It's been another busy year in the Nottingham justice system, and we've done our best over the last 12 months to keep you up to date with all the goings-on at Nottingham Crown Court and Nottingham Magistrates' Court.
But in case you missed anything, here's a round-up of 101 cases which were dealt with in Nottingham in 2018.
From dangerous drivers to violent attackers, and from drug dealers to arsonists, these are some of the defendants who found themselves locked up in prison or in youth custody after their appearance before the courts.
JANUARY
1. Dangerous driver collided with bus
A dangerous driver was sent to prison after he collided with a bus almost head-on.
Father-of-four Zafar Iqbal, 37, was locked up for driving dangerously, driving whilst disqualified and using a vehicle without third party insurance on December 8 last year.
Iqbal, of Dale View Road, Bakersfield, was travelling in a car in Carlton Road when he suddenly veered into the path of the bus, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
Judge Jeremy Lea gave him 15 months in prison for dangerous driving and four months concurrently for driving whilst disqualified.
And he imposed three months consecutively after he heard the defendant had breached a suspended prison sentence.
He disqualified him from driving for two years and nine months, ordered his licence be endorsed and he take an extended retest.
2. Burglar targeted pensioner's home
Matthew Wilcox, 23, of Bethnal Walk, Bulwell, received a 32-month jail term for a raid on a pensioner’s home in Ilkeston Road, Stapleford.
He pleaded guilty to burglary.
Wilcox was due to spend 16 months in custody before being released to spend a year on probation.
3. Electrician shouted racist abuse
Glen Spurgeon, 41, was locked up for shouting racist abuse at two takeaway workers in city centre incidents four months apart.
He was told by a judge that his conduct humiliated staff who were on duty late at night.
At Nottingham Magistrates' Court, he was ordered to pay £250 compensation to a woman who was working at the Burger King on Upper Parliament Street at 11.30pm on August 29.
Sanjay Jerath, prosecuting, said that electrician Spurgeon committed a similar offence at McDonald's on Angel Row at 12.20am on December 28.
Prison for 16 weeks was ordered for Spurgeon, of Seaton Crescent, Aspley.
4. Burglar deliberately targeted the elderly
A burglar who targeted the homes of OAPs as they slept was jailed for seven years.
Jonathan Downes, 33, was found guilty of two burglaries after a trial at Nottingham Crown Court on January 11.
Before he delivered his sentence, Recorder Geoffrey Solomons said the defendant "deliberately targeted properties of the elderly, of people who were vulnerable".
And he said he was satisfied that, in both cases, the occupants of the properties were at home in the middle of the night in bed when he went inside.
He also told Downes, of no fixed address, there had been a "considerable amount of distress caused by those burglaries" after hearing victim statements in court.
5. Paedophile snared by a decoy
Craig Haynes, 45, of Thorsby Street, Mansfield, was jailed after paedophile hunters helped catch him with a decoy profile of a 13-year-old girl online.
Haynes pleaded guilty to attempting to meet a child following sexual grooming on December 8, 2017.
The court heard he had 49 convictions on his record, including a large number of burglary offences.
He had a relevant caution for possessing prohibited images in 2014, said Judge Jeremy Lea, who sentenced him to 16 months in prison this month.
A sexual harm prevention order was imposed for five years. Haynes will have to sign the sex offenders' register for ten years.
6. Police called after report of a shot being fired
Shane Frost, 23, was jailed for 30 months after admitting having a firearm in Nottinghamshire.
Frost pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence on January 2 at Nottingham Crown Court.
Nottinghamshire Police received reports of a shot being fired in Gateford Road, Worksop, at around 1.40am on July 3, 2017.
An investigation was launched and armed officers searched Frost's home in Cheapside and he was arrested.
7, 8, 9. Trio supplied cocaine and heroin
A prison inmate who organised the supply of heroin and cocaine into Nottinghamshire was given a further six years behind bars.
Police said that Ryan McDevitt used contacts on the outside to continue offending from jail.
The case against McDevitt and two others concluded at Nottingham Crown Court on January 24.
Having previously pleaded guilty to their involvement, the trio were jailed for their parts in trafficking the Class A substances from Greater Manchester into the East Midlands.
Their illicit activities came to an end in August 2016 when Tammy McFarlane was stopped in a vehicle in Nottinghamshire by police.
Inside the car was 1kg of heroin and 0.25kg of cocaine.
Further enquiries led back to her partner, 30-year-old McDevitt, and Alamghir Ahmed, from Manchester.
McDevitt, previously of Nottingham, was jailed for six years two months for being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin.
Ahmed, 30, previously of Central Avenue in Manchester, was jailed for three years two months for the supply of cocaine and heroin.
McFarlane, 34, previously of Denbury Court in Mapperley, was jailed for two years six months for possession with intent to supply of cocaine and heroin.
FEBRUARY
10. Crook with 224 offences locked up
Drug user Sean Stredder had been given six months by a judge to stay out of trouble.
But the 44-year-old - who had notched up 224 offences on his criminal record - returned to crime and went back on drugs after his mother died.
Nottingham Crown Court heard that he stole clothes from Next twice and three pairs of headphones from Sainsbury's.
In August 2017 Stredder, of Bourne Mews, Netherfield, had been told by Judge James Sampson he would "take a lenient course to help you and your family" when he deferred his sentence over two previous shop thefts.
But he had warned: "If you commit one more shoplifting or other offence, however minor, I will pass the longest sentence I can possibly pass, consistent with the law and sentencing guidelines. It is as simple as that."
When Stredder appeared back before him, the judge was true to his word, locking him up for a total of 17 months.
He sentenced him for the five shop thefts and for breaching a conditional discharge and a suspended prison sentence. All the offences were admitted.
11. Burglar told 'householders deserve a break''
A serial burglar was told by a judge 'householders deserve a break from you' as he jailed him for more than six years.
James Clark, 27, of Great Freeman Street, St Ann's, was sentenced for a catalogue of crimes across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
He pleaded guilty to seven house burglaries, one theft and two offences of handling stolen goods, all in the first half of last year.
Clark received a sentence of six years and five months. An additional six months was added to the sentence for breaching a suspended prison sentence.
12. Former Notts County footballer dealt cocaine
A former Notts County footballer was jailed for 31 months for dealing cocaine.
Kyle Symons, 21, played for the club's youth team before being released in 2015.
His barrister told Nottingham Crown Court that Symons was "a Nottingham footballer for a Nottingham-based football club".
But he was released due to injury and began a personal training course - which came with some "financial burden", said Matthew Rowcliffe.
His financial positioned worsened when he had to pay rent for premises where he was working as a personal trainer.
Symons began to sell the drug on a small scale for a short period of time to people he knew.
His mini drug-dealing enterprise came crashing down when police stopped him driving a car in April 7, 2017, in Ripley.
A large quantity of bank notes were scattered in the car and there were two bags containing 13 deals of cocaine worth £650.
Symons, of Grove Court, Waingroves, Ripley, pleaded guilty to supplying cocaine to another between April 3 and April 8 last year, and possessing the drug with intent to supply.
Judge John Burgess gave him the 31 months concurrently on the two charges, of which he will serve half and the rest on licence.
13. Teenager had a machete down his trousers
A man was jailed for carrying a 2ft long machete down his trousers when a fight broke out in the car park of the Intu Victoria Centre.
Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard that Giovanni Campbell, 19, was injured when ten youths saw him with a friend outside the complex at 4.35pm on Wednesday, February 7.
"Security officers came across an assault. A group of youths appeared to be directing violence towards other youths.
"One officer knows the defendant and could clearly see that he had a machete in his waistband," said Sarah Sanderson, prosecuting.
When police arrived, Campbell ran off and threw the machete behind a car near where he hid before being detained.
Miss Sanderson added: "There is no suggestion this item has been used towards anybody. He describes it as being in his waistband."
After being detained, Campbell said that he had carried the machete to protect himself.
