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Ipswich man jailed for 16 months after breaching sex offender order

A 36-year-old man from Ipswich has been sentenced to 16 months in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order by using undeclared devices and possessing images of children.

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Rogue Ipswich plumber jailed for £22,000 customer fraud

Grant Phillips was sentenced to 26 months in prison at Ipswich Crown Court today (Wednesday, 20 August) for taking money from 12 customers for work that was not completed or was substandard.

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Agency social worker branded 'fraudster and thief' by judge after defrauding council of £17,669

A former Suffolk County Council social worker has been sentenced for dishonestly claiming full-time pay from multiple authorities, with the judge making scathing comments about her deception.

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Eight-man Ipswich drugs gang jailed for 46 years total

A gang that sold more than 5kg of Class A drugs, including cocaine and MDMA, through their "CD Boutique" operation, have been sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court.

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'Deceitful and violent' homeless man gets life for brutal murder of Anita Rose

A homeless man who lived "off grid" in makeshift camps has been convicted of murdering a 57-year-old woman during her early morning dog walk in Brantham.

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Drug dealer with false documents caught hiding under van chassis jailed

A 27-year-old man who tried to evade police by concealing himself beneath a Royal Mail van has been jailed for drug offences.

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Felixstowe man jailed for 18 years for 'horrific' rape and assault

Andrew Grinham, 48, of Waveney Road, was sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court after being convicted of two counts of rape and three counts of assault causing actual bodily harm.

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Ipswich landlord handed suspended sentence for lying his way into council home

A former council tenant has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence after fraudulently obtaining social housing whilst owning three commercial properties in Ipswich.

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Luxury flat developer in Felixstowe sentenced over safety breaches

A property developer behind converted seafront apartments has been hit with fines and community service after serious fire safety failings put residents at risk.

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Drug dealer jailed despite denying knowledge of £24,900 cocaine find

Despite claiming others used his car, Azizbek Egamshukurov was sentenced after his fingerprint was found on packaging containing 252 grams of cocaine.

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Billy McNicholl murder suspect remanded as crown court date set

Jake McMillan, 18, appeared at Ipswich Magistrates' Court today charged with murdering William McNicholl. He has been remanded in custody and will next appear at Ipswich Crown Court on 20 October.

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Man sentenced for £100k damage spree across Ipswich shops

Thomas Jeffrey, 35, received a two-month sentence for smashing windows at 16 businesses with a skateboard in the early hours of 1 May. He walks free having served his time on remand.