From stolen parrots to kebab shop bust ups, the last two weeks has seen a variety of cases brought before magistrates in East Lancashire.
There’s also been disqualified drivers and some nasty violent attacks.
Here, we’ve provided you with a round-up of who has been in the dock at both Blackburn and Burnley Magistrates’ Courts over the last fortnight, and what they were charged with.
Banned motorist is halted on a hospice mercy dash
A disqualified driver got behind the wheel after receiving a call from the hospice about his terminally ill mother.
Blackburn magistrates heard Nico Carter was stopped by police and discovered to be disqualified.
When he was released, he went straight to the hospice and arrived one and a half hours before his mother passed away.
Carter, 59, of Curlew Close, Oswaldtwistle, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and without insurance. He was made subject to a community order for six months with five days Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, fined £40 and ordered to pay £114 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
READ MORE HERE: Banned motorist is halted on a hospice mercy dash
Burnley brothers turned hostile at police drugs search bid
Two brothers became aggressive when police who had stopped them said they were going to carry out a drug search.
Blackburn magistrates heard a third brother joined them as police were already struggling to control the situation which had attracted a hostile crowd.
More officers arrived on the scene and the siblings were eventually arrested.
Naim Khan, 30, Samwad Khan, 33, and Wasim Khan, 29, all of Lee Street, Burnley, pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour.
They were all made subject to a community order for 12 months with 60 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £50 compensation, £85 costs and £114 victim surcharge.
Wasim Khan was also ordered to complete 15 days Rehabilitation Activity Requirement
READ MORE HERE: Burnley brothers turned hostile at police drugs search bid
Violent partner from Pendle also hit three-year-old girl during attacks
A woman was knocked unconscious during a brutal attack by her partner.
Blackburn magistrates heard that three months later, when Benn Williams was her ex-partner, he walked into her house and attacked her again.
During the second incident he threw a punch which missed the intended target but hit a three-year-old girl in the face.
Williams, 31, of Coates Avenue, Barnoldswick, pleaded guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm to his partner and the child, intentional suffocation and assault. He was sent in custody to Burnley Crown Court to be sentenced on October 7.
READ MORE HERE: Violent partner from Pendle also hit three-year-old girl during attacks
Rage of Blackburn man who found out he wasn’t baby’s dad
A visit to hospital for a first baby scan ended in violence when the dates didn't tally.
Blackburn magistrates heard Matthew Darren Jackson realised the baby wasn't his and turned on his partner, eventually biting her on the arm.
Jackson, 27, of Meadow Close, Blackburn, pleaded guilty to assaulting his partner, causing damage to her front door and assaulting an emergency worker on separate occasions.
He was sentenced to 20 weeks in prison suspended for 18 months and ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work and 30 days Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.
He was ordered to pay £300 compensation and made subject to a restraining order for two years which prohibits any contact with his ex-partner.
READ MORE HERE: Rage of Blackburn man who found out he wasn’t baby’s dad
Kebab shop attack victim smacked head on counter after slap from behind
A man waiting for his late-night takeaway was slapped on the back of the head as he stood at the counter.
Blackburn magistrates watched CCTV footage from inside Sambul's kebab house in Burnley which showed the victim's face strike the counter as a result of the blow.
Two men then disappeared from view before the assailant, Michael White, was ushered from the shop by his partner.
White, 30, of Glen View Road, Burnley, pleaded guilty to assaulting Andy Bartlett causing him actual bodily harm. He was sentenced to 20 weeks in prison suspended for 12 months. He was ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to the victim, £85 costs and £128 victim surcharge.
READ MORE HERE: Kebab shop attack victim smacked head on counter after slap from behind
Garage boss paid ransom for return of prized parrot
The owner of a prized parrot launched a bird hunt after his pet was stolen in a sneak in burglary.
Javed Akhtar eventually paid a £250 ransom for the return of Rocky the Amazon parrot.
Blackburn magistrates heard Terence Paul Johnston who was responsible for stealing Rocky claimed he had felt guilty and had arranged for the bird to be returned.
But Mr Akhtar said, after the hearing, he had been approached by a man who claimed he had paid Johnston £200 for the bird.
"I paid him £250 because I just wanted my pet back," said Mr Akhtar. "He is part of the family and we were all really upset."
READ MORE HERE: Garage boss paid ransom for return of prized parrot
Man threatens to kill police 10 years on from Dale Cregan murders
A MAN who phoned police and made threats towards them and members of the public referenced 'cop killer' Dale Cregan in a terrifying phone call.
Blackburn Magistrates' Court heard the comments came on the 10th anniversary of the murder of two female officers who were gunned down by Cregan in cold blood.
They had attended what they thought was a routine report of a burglary, but as they approached the front door of a maisonette in Mottram, Cregan burst out of the house armed with a Glock pistol.
Both officers, PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes, died in the hail of bullets that he fired.
In court, Jamie O’Shea, 32, of St Leger Court, Accrington, pleaded guilty to two charges of making threatening phone calls to police.
READ MORE HERE: Man threatens to kill police 10 years on from Dale Cregan murders
Building firm boss cheated out of £18k by Church woman
A woman working in a position of trust for a building contractor systematically stole more than £18,000, a court has heard.
Blackburn Magistrates' Court was told how Catherine Wiggins set up a bogus bank account and regularly paid money into it which she then pocketed between 2017 and 2019.
Wiggins, 35, of Lincoln Court, Church, pleaded guilty to theft by employee of £18,852 belonging to Alan Duffy.
She was committed on bail to Burnley Crown Court to be sentenced, after the magistrates ruled their sentencing powers were inadequate due to the seriousness of the offending.
READ MORE HERE: Building firm boss cheated out of £18k by Church woman
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