A six-month prison term was imposed on Campbell of Stockwell, Bulwell. He admitted having a machete without good reason at the Victoria Centre car park on February 7. He will serve half the sentence in custody and the remainder on probation.
Campbell was ordered to pay £115 government tax and £85 prosecution costs.
14. Homeless man added to his list of 155 crimes
Offender Michael Wilson was back in trouble after he acquired stolen bank cards and used them contactless to avoid adding to his list of 155 crimes.
The 42-year-old, of Labray Road, Calverton, did not know their pin numbers but realised they would cover shopping bills under £30, a court heard on Wednesday, February 21.
But his ploy failed because they were both in the names of women and he was filmed using them in shops. He was jailed for 62 weeks at Nottingham Crown Court.
The hearing was told that the cards were quickly handled to him after burglaries in Woodthorpe and Calverton. One 92-year-old card holder has died.
He was handed a second card after a burglary in Calverton, again at the home of a woman. Once more he went shopping in Arnold.
On November 23, he went into a shop with a woman who stole items. She ran into a waiting car but it would not start and they were arrested.
Wilson tried to steal a £190 digital TV and a £100 radio from Sainsbury's in Daybrook on January 30, the court heard.
As he tried to leave via the fire escape, customers stopped him before security staff arrived.
Wilson admitted two charges of receiving stolen credit cards; five allegations of fraud by using them; attempted theft from a shop.
15. Drug dealer hid stash behind car's air vent
Drug dealer Aquil Choudry, 25, of Sneinton Dale, was locked up for three years after he had drugs hidden behind an air vent in his car in Clifton.
He was also given a consecutive 13-month prison sentence for breaching a suspended prison sentence for conspiracy to supply cannabis.
Nottingham Crown Court heard he had just bought a £3,000 vehicle in Peterborough.
He initially claimed to know nothing about the drugs police later found inside.
But he went on to admit they were his, and pleaded guilty to possessing cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis with intent to supply.
16. Violence erupted in Revolution bar
A fight on the dance floor of a Nottingham bar left a man with a broken eye socket and cheekbone.
The casualty needed a titanium plate fitted by surgeons under his eye.
Nottingham Crown Court heard the man who caused the injury was Neil Clarke who, like the victim, had been on a night out with friends in the city.
Violence erupted on the dance floor in Revolution bar in The Cornerhouse last September.
Clarke punched the victim - who works for an IT company - to the right side of his jaw.
He was arrested and sentenced for causing grievous bodily harm and two thefts from shops.
Solicitor-advocate Matthew Smith, mitigating, said 36-year-old Clarke, of Alfreton Road, Radford, had not been involved in the conflict between the parties. He got involved later on with others trying to pull people away.
He thought the victim was set on becoming involved so he threw a punch.
Recorder Stuart Sprawson imposed 15 months on the GBH charge and four months consecutively for the two thefts, bringing his total sentence to 19 months.
17, 18. Dangerous drivers caused death of student
Drivers Hannah Langton and Scott Stokes were jailed for causing the death by dangerous driving of Hannah's boyfriend.
Red Cross paramedic James Horton, 21, of Warsop, had been in the front seat of Langton's Peugeot when she was in collision with a Subaru on the opposite side of Low Wood Road near Nuthall.
Langton did not know Vauxhall Zafira driver Scott Stokes.
Driving separately, they had been "competing" just before she veered onto the opposite of the carriageway and into the path of the approaching Subaru, leaving Derby University graduate Mr Horton fatally injured.
Grace Hale, prosecuting, said the two cars driven by the defendants had earlier been parked up at the lights on Nuthall island on June 16, 2016.
Langton was jailed for 32 months for causing death by dangerous driving. She was banned from the roads for five years and four months.
Stokes - who was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving after a trial - received four years in prison.
He was also ordered to serve 18 months consecutively after he was found guilty of perverting the course of justice for attempting to disguise the damage to his car. And the 39-year-old, of Portland Road, Hucknall, was banned from the roads for five years and nine months, and his car confiscated.
19. Conman stole from an elderly woman
A conman who stole jewellery and money from an elderly woman was jailed for more than four years.
Jackie O'Neil was sentenced to four years and four months in prison at Nottingham Crown Court after pleading guilty to a charge of burglary with theft.
The 35-year-old committed his crime in Lowdham, when he appeared in the woman's back garden and claimed he was from the "water board". He told his victim he was dealing with a burst pipe at the property.
O'Neil, formerly of Old School Lane, Keadby, Scunthorpe, asked the woman to hold on to the taps and tell him if they began to rattle while he carried out checks - but what he really did was search the house.
He stole jewellery and money before fleeing over the garden fence.
MARCH
20. Hucknall man jailed for drug offences
A Hucknall man who admitted possessing drugs with intent to supply was sent to jail after evading arrest for months.
Ian Walters, 48, of Papplewick Lane, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on March 7.
He admitted one charge of possessing cocaine with intent to supply and one count of possessing cannabis with intent to supply.
Walters was sentenced to five years in prison.
Nottinghamshire Police had been gathering intelligence on the 48-year-old, who had been evading arrest since a warrant was executed at his home in June 2017, for a number of months.
According to the force, a complex investigation followed involving digital and financial experts to try and trace Walters and he was arrested and charged in February 2018.
21. Burglar broke into a family home
A burglar was jailed after he broke into a home where a mother was nursing a baby.
Drug addict Mohammed Butt got in through an open kitchen window at a neighbour’s home in Kirkby Gardens in The Meadows on January 15.
Nottingham Crown Court heard a family at the house had gone to bed - but a friend had been in the living room trying to get a baby to sleep.
The friend heard noises in the kitchen and went to investigate, finding Butt standing there with his back to her.
Jon Fountain, prosecuting, told the court how the woman screamed, waking up the family upstairs. Butt, 30, fled with coats from the hallway.
Inside one of the coat pockets was a TSB bank card he used contactless twice at a shop.
Council CCTV was checked by police and showed Butt disposing of the jackets and taking out the bank card.
There were also logs of his movements because he was on a GPS tag at the time.
Butt was arrested and charged with burglary, two thefts from a shop and one fraud.
Judge Stuart Rafferty QC gave him a total sentence of 21 months.
Butt - who already has ten convictions for 22 offences on his record – has been getting help with his drug problem and hopes to leave prison clean.
22. Drug driver hit speed of 115mph
A driver reached 115mph on a Nottingham trip which took him through red traffic lights, chased by a helicopter and into jail.
It was Seamus Uddin's 24th offence of driving without insurance. He was handed a three-year driving ban after the pursuit was described in court.
Tests showed that the 28-year-old had cocaine and cannabis in his system, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
He was given a 25-month prison term after admitting dangerous driving; driving while disqualified; driving without insurance; handling a stolen car and driving with the drugs in his body.
At 1.45am in Beeston on February 5, police officers saw the black VW Golf going at more than 60mph before reaching the A52 Clifton Boulevard.
Near a junction, the Golf passed a car on the nearside and headed towards Ruddington at 110mph. At the Wheatcroft island, it went through red traffic lights.
At one point, Uddin stopped the car, which had false number plates. But as an officer approached, he sped off again and soon reached 100mph.
When on the A52 again, a police car reached 115mph but Uddin remained 100 metres ahead. He drove through another red light.
Duncan Smith, for Uddin, told the judge that most of the driving was on dual carriageways when there was little traffic.
The court heard that Uddin's record included 21 counts of driving while disqualified. While a teenager, Uddin of Cambridge Street, Derby, was convicted of dangerous driving.
23. Former abattoir worker grew cannabis
A recovering drug addict was sent to jail after police found a stun gun and thousands of pounds worth of cannabis.
Former abattoir worker Dean Betts was given a total of two years in prison at Nottingham Crown Court.
His wife, Kelly Betts, was conditionally discharged for 12 months, after she allowed their family home to be used to produce cannabis.
The valuable drugs were discovered by police who turned up at their then rented home in Ainsdale Crescent, Cinderhill, with a warrant.
The search turned up 54 cuttings in a bedroom. An expert predicted 49 would have reached maturity and produced between 1,370 and 4,116 grams of cannabis.
