.Ipswich man jailed for 30 years for stabbing woman in her home
Elliott Mallett, 24, of Hawthorn Drive in Ipswich, was sentenced to 30 years' imprisonment with an additional five-year licence period at Ipswich Crown Court on Monday, 8 December, after being found guilty of attempted murder and aggravated burglary.Ipswich man jailed for five years after rape conviction
Leon Thomas, 53, formerly of Farina Close in Ipswich, was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday after a jury found him guilty of raping a woman he knew.Two charged after Ipswich and Norwich shoplifting spree uncovered in A11 stop
Two people have been charged with theft from shops in Ipswich and Norwich after police stopped their vehicle on the A11 and found suspected stolen electricals concealed in foil-lined gift bags.Ipswich man jailed for 12 months after assaulting six police officers and road worker
A 32-year-old man from Ipswich has been sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment after pleading guilty to assaulting six police officers, punching a road worker and racially abusing another during an incident in October.Felixstowe paedophile who downloaded over 44,000 'grotesque' child abuse images walks free
A Felixstowe man who created "grotesque" images of himself wearing horror masks alongside child sexual abuse material has avoided jail, receiving only a suspended sentence despite possessing more than 44,000 indecent images and videos of children.Victim's courage praised as Ipswich stalker receives three-year sentence
A man from Ipswich has been jailed for three years for stalking, with the investigating officer commending the victim's bravery in a case highlighting how stalking can escalate into "dangerous and destructive behaviour".Ipswich man given suspended sentence for dangerous driving and stalking
A 34-year-old man from Ipswich has been given a 52-week suspended prison sentence and banned from driving for 24 months after admitting to dangerous driving and stalking offences.How a routine social care review uncovered nearly three years of fraud
Suffolk woman Nichola Mohammed Ali has been sentenced after a routine social care review exposed a sophisticated fraud involving fake carers, fabricated invoices and overpayment schemes that went undetected for almost three years.
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