Daniel Rees
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Drug dealer re-offended within days of release on licence, court told (opens the original)
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A DRUG dealer who made more than £100,000 selling cannabis, cocaine and heroin to vulnerable addicts has had his sentencing delayed for a second time. Montel Kensah, 29, ran what was known as the “Rondo” line which also involved him instructing runners to sell drugs on the streets of Colchester. His sentence before Ipswich Crown Court, which was adjourned last week because he did not attend the hearing, was delayed again on Wednesday so his legal representative can argue Kensah was dealing after
Woman stole £1,300 from Witham and Rivenhall RAF cadets caught after 11 months (opens the original)
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A WOMAN who stole from an air cadets squadron in Witham has been ordered to pay all the money back. Sarah Cole, 52, took £1,301.25 from 295 Witham & Rivenhall RAF Air Cadets Squadron between October 2024 and September last year. Court papers show she was later charged with theft by employee and admitted the offence at a preliminary hearing at Chelmsford Magistratesâ Court in July. Cole, of Edmund Road, Witham, appeared before the same court on Monday for a sentencing hearing and was ordered t
Man used AI to create sexual image of girls as young as nine years old (opens the original)
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A PAEDOPHILE used artificial intelligence (AI) to create sexualised images of children from photos he downloaded from social media. John Dack, 39, kept nearly 2,000 indecent pictures of children and was arrested after police raided his address in Conifer Close, Colchester, last year. He appeared before Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, where the prosecution said some of the photographs had been edited so the children looked as young as five. Court - John Dack hid his face as he left Ch
Drug dealer found with £11,000 cash in home said it was for Ibiza holiday (opens the original)
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A DRUG dealer who was caught with £11,000 of cash at his home - and then tried to convince officers the money was given to him by his friends for a holiday to Ibiza - has been jailed. Callum McMahon, 30, was involved in selling cannabis and cocaine between 2021 and 2026, and continued offending after he had been released on bail. His criminal activity took place in the Maldon district and involved him recruiting other users â including co-defendant, Luke Bristow, 38 â to help him deliver dr
Teenager involved in brawl can't receive community order as he has moved to Ireland (opens the original)
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A TEENAGER who admitted his involvement in a brawl in Colchester could not be given a community order because he has since moved to Ireland. Arthur OâDrsicoll, 18, was involved in the fight in March last year and was later charged with one count of affray, which he admitted. Colchester Magistratesâ Court sentenced OâDriscoll, previously of Magdalen Street, Colchester, fined OâDriscoll £320 instead of sentencing him to a community order. Court papers show a community order was ânot wor
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