If the drug had been split into £10 deals, the estimated worth was estimated to be between £13,720 and £41,160, the court heard.
And a second crop of cannabis was discovered in the loft. Ten plants were seized, which could have produced between 280 and 840 grams. The estimated £10-a-deal worth was between £2,800 and £8,400.
Amy Earnshaw, prosecuting, told the court £20 of loose cannabis was also found.
Betts, 32, admitted in police interview he was producing cannabis and said he was addicted. He began using cannabis to beat his addiction to cocaine.
24, 25, 26. Three men locked up over cannabis
Three men were locked up for more than five years in total after a large amount of cannabis was uncovered during a specialist operation.
Rueben Thomas, Simon Gaffney and Jordan Jermaine Murray appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday, March 23, having admitted drug offences at previous hearings.
Nottinghamshire Police said the group's illicit activities were uncovered by investigators from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) in September 2017.
Officers found Murray, Thomas and Gaffney all had involvement with a 'bag for life' which later was found to contain cannabis with an estimated street value of £19,210.
Specialist phone work and searches revealed the extent of their drug dealing activity.
Murray, 25, of Beckampton Road in Bestwood Park, was charged with possession with intent to supply class B drugs, possession of a knife and handling stolen goods. He was sentenced to two years in prison.
Thomas, 29, of Manvers Court in Nottingham and Gaffney, 42, of Gatesford Road in Worksop, were both charged with conspiracy to supply Class B drugs.
Thomas was sentenced to 18 months in prison, whilst Gaffney received 20 months.
27. Robber jailed for 10 years
The eleventh member of a gang who robbed a jewellers in Newark was jailed for 10 years.
Matthew Porter, who had been on the run for more than a year before he was arrested, was sent to prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit armed robbery on January 6, 2016.
In April last year, 10 people were locked up for a combined total of more than 80 years after they admitted being involved in the armed robbery at Andrew Michael's jewellers in Stodman Street where around £250,000 worth of watches and jewellery were taken.
Following a lengthy and complicated investigation involving other forces, the group were swiftly arrested and charged but Porter remained on the run.
Porter, formerly of St Nicholas Road in Boston, was arrested on August 31, 2017 and detectives have said they “pleased” to be finally putting this case to rest.
He was sentenced to 10 years in prison at Nottingham Crown Court on March 8.
Detective Sergeant Ricky Ellis, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "This was a very organised and high value crime where a number of people from different counties across the midlands played key roles in the offence and we were determined to leave no stone unturned in finding Porter and making sure he too was brought before the courts for the part that he played."
28. Conman's 27 fraud charges
A conman who duped people out of £38,000 was sent to jail.
Car sales boss Wayne Clarke gave customers the impression he had an account with British Car Auctions and could get them a better price.
But there was a catch - buyers would have to stump up a 50% advance via bank transfer - which many people did.
Nottingham Crown Court heard no car ever arrived.
And Clarke - a man with an "entrenched addiction to gambling" - frittered their money away.
Police arrested Clarke - whose company was Apple Motor Group - and he was bailed.
That didn't stop him turning his attention to another con - offering his parent's home in Glaisdale Drive East, Bilborough, for rent.
Although he lived in the house, the property was advertised by the fraudster on Gumtree.
Interested tenants would be shown around and asked for a deposit and first month's rent. But they were never given the chance to move in.
Clarke - who adopted the false persona of Charles Bond - just took peoples' hard-earned cash and walked away.
Judge Staurt Rafferty QC gave him three years and four months in jail on 27 charges of fraud. Two of those counts related to a tumble dryer and a 55-inch Sony TV, also falsely offered for sale by Clarke.
He was also banned from being a director of any company for the next ten years.
The court heard he had admitted three offences under the Companies Act 2006. The charges related to Clarke previously being the director of Nottingham Approved Cars Limited.
APRIL
29. Boat salesman cheated customers
A boat salesman was jailed for four years after netting £480,000 by cheating customers out of their vessels.
David Shakespeare, 39, once sent a dud £27,000 cheque when the company accounts contained only 85p, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
Customers tried to claim cash from Nottingham Boat Sales only to find the Meadow Lane yard had shut.
He blamed flooding which hit the leisure boating business as well as costs in moving from Castle Marina.
As well as the prison term, a seven-year ban on being a director was imposed on Shakespeare, of Barker Gate, Nottingham city centre.
He admitted theft and fraudulently obtaining loans.
30. Jealous man drove car at love rival
A jealous man was jailed for driving his car at a love rival and then launched an attack in a Clifton street.
Kirk Salmon ended up stamping on the man after saying: "That's it now, I'm killing you," Nottingham Crown Court heard.
His victim ended up with a deformed nose following the incident on June 12 last year. A 32-month prison term was imposed on Salmon, 29, of Kinsale Walk, Clifton.
He admitted dangerous driving, assault causing actual bodily harm, and driving while disqualified.
The court heard that the two men attended the same school and Salmon had regarded him as a friend. But there was a rift when Salmon's former partner began a relationship with the other man.
31. Hucknall man carried a knife
A Hucknall man was told to obey a five-year order to behave when out in the town - after carrying a knife while scaring residents.
Aaron Brandham, 21, was also told to spend 31 months in custody for wounding, affray and having the weapon in the streets on June 4, 2017. He pleaded guilty.
Nottingham Crown Court heard that he was with a group of up to six who began to shout comments at two men who were walking through the traffic-free zone around the town centre.
Brandham, of Nursery Close, Hucknall, was also banned by a Criminal Behaviour Order from being in Hucknall while under the influence of drugs or drink; using threatening words or behaviour; or causing people to fear violence.
If he breaks the terms of that order, he risks five years in prison.
32, 33, 34. Robbers jailed for a total of 45 years
Three men were jailed after carrying out terrifying raids across Nottinghamshire.
Nathaniel Smith, 32, of no fixed address, Steven Ward, 33, and Liam Campbell, 23, were each jailed for 15 years after carrying out robberies at the Nottingham Knight, West Bridgford, and the Ferry Boat pub at Stoke Bardolph in the summer of 2017.
Ward and Campbell, both of no fixed address, were found guilty of robbing the Nottingham Knight raid after a trial. They were cleared of taking mobile phones and cash from staff at the Brewhouse and Kitchen, Trent Bridge, but Smith had earlier admitted those robberies on three men.
All three defendants pleaded guilty to robbery at the Ferry Boat in Stoke Bardolph.
36, 37. Police operation at HMP Nottingham
Police arrested two men during an operation to catch people throwing items over the wall of HMP Nottingham.
Andre Sinclair was driving a white Saab with Joshua Hill as his passenger in the area of the Sherwood jail, Nottingham Crown Court heard before they were jailed.
Detectives watched as Hill left the car and headed along a garden path next to a house neighbouring the Category B men's prison.
Police stopped the 24-year-old, of Gamston Crescent, Sherwood, when he emerged minutes later.
Meanwhile, Sinclair jumped over garden fences and was caught in the front garden of a house in Gunthorpe Drive, Sherwood, in the morning of August 25, 2016.
Thirteen wraps of diamorphine and 16 wraps of crack cocaine were picked up by officers in a bag in an alleyway, with a typical street value of £400.
But prosecutor Richard Veni said the value was four to eight times more in prison, with an estimate of between £1,600 and £2,200.
Judge Stuart Rafferty QC gave Hill a total of three years in prison.
He pleaded guilty to breaching a suspended prison sentence; possessing Class A with intent to supply twice; possessing drugs, theft of a motorbike and having no insurance.
Sinclair, 21, of Palmerston Road, Ilkeston, was arrested and taken to the Bridewell custody suite where he was found to have wraps of cocaine and diamorphine in a plastic bag hidden between his buttocks.
Judge Rafferty handed him a total sentence of three-and-a-half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to supplying a Class A drug, possessing a Class A drug with intent to supply and breaching a suspended sentence.
