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Alec Whitaker

Reporter · GB

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Alec Whitaker

    Mugshot released of Dalton man jailed for stalking ex (opens the original)

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    THIS IS the police custody image of a man who was locked up stalking his ex-partner. Paul Postlethwaite was jailed for 26 weeks at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court on September 23 after pleading guilty to stalking without fear / alarm / distress between July 5 and July 26 this year. On that occasion, the court heard the 47-year-old defendant pushed the victim in a kitchen cupboard before keeping his foot in the door as she attempted to remove him from her home. It comes after she made the decisi

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Alec Whitaker

    JAILED: Man, 30, sentenced for ‘unprovoked assault’ on police officer (opens the original)

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    A SERVING prisoner has been further jailed following an ‘unprovoked assault’ on a police officer. Reece Tarr, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of an emergency worker and being drunk and disorderly in a public place at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court. Court records show the 30-year-old assaulted PC Scott on July 12 earlier this year in Barrow. He was also drunk and demonstrating disorderly behaviour at the time. Magistrates jailed Tarr for eight weeks after determini

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Alec Whitaker

    Man, 30, jailed for ‘unprovoked assault’ on police officer (opens the original)

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    A SERVING prisoner has been further jailed following an ‘unprovoked assault’ on a police officer. Reece Tarr, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to assault by beating of an emergency worker and being drunk and disorderly in a public place at South Cumbria Magistrates’ Court. Court records show the 30-year-old assaulted PC Scott on July 12 earlier this year in Barrow. He was also drunk and demonstrating disorderly behaviour at the time. Magistrates jailed Tarr for eight weeks after determini

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Alec Whitaker

    Man bailed after ‘suspicious’ behaviour near kids at Barrow football pitches (opens the original)

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    A MAN has been released on bail after he was spotted 'acting suspiciously' around children at football pitches in Barrow. Cumbria Police arrested a male on September 21 (Monday) after a male suspect approached children at Schneider Road playing fields. It was also reported the same individual attended the area on the evening of September 28. The man has since being bailed whilst officers continue their investigation. A spokesperson from Cumbria Police: “While there was no reported physical conta

  5. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Alec Whitaker

    22-year-old motorist sentenced after drink driving in Lake District village (opens the original)

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    A MAN has received a ban after he was caught drink driving in the Lake District. Michael Burton-Sutcliffe was stopped by officers on mobile patrol whilst driving his Vauxhall in Underbarrow at 11:45 pm on July 17 earlier this year. The 22-year-old of Grange Road, Barrow, was arrested and taken to the police station after providing a positive breathalyser test at the roadside. Court records show the lowest reading was 52 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35 mi

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