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Police hunt suspect after elderly woman loses £600 in Ipswich distraction burglary
An elderly woman lost hundreds of pounds after a man posing as a tradesman entered her Kelly Road home on Tuesday afternoon, in a distraction burglary that follows similar incidents across Suffolk.by
Oliver Rouane-Williams
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Stowmarket sex attack suspects released on bail as police continue appeal
Two people arrested on Wednesday in connection with a serious sexual assault in Stowmarket last month have been bailed, as detectives continue to appeal for information about the attack on a female runner.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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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.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Two arrested over Stowmarket sexual assault two weeks after attack
A 34-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman have been arrested in connection with a sexual assault on a female runner in Stowmarket, as the investigation enters its third week.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Arsonists destroy Chantry Park play tower months after disability-focused upgrade
A suspected arson attack has destroyed a play tower at Chantry Park on Tuesday night, just three months after the council opened the upgraded facility.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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One Sixth Form College evacuated after malicious communication
Students were evacuated from One Sixth Form College after police were called to investigate a malicious communication on Tuesday, 2 December.by
Matt Stott
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Police issue E-FIT image of alleged Stowmarket sex attacker
Detectives have released a computer-generated image of a man they want to trace after a woman in her 30s was sexually assaulted while running in Stowmarket last week.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Man arrested after early morning break-in at Bramford Co-op
Police have arrested a man in his 40s following a burglary at the Co-op store on The Street in Bramford during the early hours of Wednesday morning.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Former Ipswich religious teacher jailed for 12 years for sexual offences against children
A 71-year-old former Islamic teacher has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting six young girls in Ipswich between 1985 and 1999.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Bank cards stolen from car in early morning theft on Norwich Road
Police are appealing for witnesses after bank cards were stolen from a vehicle on Norwich Road in the early hours of Monday and used fraudulently.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Violent repeat offenders jailed for 27 years after victim stabbed seven times in Ipswich
Three men have been jailed for a combined total of over 27 years following a serious assault in Ipswich last year, where a man was stabbed seven times and had an imitation gun pointed at him during a drug deal.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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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.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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