38. Nuisance caller wouldn't stop calling police
A nuisance caller was locked up for defying orders to stop calling police - and hanging up when men answered.
Rebecca Lamb kept on phoning even after getting a suspended prison term and an ASBO barring everything except genuine calls.
A 42-week prison term was imposed on Lamb, 38, of Gibbons Avenue, Stapleford. She admitted 15 breaches of the ASBO between October and February.
Presiding magistrate John Marsh, who sat with two colleagues, said the 16-week suspended term would be imposed in full with an extra 26 weeks added to it.
39. Pensioner jailed for stabbing friend
A 75-year-old ex-miner was jailed after he stabbed a friend he developed feelings for in the back with a pocket knife.
Peter Allen appeared in court in a wheelchair as his health has deteriorated since the horrific attack on a woman nearly 30 years younger.
Judge Sarah Buckingham sent him to prison for five years and five months after the emphysema-sufferer pleaded guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
She told him at the side of the dock: "Your offending is so serious that an immediate sentence of imprisonment is necessary."
And she imposed a restraining order on Allen to stay away from his old friend, describing the stabbing as "repeated" and "on a vulnerable victim".
Allen, of Allendale Avenue, Aspley, received a 12-month concurrent sentence for having the knife.
The victim - a 47-year-old woman he met in a charity shop - sensed Allen wanted more from their friendship.
She tried to avoid him before the terrifying stabbing at Emmanuel House - a regular drop-in and support centre for vulnerable people - in Goose Gate on October 16, 2017.
MAY
40. Drug dealer 'forced' to sell on the street
Dealer Dominic Larosa was forced to peddle narcotics when his cannabis stash was stolen.
Nottingham Crown Court heard Larosa was robbed of cannabis which sent his dealer "into a frenzy", said his lawyer Digby Johnson.
As a consequence, Larosa was forced to go out and deal, the court heard. Drugs were also found at his home.
The 24-year-old defendant, of Fir Walk, Carlton, admitted possessing crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis with intent to supply on April 22, and a fourth offence of possessing criminal property - cash - on the same date.
He was jailed for three years and four months for the offences. Sixteen weeks was added consecutively because he breached a suspended sentence order for possession with intent to supply a Class B drug.
Larosa pleaded guilty via a video link from prison.
41. Dishonest carer took money from two pensioners
A respected carer milked the bank accounts of two elderly pensioners - and even continued after one of them died, a court heard.
Businesswoman Dain Parsons was jailed for two years and ten months on Wednesday, May 16, over her shocking spree of dishonesty.
The 63-year-old, of Braemer Road, Collingham, pleaded guilty to four fraud charges and one of forgery, after she signed the bank card of a 99-year-old victim.
Six months of the sentence was for breaching bail after she told the court she was poorly when she was actually on holiday in Egypt.
Judge Steven Coupland told her: "In my view your actions were repeated, callous and mean."
Jonathan Hullis, mitigating, said: "In her words she has brought upon herself a 'spectacular fall from grace'."
42. Arsonist carried out 'reckless' act
David Ogle started a blaze in Rose Close, St Ann's , as residents were sleeping at around 5.20am on Thursday, August 24.
The 38-year-old, of Exeter Road, Forest Fields, was jailed for four-and-a-half years over the blaze, which caused £17,000 of damage
Nottingham Crown Court heard he "acted on impulse" when he got to the address and found his partner, who lived in the flats, was not in.
He travelled there "intending to make a statement" by throwing a bag of clothes at his girlfriend, said his lawyer, William Bennett.
He planned to say he wanted nothing to do with her; it was not his intention to set fire to the premises. But when he realised she was not there, he set the fire in the bag.
At court, he pleaded guilty to arson being reckless as to endangering life.
Jailing him, Judge James Sampson also gave him four-month concurrent sentences for two previous assaults on his girlfriend.
Although the judge accepted Ogle "appeared to have acted on impulse", he also said "this was a wickedly, reckless act".
43. The man jailed over drugs haul
A 34-year-old man was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to drug charges after police discovered a £10,000 haul in a car connected to him.
Kasim Haque, formerly of Nottingham Road, New Basford, pleaded guilty to drug supply charges and was sentenced on May 10.
He was first arrested in June 2017 on suspicion of possession with intent to supply cannabis and MDMA and conspiring to possess a firearm without a certificate.
The arrest followed a routine traffic stop.
During the custody process, they found a Mercedes car key on Haque and connected it to a car where they recovered a large amount of cocaine, cannabis, MDMA, 5,400 canisters of nitrous oxide and a large amount of cash.
He was sentenced after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine, cannabis, MDMA and a psychoactive substance.
The firearm recovered from the address he was living at was found to be a replica so there was no offence.
JUNE
44. Burglar jailed for breaking into an empty house
A burglar who had fought a heroin problem went back on the drug and broke into an empty house in Top Valley, a court heard.
Paul Aves, 45, of Newark Crescent, Sneinton, took one gold earring and five T-shirts on April 20 this year.
He was traced by a spot of blood on a chest of drawers at the house.
After his arrest, he pleaded guilty, which the judge gave him credit for when passing sentence.
He gave him 876 days in custody, which is roughly two years and four months.
45. Man with 211 previous offences sent back to jail
Offender Michael Jackson headed back to jail after being caught with an ecstasy tablet shaped like a pink teddy bear.
The drug was found when he was detained by police for missing probation sessions after his latest spell inside.
Jackson, who already had 211 offences on his record, was locked up for six weeks when he appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court.
Defence solicitor Chris Saunders said he deserved the chance to rebuild his life on the outside, pointing out that he had not committed "any acquisitive offences" since being released without a penny to his name.
While being out of prison, 48-year-old Jackson had started living with a friend in Pine View, Radford.
Deputy District Judge Claire Evans jailed Jackson after he admitted having a Class A drug MDMA - known as ecstasy - and failing to comply with a probation order following his release.
46. Peckish burglar left his DNA on a spoon after he ate yogurt
DNA left by Stefan Kirk on a spoon he used to eat yogurt brought him to justice and to jail.
The lure of food was all too much for homeless Kirk as he raided a married couple's Radford home where they lived with two daughters.
The convicted burglar tucked into bananas, leaving the skins behind, and the yogurt in February.
Kirk had helped himself to cash, a watch, sunglasses, a wallet and its contents, clothing and bedding at the semi-detached in St Peter's Street.
But he left his spoon in their fridge.
And police bagged it as evidence and sent it for scientific testing which came back as a match.
Kirk, 45, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to burglary at a hearing on Tuesday, June 26, and was sentenced to two years and four months.
Judge Steven Coupland made this concurrent to a sentence he is currently serving, telling him in the dock at the time he had been withdrawing from drugs.
47, 48. Burglars jailed after sneaking into house after family went to bed
Two heavily-convicted crooks were jailed after they crept into a family's home after they went to bed - and drove off in their car.
Lee Goody and Dean Graves - who have more than 100 convictions between them - were sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court for the break-in.
Goody, 31, of Wainwright Avenue, and Graves, 44, of Chesterfield Road North, both Mansfield, pleaded guilty to the burglary at the five-bedroom house in Mansfield.
The break-in was discovered the following day when it was obvious a Range Rover on the driveway had gone, along with the keys from inside the house.
CCTV was checked and showed two men arriving at the address on bikes at 4.04am on May 6.
By 4.41am they were both in the kitchen. Graves had a small knife with him.
Police compared the CCTV to footage of the men using stolen cards to pay for goods on contactless.
After their arrest and pleas, Goody, a man with 57 convictions, was given three years for the burglary. He received concurrent sentences for theft of the car and frauds with the card. One month was added after a community order was revoked.
Graves, who has 57 convictions, was sentenced to four years for the burglary. In his case concurrent sentences were also given for the car theft, fraud and having the knife.
49. Student took drugs and attacked driver
A physics student was jailed for an attack on a woman as a judge warned of the dangers of designer drugs.
Vishesh Makwana, 22, thought he had bought cannabis and put it in a peanut butter sandwich.
