TERROR TIMES
MAN CHARGED AFTER CABBIE STRANGLED AND ROBBED IN CARLTON, NOTTS
A suspect has been charged after a cabbie was strangled and robbed while working in Carlton, Notts. The terrifying assault took place around 9:50pm on 28 April 2026, while the victim was driving a customer along Carlton Hill Road. Following a disagreement inside the vehicle, the driver pulled the car over. At that moment, the passenger reportedly strangled the driver from behind and snatched a
bag of coins. As the driver desperately attempted to drive away to escape, the passenger continued to grip his throat, causing the vehicle to spin out of control. Once the car stopped, both men got out, with the driver fleeing on foot and the passenger ran off with the float. Police arrested and charged 33- year-old Joshua Campbell, of no fixed address, with robbery,
intentional strangulation, and causing danger to road users. Mr. Campbell appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on 19 May, where he was remanded in custody. He is scheduled to make his next appearance
at
Nottingham Crown Court on 16 June 2026. Detectives condemned the violence and hoped the swift arrest would comfort the victim.
DRUNKEN PASSENGER PUTS KNIFE TO CABBIE’S THROAT IN TERRIFYING JOURNEY FROM FILEY
A cabbie was subjected to a terrify- ing ordeal when a drunken passenger held a knife to his throat and grabbed the steering wheel of his moving vehicle. Karl Cairns, 37, carried out the assault while travelling from Filey to Scarborough in November 2024. Cairns, who has 89 previous offences, got into the cab carrying a box of alcohol, pulled out a knife, and asked the driver: “I’ve got a knife. Do you want me to stab
you?” When the driver pleaded that he was a family man, Cairns temporarily pocketed the weapon. The journey quickly escalated into chaos along the A165. While the taxi was doing 50mph, Cairns opened the passenger door three times, hanging by the handle and shouting: “I’m going to jump.” He later pulled the knife out again, holding it to the driver’s throat and then to his own throat. Then as they approached Scarborough,
STOKE CABBIE THREATENED WITH GUN IN TERRIFYING ROADSIDE INCIDENT
Armed police launched a major manhunt after a taxi driver was threatened with a gun near Festival Park. The cabbie was working on Forge Lane in Etruria when the frightening encounter unfolded. Firearms officers rushed to the scene following the incident, at 7:50pm on May 14. Using intelligence to track the gunman,
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armed police later surrounded a suspect in Newcastle’s High Street and seized an imitation BB gun. A 28-year-old man from Stoke-on- Trent was arrested on suspicion of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. A Police spokeswoman confirmed: “He has been released on bail with conditions whilst we investigate.”
Cairns grabbed the steering wheel and pulled it toward the kerb. The driver managed to get control of the vehicle before Cairns leaped out and fled, leaving the knife. Cairns appeared at York Court Court on May 15, after pleading guilty to threatening a person with a blade and carrying a knife in public. The court heard that Cairns suffers from mental disorders and sub- stance misuse. His barrister noted Cairns had improvement due to community rehabilitation. Judge Sean Morris described Cairns’s behaviour as “shocking” and stated he had originally intended to send him to prison. However,
citing a psychiatric
report and Cairns’s progress, the judge deferred sentencing for six months to see if Cairns could stay out of trouble and find a job to pay compensation to the victim. Warning Cairns that “one misstep, and you will be locked up,” the judge adjourned sentencing until November 13.
JUNE 2026 PHTM
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