22 of the worst crimes seen in Shropshire and Telford over the month of November

There were some shocking crimes that were detected and criminals brought to justice in and around Shropshire throughout November. 

We've taken a look back at some of the biggest misdemeanours that we have reported on throughout the month across Shropshire, Telford and Mid Wales. 

Our list includes court cases and police probes including violence, drug dealing, dangerous driving and more.

Here are some more crime cases the Shropshire Star reported on in November.  

Marvin Gray, aged 37, threatened violence against a man and that he would cause damage at Wellington Civic and Leisure Centre in Tan Bank, Wellington. He then spat on the wall of the cell inside the police van when he was arrested. In court, he pleaded guilty to criminal damage, threatening to destroy property and using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour to cause fear of or provoke unlawful violence. 

Leroy Sanders, aged 52, stole a milkshake from Poundland and soon after got caught with a knife. Sanders, of Willowfield, Woodside, Telford, pleaded guilty at Kidderminster Magistrates Court to possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, theft from a shop and failing to surrender to bail, after missing a court hearing in Telford earlier this month.

Djay Marques fled after causing a serious collision in Telford that left three people with life-changing injuries. The 26-year-old of Carisbrooke Road in Wednesbury, was driving an Audi RS6 dangerously along Parkway in Woodside on November 26 last year at around 5.40pm, when he collided with another vehicle, leaving the occupants badly injured.  

Marques fled the scene, however, due to the impact of the collision, his mobile phone automatically dialled 999. He later handed himself in following a manhunt.

Albanian Redon Veise, who lives in Telford, was caught near a service station on the M1 in Sheffield with three boxes and a bag full of drugs as well as a baseball bat, a BB gun and £1,430 in cash. He pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of Class B, but did not face any additional charges for the weapons or cash, and has no other recorded convictions in the UK. 

Daniel Khalife, a former soldier who escaped from prison and went on the run for three days was found guilty of spying for Iran. He was serving in the British Army when he “exposed military personnel to serious harm” by collecting sensitive information and passing it to agents of the Middle Eastern country for cash.