His 21-year-old victim was in her car, chatting on the phone to her family and telling them she was safely back home. Then they heard her cries of "help me, help me" before the call ended.
The court heard that the attack took place off Faraday Road, Lenton.
District Judge Tim Spruce imposed a 16-week prison term on University of Nottingham student Makwana of Wragby Road, in Radford.
He said that a deterrent sentence had to be imposed to warn people of the risks of taking drugs.
The judge imposed an order which permanently bars Makwana from contacting the woman. Makwana must pay her £500 compensation. He admitted assault causing actual bodily harm.
50. Burglar got away with just £8
Mamba user Martyn Neill needed money to buy the drug, so he burgled the home of a couple in their eighties, a court heard.
The 42-year-old, of Valeside Gardens, Colwick, picked up a 81-year-old woman's handbag after asking for a glass of water at her back door on May 8.
The purse contained just £8 and her front door key.
Serial Burglar Neill was jailed for three years for the burglary when he attended Nottingham Crown Court.
Felicity Campbell, mitigating, said his behaviour that day was to get money for mamba.
51. Knifeman robber tracked down by his victim
A brave shop worker tracked down a knifeman after chasing him for 40 minutes when he fled the store with stolen cash.
Aneela Hussain, 29, of Bobbers Mill, was working behind the counter in the Commercial Stores shop in Bulwell when regular customer Steven Golding walked in and pulled out a kitchen knife.
Wearing a grey scarf over his face and a hat, the brazen father-of-three demanded she open the till on May 15 this year.
When she refused, Golding repeated his demand.
Eventually he reached for cash, taking £120.
She pursued him to an address where he went inside for ten minutes and changed his clothes.
By now she was on the phone to police who advised her not to follow him but she ignored them.
She said: "He was wearing a mask but I could tell who it was from his eyes.
"I just thought to myself 'I am not letting you rob from me'. We had a bit of a confrontation but then he managed to get in the till and we had a bit of a fight over the money."
Golding was jailed for four years at Nottingham Crown Court on June 14.
CCTV was played in court showing 37-year-old Golding, of Grainger Avenue, West Bridgford, rob the shop.
David Outterside, mitigating, said: "He is sorry to his victims for what happened on this day."
His client pleaded guilty over video link from prison to robbery and threatening the woman with the knife.
Sentencing Golding, Judge Stuart Rafferty QC said he was awarding the shop worker £200 to mark her public service.
52, 53, 54. Group of criminals stole vodka in ram raid
A ram raider was locked up after a court heard he was identified as a potential criminal at the age of nine.
Tristan Fretwell, now 21, was among a group using a stolen car which crashed into the front of a cash and carry shop.
They took two cases of vodka but left a £4,000 repair bill. On the same night, three homes were burgled and two cars taken.
A four-year prison term was ordered for Fretwell of Haydn Road, Sherwood. He had been convicted of a house burglary and raid on the Booker's shop in Melton Way, Mansfield.
A term of 27 months' youth custody was ordered for Jake Collier, 20, of Watson Street, Warsop. He admitted three house burglaries and the ram raid.
Youth custody of 18 months was imposed on Curtis Swinscoe, 19, of Walton Crescent, Carlton.
He was convicted of one house burglary and the ram raid.
JULY
55. Biker reached speeds of 189mph
A man was jailed for reaching speeds of 189mph while taking video on a motorbike.
One of the clips showed Adam Campion driving one-handed and holding his mobile phone. Others included him driving through red lights, driving on the wrong side of the road, pulling wheelies and speeding in and out of traffic.
Campion, 26, of Nottingham Road, Hucknall, was sentenced to 21 months at Nottingham Crown Court after pleading guilty.
He admitted five charges of dangerous driving, where he rode motorcycles on public roads, while pulling wheelies and weaving in and out of traffic.
He also pleaded guilty to assisting an offender in the retention of stolen goods.
56. Driver jailed over "appalling" driving
Driver Connor McPherson-Fox who tore along streets at high-speed was jailed for his "appalling" dangerous driving.
He was behind the wheel of a Skoda Octavia when police, in an unmarked car, saw him and ran a check on his reg plate.
It flagged up as unregistered, so officers decided to pull him over.
The 24-year-old, of Birchfield Road, Arnold, briefly slowed down in Bestwood Park Drive West, Rise Park.
But then he accelerated off, leading police on a terrifying pursuit, recorded on their dash cam for 14 nerve-racking minutes around Hucknall.
Judge Sarah Buckingham viewed the shocking footage before she locked him up for 19 months for driving dangerously.
She banned him from the roads for three years and nine months.
Steve Gosnell, mitigating, said: "The footage speaks for itself. It's clearly an appalling piece of dangerous driving".
57. Bodybuilder attacked traffic warden
A traffic warden who was hospitalised with a bleed on the brain after being attacked by a bodybuilder welcomed the court's decision to jail him.
Gillian Brooks, 62, of Sherwood, had stuck a parking ticket on a white BMW owned by 23-year-old Reece Wall.
Wall, of Arnold Road, Basford, was handed a 26-week prison sentence following the assault on May 10 in Arnold's Croft Road car park.
He was also ordered to pay £1,000 compensation to Mrs Brooks, who was knocked unconscious and suffered a bleed on the brain.
Wall, who had never been in trouble before, admitted assault causing actual bodily harm. As well as the prison sentence, he must also pay a £115 government surcharge and £85 prosecution costs.
After the sentencing, Mrs Brooks, who attended the court hearing, told Nottinghamshire Live: "I was an emotional wreck. I cried with relief that he has gone to prison for this. The emotional drain of it was unbearable".
58. Footballer raided shops
A semi-professional footballer was jailed for eight years for his part in terrifying shop raids.
Aaron Hooton, of Clare Road in Sutton-in-Ashfield, had played at a high level for years for different teams, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
He struck at stores in Sutton-in-Ashfield, slipping a balaclava over his head and going to the counter where the victims were working.
He claimed later he had no idea what happened after drinking a litre of Jägermeister.
The court heard in mitigation how he wanted to apologise for his behaviour to the victims. The judge took into account a letter he had written to the court showing remorse.
59. Woman saw burglar at bottom of her bed
A teenage burglar stood silently at the foot of a woman's bed and signalled her to be quiet.
She screamed and he fled but left the woman so terrified that she fitted locks to the inside of her bedroom door, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
Clay Swift, 18, was already on bail for another burglary after dark where his woman victim did not wake. She was alerted when bank staff phoned to say her debit cards had been used in the night.
It led to two years detention for Clay, of Gregory Boulevard, who was only 17 when he carried out the first burglary. He admitted them both as well as taking a car without consent and the fraudulent use of stolen bank cards.
Lauren Fisher, mitigating, said Clay had been influenced by an older person when committing the offences. He did not intend to touch the woman.
60. Post Office raider jailed
Benjamin Merrifield robbed the same shop twice in three weeks.
Wearing a balaclava and wielding a wheel brace, he went into the premises at 6.30am on January 3, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
He got away with around £700 and 100 packets of cigarettes - returning to the Annesley Woodhouse premises on January 24. This time he escaped with £90 and 20 packs of cigarettes.
A prison term of four years six months was imposed on Merrifield, 32, of Lime Avenue, Huthwaite, who admitted two charges of robbery.
He was banned for five years from going within 100 yards of the Post Office.
61. Woman pulled out knife in city centre
A woman was jailed for pulling out a knife during an incident in the city centre.
Jodie Duke, 23, of Ash View Court, Radford, was jailed for six months after admitting the offence.
Duke was spotted on CCTV taking the weapon out of her waist band during the incident in Clumber Street at 2pm on Thursday, July 19.
Police said she was seen discarding the knife but it was recovered and she was arrested.
She pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article when she appeared at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Friday, July 20.
62. Bulwell man admitted shoplifting offences
A Bulwell man was jailed after admitting to a string of shoplifting and commercial burglary offences across Nottinghamshire.
Bobby Lunt was sentenced to 30 months in prison at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday.
