A man has been sentenced to one year six months for online child sex offences at Preston Crown Court on Friday 12th August. Darren Rybak, 50, of Nelson Street, Barrow was jailed in connection with attempting to meet a girl under 16 following grooming and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child. Rybak… Continue reading Barrow man jailed for sex offences
A man from Barrow was sentenced yesterday (Feb 24) to four years for sex offences at Preston Crown Court. Jamie Hoare, 31, of Ocean Road, Walney was sentenced for the following offences: Sexual assault on a female Assaulting a female 13 and over by penetration Hoare pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. The offences… Continue reading Barrow man jailed for sexual assault
Members of a Liverpool-based organised crime group that trafficked heroin and crack cocaine into South Cumbria have been sentenced at Preston Crown Court. Daniel Mendes, 21, of Carmarthen Crescent, Liverpool was sentenced to four years and two months in prison for directing the drugs supply operation. Ryan Mitchell, 46, of Ramsden Street, Barrow-in-Furness was sentenced… Continue reading County Lines trio jailed for heroin and crack cocaine supply
A man who went on the run in an effort to avoid prosecution has been sentenced to seven years on Friday 15th October for conspiracy to supply crack cocaine and heroin into Barrow-in-Furness. Jack Murphy, 26, of Lower House Lane, Liverpool was arrested in January 2021 for a Class A drugs supply operation known… Continue reading County Lines drug dealer jailed for cocaine and heroin supply in Barrow
A man who falsely identified himself as a police officer and approached a woman in a Barrow car park on Tuesday evening (5 Oct), saying “I’m arresting you”, has been jailed today (7 Oct) for more than five months. Gary Shepherd, 44, of Abbey Road in Barrow, appeared before Barrow Magistrates’ Court this morning,… Continue reading Man who approached woman claiming to be a police officer is jailed
A county lines group have been sentenced after being pursued and successfully prosecuted for supplying Class A drugs in Barrow in Furness. This was a significant operation led by Cumbria Police, codenamed Furtim, targeting members of the group across both Cumbria and Merseyside. The group appeared at Preston Crown Court over the last two… Continue reading County lines group jailed for over 40 years
A 23-year-old man has been jailed for more than two years for the sexual assault by penetration of a woman. Nathan McPoland, of Hibbert Road, Barrow in Furness was sentenced to two years and three months imprisonment in a sentencing hearing at Preston Crown court held yesterday (5 August 2021). The offence occurred… Continue reading Man who committed sex assault in Barrow is jailed
A group involved in supplying heroin and crack cocaine into Barrow in Furness from Merseyside as part of a County Lines drug dealing network have today been sentenced. Reece Roach, 22, of Window Lane, Liverpool and Michael Claughton, 38, of Steamer Street, Barrow admitted conspiracy to supply Class A drugs – heroin and crack… Continue reading County Lines drug supply group jailed for over 19 years
A county lines drug dealer has been jailed for her role in conspiracy to supply Class A drugs in Barrow. Elisha Porter, 38, of Middle Field, Barrow, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court yesterday (22 June) to three years in prison. Porter pleaded guilty to two counts of supplying Class A drugs at an earlier… Continue reading Barrow drug dealer jailed for three years
