Crime

News

Four men charged after 'significant amount' of cocaine and cannabis seized during drug warrants

Four men, including three from Ipswich and Great Blakenham, have been charged with drugs offences following police warrants in Ipswich that uncovered large quantities of suspected cocaine and cannabis last Tuesday.

News

Ipswich man given suspended sentence for arson and stalking

A 62-year-old man from Ipswich has been handed an 18-month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to arson and stalking offences at Ipswich Crown Court.

News

Suspended sentence for Ipswich unicycle rider who fractured child's skull in Felixstowe

Andrew Wickenden, 50, received a suspended sentence and driving ban after a two-year-old suffered a fractured skull when he collided with her on Felixstowe Promenade.

News

Ipswich man charged with attempted murder after stabbing

Samuel Huggins, 55, of Station Street, has been charged with attempted murder following Thursday's incident that left a man in his 40s hospitalised with stab wounds.

News

Police report surge in illegal off-road bikes across Ipswich

Ipswich Police are receiving multiple reports of off-road-style bikes being used illegally on Discovery Avenue, Mallard Way, Bobbits Lane, Wherstead Road, and other locations across the town.

News

Man arrested after stabbing on Ipswich's Station Street

A 55-year-old man has been arrested following a serious assault that left a man in his 40s hospitalised with stab wounds this morning.

News

Former Ipswich taxi driver fined £2,160 for unlicensed driving

Ticu Dan Calin was found guilty in his absence at Ipswich Magistrates Court on Monday after continuing to operate a hackney carriage without a valid licence.

News

Suffolk residents lose £407k to romance fraud in 114 cases

More than £407,000 was lost to romance fraud across Suffolk last year, with 114 incidents reported to police as national cases rise by 9%.

News

Albanian drug dealer jailed for three years after Ipswich arrest

A 35-year-old Albanian man caught with cocaine and fake Bulgarian ID documents in Ipswich has been sentenced to three years in prison.

News

Two men arrested after Ipswich hit-and-run assault

Police have arrested two Ipswich men in connection with a serious assault near Cambridge Drive where a pedestrian was struck by a car that fled the scene.

News

Police release descriptions of Ipswich O2 robbers

Officers have issued detailed descriptions of three masked men who stole phones and accessories from the O2 store on Tavern Street yesterday afternoon.

News

Former Ipswich religious teacher convicted of child sex offences

A 70-year-old Islamic teacher has been found guilty of 13 counts of indecent assault against six girls aged between seven and 14 while teaching in Ipswich between 1985 and 1999.