The 34-year-old was apprehended in Eaton Road, West Bridgford, on June 6 after being spotted by police officers who knew he was wanted for a number of offences.
He took £140 worth of meat and alcohol from Annie's Burger Shack, in Broadway, on March 25, £880 worth of alcohol from Revolucion de Cuba, in Market Street, on April 1, and £50 worth of alcohol from Park Plaza, in Maid Marian Way, on May 24.
Lunt also committed a series of thefts from shops across Nottinghamshire in May.
He stole £103 worth of alcohol from a Co-op in Mansfield Road, Blidworth, on May 4; £250 worth of ink cartridges and CDs from Sainsbury's in Perry Road, New Basford, on May 13; a shower from B&Q in Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield on May 17; and £157 worth of meat from Sainsbury's in Market Street, Bingham, on May 21.
Lunt pleaded guilty to 12 shop thefts, three commercial burglaries, two offences of criminal damage, one count of attempted theft and possession of a bladed article.
AUGUST
63, 64. Shop raiders had 51 previous convictions
Shop burglars who tried to wreck a CCTV system did not do a good enough job as their raid was streamed lived to an alarm company.
Police raced to One Stop Shop, in Woodhouse Road, Mansfield, and found Izzac Campbell and Daniel Isaacs filling a large-style builder's sack with cigarettes on July 20 this year.
Both were arrested and ended up appearing at Nottingham Crown Court where they were each jailed for nine months.
Campbell, 24, of Gilbert Avenue, St Ann's, already has 33 convictions for 73 offences on his record, ranging from house burglary to handling stolen goods.
Isaacs, 35, of Moor Lane, Ruddington, had 18 previous convictions including attempted burglary and burglary.
65. Headbutt attack over £2.39
A down-and-out demanded loose change from a man, headbutted him and ended up with £2.39.
That left Stefan Davis, 27, admitting robbery and being jailed for 28 months at Nottingham Crown Court.
The offence was carried out within two months of his release from an earlier robbery.
Digby Johnson, mitigating, said: "At the start of June, he was living behind a wall in Bulwell, walking around to pass the time. When he could, he would get a drink because drink would put him to sleep for a long night's sleep.
"This is someone at the very bottom of the pile, at the very bottom of the strata of life."
66. City centre stabbing
A man was locked up for a city centre stabbing on New Year's Day.
The terrifying incident happened after other men pursued the victim into McDonald's in Clumber Street, Nottingham city centre.
People were waving belts around to use as weapons, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
The victim was forced to leave McDonald's by door staff after he vaulted the tills.
Defendant Dureece Smith, 20, of Ransom Road, St Ann's, had been outside the takeaway when he got involved, breaking away from his friends who tried to stop him.
He joined a group who pursued the man along Upper Parliament Street.
And he ran up behind him and pulled out a knife and stabbed him in the bottom and back.
He was rushed to hospital where his injuries were treated.
Smith - who went "no comment" to police questions - pleaded guilty to wounding and having an offensive weapon, and received 30 months in custody.
67. Business card had 'Jonny Mamba' on it
John Henderson was was given a three-year prison sentence at Nottingham Crown Court after being found guilty of a series of offences.
He was arrested in October 2016 after officers from Nottinghamshire Police carried out a search warrant at his house in East Street in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
Inside the property, officers found around 44kg of "un-prepped vegetable matter" along with acetone and synthetic cannabinoid powders used to prepare it. They also found 12kg of mamba.
Police also found a "substantial amount of cash", scales and around a thousand labelled drugs bags.
The 39-year-old was arrested and charged with intentionally producing a psychoactive substance, supplying a psychoactive substance and possessing a psychoactive substance with intent to supply.
He pleaded not guilty to the offences, despite having a business card with the name 'Jonny Mamba' on it.
Henderson tried to argue that he didn't know that psychoactive drugs were being sold.
However, he was found guilty after a trial at Nottingham Crown Court.
68. Jail for breaching town centre ban
A man who was banned from Mansfield town centre for unruly behaviour was jailed for six months.
Craig Robertson, 41, of no fixed abode, appeared at Mansfield Magistrates’ Court on August 15, having pleaded guilty to breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).
Robertson was issued the CBO in March 2017 for anti-social behaviour.
This included being abusive towards members of the public, the police and council staff when they tried to help. He was also sleeping in doorways, leaving rubbish, and being under the influence of drugs in view of the public.
The CBO prevented him from entering Mansfield town centre but he failed to comply with this resulting in him being arrested 11 times in three months.
69. Man sent back to custody
A 21-year-old was locked up again after a man he felled with a fearsome punch died 18 months later.
Jack Shepherd had previously faced a judge in April 2016 for inflicting grievous bodily harm. He seriously injured Stephen Coverley, 45, outside a Stapleford bar.
When husband and dad died on June 17, 2017, Shepherd was charged with his manslaughter.
The cause of the death was aspiration pneumonia from the head injury he suffered back in January 2016, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
Judge Timothy Spencer QC gave Shepherd two years and nine months in prison after deducting the time he had already served for the GBH.
He told Shepherd, of Crawford Avenue, Stapleford, he delivered a fearsome blow to his head.
"The gravity of what you did means I will have to lock you up again", he added.
70. Phone records helped to convict drug dealer
A drug dealer was jailed for seven years and six months.
Donte Grant's phone records showed he was involved in the supply of heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and cannabis.
Nottinghamshire Police said officers searched the home of 23-year-old Grant in Berridge Road West, Hyson Green, on April 24, 2017.
They discovered small amounts of heroin, crack cocaine, cocaine, MDMA and cannabis, as well as numerous mobile phones and cash in £580 and £205 wads in his bedroom.
Grant denied the offences. He was convicted following a trial at Derby Crown Court of being concerned in the supply of both heroin and cocaine, possession with intent to supply cannabis in 2016, and possession with intent to supply heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and cannabis in 2017.
He was also convicted of possession of criminal property (cash) and was sentenced on Tuesday, August 28.
71. Burglar was hiding behind bathroom door
A man who attacked a woman in her own home and was caught hiding behind her bathroom door was jailed.
Marcus Shelton, 22, of no fixed address, was sentenced to two years and eight months after breaking into a young woman’s house and stealing an amount of cash.
She found him hiding behind her bathroom door before he punched her and ran away with the cash.
He was due to stand trial at Nottingham Crown Court but changed his plea on the first day of the trial. He was sentenced on Wednesday, August 29.
Police were called to an address in Hyson Green on April 11 and discovered Shelton’s fingerprints, linking him to the address.
He was later arrested by officers and charged with burglary.
SEPTEMBER
72. Assault on police officer
A 31-year-old man was sentenced to 28 days in prison after resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.
John Jolly, of Colville Street, in The Arboretum, was sentenced by magistrates in Nottingham.
Officers had been on patrol in Sneinton Boulevard when they recognised him as being wanted on recall to prison.
When they went to detain him, he ran off and then violently resisted, causing an officer to sustain cuts and grazes.
He was sentenced for this offence, and to another 28 days in jail for possessing class A drugs, to run concurrently.
73. Homeless man jailed for robberies
Gary Henry, 45, was jailed after admitting two robberies, theft and having a knife in public.
He was sentenced to seven years with an added eight weeks, because he was on a suspended sentence at the time.
Speaking after Henry's sentencing Detective Constable Mark Henshaw, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "The two robbery victims were left traumatised by their terrifying ordeal.
"I’d like to commend them for their bravery shown throughout our investigation.
"I hope Henry’s sentence gives them some closure and comfort knowing that this dangerous man will now be serving a lengthy period behind bars."
74. Argument ended with stabbing
Kayleigh Mee thrust a butcher's knife into her victim's thigh after an argument in Broxtowe, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
Six months in prison were ordered for mother-of-two Mee, 32, of Honiton Road, Broxtowe. She admitted causing actual bodily harm and having a knife in public on July 18.
Mee was banned from contacting the injured woman for three years.
75. Police found drugs, cash and a knife
Cashel Walters, formerly of Arnold Road, was locked up for three years and four months.
