The start of February saw eight men before the courts to be sentenced for a variety of shocking crimes.
In one a victim bore the brunt of a robber's drunkenness after defendant Lee Thompson became convinced his bank card had been delivered to the man's home.
After the terrifying robbery, Thompson was brought to justice and sent to jail.
And another awful case involved a serial conman who swindled £100,000 by stealing people's identities after intercepting their post to fund a lavish lifestyle.
Kevin Castle, 56, who was previously nicknamed the "millionaire shoplifter" and the "Casanova conman", went on a year-long crime spree across Nottinghamshire. Now he is languishing behind bars.
Read about their cases here:
Robbery victim was threatened with a kitchen fork and a ballpoint pen
Defendant Lee Thompson, 26, wrongly believed that his neighbour had his bank card and it had been delivered by mistake to his Worksop home.
Thompson, now of Wilton Street, Townhead, Coatbridge, and more recently in HMP Nottingham, threatened him and pushed a kitchen fork to his throat and then he picked up the ballpoint pen and pressed it against his temple with enough force to hurt him.
Thompson, described in court by Judge Steven Coupland as the "ringleader" in the attack, was jailed for five years and three months for robbery, six weeks concurrently for a separate burglary and one month consecutively for a bail act offence.
Gang member ran a drugs phone line named after himself
Shamus Gulfraz brazenly operated one of the lines which was named "Gully", his nickname, at one point in a conspiracy where customers could call for the drug of their choice.
Gulfraz's involvement only lasted until another member of the conspiracy, took over.
Gulfraz, of Nottingham, whose date of birth is 10th of August 1993, was jailed for four years on Thursday, February 10, for conspiracy to supply Class A drugs and two years concurrently for conspiracy to supply Class B. He previously pleaded guilty.
Judge jails banned driver
Banned driver Nathan Cossey, 34, of Nuthall Road, Aspley, was jailed for trying to fool police he was not behind the wheel by swapping to the passenger side.
The judge activated one suspended sentence, imposing 12 months. For another suspended sentence, which was for burglary, he handed him two months consecutively.
For another breach of a suspended sentence, which was for driving whilst disqualified, he received two months consecutively.
For two new driving whilst disqualified offences, the judge gave him two months concurrently on each but consecutive to the other offences.
The total sentence was 18 months, of which he will serve half, and he was given another driving ban for 21 months, accounting for his time in custody.
No separate penalty was imposed for driving without insurance.
Thug delivered 'sucker punch' in drink-fuelled crime spree
Lynden Brown embarked on a drink-fuelled spree of violence where he delivered a "sucker punch" to a Good Samaritan at a pub and attacked a police officer.
Brown, 39, of Fleming Gardens, Clifton, also hit a vulnerable man twice.
His shocking catalogue of crimes happened when he was subject to a suspended sentence for dangerous driving and drink-driving.
Taking into account Brown's pleas of guilty, the judge imposed a total of two years in prison, of which he will serve half and the rest on licence.
Six months was imposed for assault, causing bodily harm at the pub, six months consecutively for assaulting the police officer and three months consecutively for common assault.
He received three months concurrently on a criminal damage charge, where he repeatedly punched his partner's door.
Nine months consecutively was imposed from the previous suspended sentence.
Notorious conman stealing from letterboxes across Nottinghamshire
Kevin Castle, 56, of Birkin Avenue in Radcliffe-on-Trent, went to multiple people's homes around the county and accessed their postbox located a distance away from their property.
He broke into these letterboxes, stealing post and creating credit cards in his victim's name so he could withdraw money and fund his own lifestyle.
He pleaded guilty to nine counts of fraud by false representation and one count of theft and was sentenced to four years and eight months imprisonment at Nottingham Crown Court.
Man assaults QMC nurses in 3 separate incidents
Scott Adams, 50, of Willn Close, Coalville, carried out three terrifying attacks on members of staff at the hospital over the course of a few days.
Adams pleaded guilty to assault by beating an emergency worker and harassment when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Tuesday, February 8.
He was sentenced to 40 weeks imprisonment in total, of which he will serve half and the remainder on licence.
Face of man who beat woman in drunken attack
Scott O’Hare, 48, of Westfield Lane, Mansfield, was drunk when he beat his victim at an address in the same town.
O’Hare later pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm and drink driving.
Appearing at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, February 3, he was jailed for two years and three months.
Man told police 'I've done something stupid' after bedroom fire
Lee Bramley admitted starting a fire in his bedroom at a shared accommodation in Chesterfield Road, Mansfield.
After lighting the fire, Bramley then locked his bedroom door and left the shared accommodation.
He went straight to Mansfield Police Station just 22 minutes later and admitted to the arson – telling officers: “I’ve done something stupid."
Firefighters were called out to the supported housing building after being made aware by other residents of the blaze on July 25 last year, which didn’t result in any injuries but did cause around £700 of damage.
Bramley, 51, was charged with arson with recklessness and appeared before Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday, February 2, where he was sentenced to two years and eight months in jail.
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