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Driver caught towing trailer more than four times legal weight limit
A driver was stopped in Ipswich last week, towing a 3,500kg trailer despite only being licensed to tow 750kg, highlighting the dangerous risks some motorists take on Suffolk's roads.by
Oliver Rouane-Williams
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Police appeal for witnesses after Pearl Road burglary
Detectives are investigating a burglary at a home on Pearl Road in Ipswich on Monday evening, where jewellery and bank cards were stolen and used fraudulently.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Four arrested for drug-driving during Ipswich police operation
Four people tested positive for drug-driving during a multi-agency day of action in Ipswich last week, with police warning it remains an "ever-growing issue," particularly among men.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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Two arrested on suspicion of human trafficking during Ipswich police operation
Two people were arrested on suspicion of human trafficking and two others detained for immigration offences during a multi-agency day of action in Ipswich last week.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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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.byOliver Rouane-Williams
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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.byOliver 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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