The 31-year-old provided a false name to officers after police pulled him over in Bestwood due to the poor mechanical condition of his car in February 2017.
A Nottinghamshire Police spokesman said officers were able to find out his real name after finding his driving licence when they searched his car.
Six wraps of crack cocaine, six wraps of heroin and a lock knife were also recovered during the search.
Officers seized an amount of cash and his mobile phone, which later provided evidence of his street level dealing.
Walters was charged with possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, possession with intent to supply heroin and possession of a knife.
He was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court after initially denying the offences but later changing his plea.
76. Neighbours raised the alarm
Nerijus Jukknevicius was caught trying to shift £200,000 of cannabis when neighbours raised the alarm just after midnight, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
As police arrived, several men were loading bags into the vehicle in Mapperley. He ran off and hid in a nearby garden and was the only one to be caught.
He was handed a 16-month prison sentence after admitting having cannabis with intent to supply the drug on August 10.
The court heard that he had 24 previous offences on his record, including crimes of dishonesty back in his home country of Lithuania.
77. Man torched ex-partner's home
A man torched a former partner's home in Cliff Road, Nottingham, when she ended their relationship.
Matthew Ibbett's crimes led to prison for five years and three months as a judge declared him to be "a significant risk" to future partners.
The former partner and her 16-year-old daughter were out when he stuffed bedding through the letterbox of the semi-detached house.
Judge John Burgess told 35-year-old Ibbett: "This was done with malice. This was revenge when she ended that relationship."
Under the terms of the sentence, Ibbett, pictured, will have to spend three years and six months in jail before he can apply to the Parole Board for release on licence.
Ibbett pleaded guilty to arson while being reckless whether life would be in danger and also a common assault of the police officer who arrested him.
The judge imposed a restraining order which bans Ibbett from ever contacting the woman again.
The court heard that Ibbett, of Victoria Road, Netherfield, has 16 previous convictions, including assaults on two former partners. Previous restraining orders have also been imposed on him.
78. Burglar pretended she was escaping from a man
Lillian Caddis was locked up after being caught in a flat - and claiming to be on the run from a brutal man.
A two-year six-month term was ordered for Caddis, 36, of Mansfield Road, Nottingham, who appeared at Nottingham Crown Court.
It was the fifth time she had been convicted of burglary and she has 80 other offences on her record.
She pleaded guilty to burglary of a home in The Friary in June. Caddis also admitted to theft of a credit card and fraudulently using it.
Jon Fountain, prosecuting, said the last offence took place at 9.30am when a couple were at home in their living room. The woman went to their bedroom to lie down but could not get in because Caddis was holding the door handle.
"This defendant was stood in the bedroom. She had used the front door which was unlocked after the dog had been taken for a walk," said Mr Fountain. The resident's bank card was on the floor.
When police arrived, Caddis gave a false name and told officers she was trying to avoid a former partner.
79. Attack on two police officers
Lee Wright, 34, of Moon Crescent, Eastwood, was jailed for two years and eight months when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court.
He pleaded guilty to one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Wright hit PC David Hikin on the arm before going back through a property followed by PC Anne Bloomfield. PC Hikin was also kicked in the stomach by Wright.
Wright armed himself with a glass bottle and swung it at PC Bloomfield, hitting her in the head. He then swung it at her again, hitting her to the forehead and knocking her to the floor. She managed to get to her feet and left the room.
PC Bloomfield suffered a skull fracture and hairline fracture of her eye socket as a result of the assault and a cut to her forehead with swelling and bruising.
After 45 minutes Wright came off the roof and he was arrested.
At court, he received a 32-month prison sentence for the assault on PC Bloomfield and a 12-month prison sentence, to be served concurrently, for the assault on PC Hikin.
80. Three-year sentence for cocaine
A 44-year-old man was jailed for three years after police found cocaine at his home in Bestwood.
Police searched a property in Wyton Close on April 25, 2018, where they found the drug along with cutting agent, phones, deal bags and scales.
Jamie Carter was arrested and charged before being remanded in custody.
He pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs and was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, September 20.
Detective Sergeant Simon Pearson from Nottinghamshire Police said: "We were able to prove that Carter had been in possession of these drugs and intended on supplying them to the local community.
"This takes a dangerous man off the streets and we will continue to tackle these issues across Nottinghamshire and ensure offenders are locked up for such offences."
81. Hundreds of pounds of goods taken in shop break-in
A man was jailed for two burglaries in Newark after a shop was broken into and hundreds of pounds worth of goods taken.
During break-ins at a store in St Mark's Place, the door was smashed and hundreds of pounds worth of goods taken.
The first happened at around 7am on 2 September, the second happened two days later just after 6am.
Nicholas Lowe, of no fixed abode, was arrested and subsequently charged and pleaded guilty at Nottingham Magistrates' Court.
Inspector Sue Wain said: "I'm pleased that Lowe has been swiftly dealt with for these two burglaries. It caused the victim a great deal of stress and inconvenience and we hope that they can now put it behind them knowing that the offender is behind bars."
82. Woman was conned over flat move
Adam Pevler was locked up for 13 months after he conned and stole more than £1,000 from two women.
The 29-year-old of Currie Road in Newark, stole £1,100 from a vulnerable woman in July 2017.
Nottingham Crown Court heard how he claimed to help the woman find accommodation in Nottinghamshire as she was moving from South Yorkshire.
She thought she was paying a deposit and bond into a landlord's bank account.
But when she got to the flat to move in, she found that the keys didn't work in the door and tenants were about to move in through the true owner.
In July 2018 Pevler struck again, stealing £200 from a woman's bank account. He was arrested as a result of a media appeal.
Pevler appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on September 20, after pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud and one count of theft on August 30.
83. Roofer attacked his partner
Roofer John Saunders grabbed his girlfriend by her throat and pushed her underwater as she had a bath.
He was was sent to jail over the terrifying attack - sparked after she received a message on her phone from someone he did not recognise.
Nottingham Crown Court heard on Wednesday, September 19, the woman thought she was going to die. But she escaped when water spilled out as the bath split during the atack.
She ran away from Saunders and sprained her wrist, but ended up on the floor where he stamped on her.
After the incident in Stapleford last July, contact between them stopped until December.
Saunders told her he had had counselling and was now a different person. They got back together but his jealously resurfaced. During a second assault, he slapped her across the face and threw her on a bed.
He was sentenced to a total of 20 months in prison and handed a three-year restraining order.
The charges he faced were assault causing bodily harm, and assault by beating and causing criminal damage.
Judge Jeremy Lea told Saunders, 29, of Salisbury Avenue, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, the facts showed him to be both jealous and controlling in his relationship with her.
OCTOBER
84. Woman 'terrorised community'
A 23-year-old woman was sentenced to three years in prison after a series of violent incidents in Worksop.
Ann-Marie Thompson, of Cheapside, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, October 1.
She pleaded guilty to robbery, attempted robbery, assault with intent to resist arrest, taking a vehicle without consent, actual bodily harm, dangerous driving and police assault.
Detective Constable Rachel Lee said: "We're pleased that Thompson is now behind bars. She's a nasty, violent individual who's been terrorising the Worksop community and she clearly thought she was above the law."
85. £115,000 stolen from local companies
Alaska Freeman lied her way in to a top job and stole £115,000 from two local companies.
The 40-year-old, of Derby Road, Radford, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court to 53 months in prison.
She pleaded guilty to ten counts of fraud in June and was sentenced in October.
86. Basford man was growing 80 cannabis plants
A man who was caught growing 80 cannabis plants in a property in Basford was jailed.
William Francis, 51, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on October 26, and pleaded guilty to multiple drug offences.
Francis was sentenced to a total of three years and two months in prison after being caught twice by police.
A police officer attended what was then Francis’s address in Basford Road, Old Basford, on January 30, 2017, and found 48 cannabis plants in the basement.
In April, while inquiries were ongoing, a further warrant recovered 32 plants at the same address.
