Below are some of the more serious and dreadful cases to have recently passed through our region’s courts including Derby Crown Court where some victims have been left traumatised.
Offenders have been involved in a murder, stealing luxury cars, an assault and sexual offences and a dangerous driver triggered a high-speed police pursuit through Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
In another case, police caught a man dealing drugs in Chesterfeld town centre after he was found with 80 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin, a knife and a large amount of cash.
And one sex offender who assaulted a girl has been jailed and placed on the Sex Offenders' Register for life after he pleaded guilty to a sexual assault and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity.
But judges have punished these offenders with custodial sentences of varying lengths.
In another case, police caught a man dealing drugs in Chesterfeld town centre after he was found with 80 wraps of crack cocaine and heroin, a knife and a large amount of cash.
9. Paul Wilson
Pictured is Paul Wilson, aged 58, who has been jailed for four months after biting a police officer as he was being arrested in Alma Street, Buxton, for another unrelated offence. Wilson, of HMP Nottingham, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on January 18 where he was sentenced to four months of custody for assaulting the officer. Photo: Derbyshire Constabulary
10. Daniel Walsh
Pictured is Daniel Walsh, aged 30, who was sentenced to life imprisonment at Derby Crown Court on January 4 after he murdered Graham Snell at his home in Marsden Street, Chesterfield, on June 20, 2019. A trial jury at Derby Crown Court found him guilty of murder and Walsh must serve a minimum of 27 years before he can be considered for parole. Police said Walsh, who had moved in with Mr Snell, dismembered the pensioner after he murdered him and deposited the 71-year-old's body parts across Chesterfield. Photo: Derbyshire Constabulary