On both occasions scales, cash and other drugs paraphernalia were also found along with evidence of Francis offering to supply heroin and cocaine, say police.
He pleaded guilty to three counts of producing a Class B drug, two counts of offering to supply a Class A drug, one count of supply of a Class B drug and one of possession with intent to supply Class B drugs.
87. Police dog sniffed out £4,000 of cocaine
A police dog sniffed out more than £4,000 worth of cocaine which was hidden under floorboards in a house.
Officers, along with a drugs dog and handler, were sent to carry out a drug warrant in East Manton, Worksop, on January 4, 2017.
Andrew White was arrested on that day for possession with intent to supply after a blade, cutting mat and scales were also seized.
The 31-year-old, of Hardwick Road, Worksop, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs at Nottingham Crown Court on October 26.
He was jailed for three years for possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and two years to run concurrently for pleading guilty to an unrelated burglary charge.
88. Mamba user went out with a knife
A family argument sent Ryan Connor, 27, of Wearmouth Gardens, Bestwood, out onto the streets - where he damaged the tyres of three cars with the blade before he was confronted by police.
At Nottingham Crown Court on October 29, he was jailed for 20 months for having a bladed article - the knife - and given two months each concurrently for three charges of criminal damage.
He was on licence and has since been recalled to prison on that sentence, which will expire on November 10, 2019, for drug trafficking.
89. Burglar got in through open window
A Hyson Green resident struggled with a burglar he found in his home, a court heard.
Phillip Mills, 54, of Peveril Street, Arboretum, was caught after getting in through an open window during the summer heatwave.
He was jailed for 22 months at Nottingham Crown Court.
Magistrates in Nottingham found Mills guilty of burglary with intent to steal after a trial and sent his case to be sentenced at the Canal Street court on Wednesday, October 24.
In June 2016, he was given a three-year sentence for offering to supply Class A drugs and being concerned in the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. He has been been recalled to prison and his new sentence will run alongside it.
His barrister said Mills had historical issues with drugs but has been clean for a long time.
90. Man torched car in police station yard
Adam Phillips wanted people to know who he is - so torched a police car in a parking bay outside Broxtowe Police Station.
He did it while wearing a high-viz tabard, in a police station yard and under the gaze of security cameras.
It landed him a one-year jail term at Nottingham Crown Court. The damage bill was £12,950. He pleaded guilty to arson.
At the time, Phillips, 28, had been drinking in a nearby pub and alcohol was a factor.
Phillips will be released from prison after six months. At the time he was living at his aunt's home in Bramley Road, Broxtowe.
91, 92. Two jailed after police forced their way into home
A haul of cannabis was found at Blake Price's home in Aiden Gardens, Top Valley, on August 22, 2017. Officers had to force their way in.
Price, 27,declined to name the man who delivered the drugs, telling officers that he feared reprisals.
Price, now of Potter's Close, Nottingham, admitted five counts of having cannabis with intent to supply it. He was given a 28-month prison term.
A one-year prison sentence was passed for Anthony Starbuck, 41, of Bestwood Park Drive, Nottingham.
He admitted conspiring with Price and having cannabis with intent to supply.
93, 94. Robbers 'showed no mercy'
Two "violent" men who "showed no mercy" and robbed a 28-year-old man in Sutton-in-Ashfield were each sentenced to 33 months in prison.
Shane Chapman, 38, of Langton Court and Richard Coker, 41, of Barnes Crescent, both of Sutton-in-Ashfield, pleaded guilty to robbery at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, October 8.
Police said the two men knocked the victim to the floor and stole his wallet and tobacco.
They had also kicked him repeatedly as he lay on the ground.
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95. Drugs thrown into HMP Ranby
A man who was caught throwing drugs into the grounds of HMP Ranby was sentenced to four years in prison.
Lee Duroe was seen on CCTV in the woods near to the prison on Wednesday, September 5, using a catapult to fire items over the perimeter fence.
The 29-year-old, of Aldred Street in Rotherham, tried to flee from officers but was detained nearby along with a catapult, bag, phone and ball bearings.
Eight packages were found inside the prison grounds containing large quantities of Diamorphine - a Class A drug, cannabis and tobacco.
On Monday, November 5, at Nottingham Crown Court, he pleaded guilty to conveying articles into a prison.
96. Burglar carried out 14 raids
A hooded burglar was jailed for 14 raids which included terrifying a couple who were woken in their darkened home.
Jobless chef Ricardo Roque climbed into the flat on The Park estate where the family heard noises at 5am, Nottingham Crown Court heard.
In several other burglaries around the summer Roque, 30, took TVs, bicycles, computers and jewellery. Some were family heirlooms and described as "irreplaceable".
He admitted six burglaries and eight others were taken into consideration. Most were raids on homes but he also burgled a hotel on Russell Street, Forest Fields, climbing into a first floor room.
A 46-month prison term was given to Roque, of Hungerhill Road, St Ann's.
97. Attack left teen with a fractured skull
Connor Gillan was given a custodial sentence after a one-punch attack left a teenager with a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain.
The 20-year-old, from Arnold, carried out the 'unprovoked' attack on the 17-year-old male.
Nottinghamshire Police said the victim was an innocent passer-by who got caught in the crossfire while a group of men were fighting.
He was punched to the side of the head and was knocked unconscious when he hit the pavement.
His attacker handed himself in for a voluntary interview after seeing the police's CCTV appeal on Facebook following the assault in Burton Street in the city centre on Sunday, February 25.
Gillan, of Killisick Road, Arnold, admitted causing grievous bodily harm when he appeared at Nottingham Crown Court and was sentenced on Monday, November 12.
He was given a 16-month custodial sentence.
98. Shoplifter threatened employee with needle
A shoplifter held a needle to a worker's face and told him: "Let me go or it's going in your eye."
Moments earlier Ashley Hunt, of Central Avenue, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, held it close to the neck of the employee who tried to stop him leaving with stolen whisky.
Details were given at Nottingham Crown Court where Hunt was jailed for five years and four months. The worker was unhurt.
Hunt admitted two robberies at shops in Nottinghamshire, one attempted robbery, theft of Jack Daniel's whisky and a mobile phone.
99. Mechanic was chased by five police cars
A garage mechanic drove on the wrong side of the road, hit 70mph on a housing estate and jumped red traffic lights - with five police cars on the case.
Christopher Horner, 19, of Staverton Road, Bilborough, was given eight months custody after a judge said that he could have brought death to the roads of Bilborough before the chase ended in a cul-de-sac.
Horner admitted dangerous driving; no licence; no insurance. When freed from custody, he must serve a two-year driving ban and pass a tougher test before he takes the wheel.
100. Conman pretended he had been locked out
A man who conned his way into people's homes by pretending he had been locked out was jailed for three and a half years.
Afran Chaudry, of no fixed address, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Monday, November 5.
He pleaded guilty to one burglary and four counts of fraud by false representation.
He also had a further count of burglary and five of fraud by false representation taken into consideration by the courts.
Police said the 45-year-old was arrested after detectives investigated a series of distraction burglaries and frauds where a man had been knocking on doors, claiming to have locked himself out.
He then asked for money so he could get a taxi or use their phone. He'd use this distraction to get into their homes and steal items.
He had committed the crimes in Western Boulevard; Clinton Court near the Arboretum; Henley Rise in Sherwood; and Langtry Grove in Basford, between July 24 to September 6.
101. Road rage incident led to jail
Stephen McSalley approached another driver with a knife during a road rage incident in Nottingham.
The 53-year-old, of Longmead Close in Daybrook, appeared at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, November 22.
He pleaded guilty to four counts of possessing a bladed article in a public place and was sentenced to 13 months in prison.
Police were called to Nuthall Road, near to Tesco, at around 4.15pm on May 21 to reports that a car had blocked the path of another car.
McSalley had got out and approached the other driver with a knife in his hand before driving off.
He was arrested nine days later following an investigation where three lock knives were found in his car, one in the centre console and the other two in the glove box - all within easy reach of the driver seat.
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