TERROR TIMES
TWO IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING BRUTAL LATE NIGHT ATTACK ON NEWCASTLE CABBIE
A man and a woman have appeared in court following a violent robbery in Newcastle that left a taxi driver with a broken nose and a suspected broken jaw. Stacey Lee Dodds, 36, and William Keith Allen, 46, were arrested after the driver was targeted for his cash takings in the Walker area during the early hours of 30 January.
Police rushed to Roman Avenue at 1:30am, where they discovered the injured driver lying in the road. The victim was taken to
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hospital for treatment of significant facial injuries after his money was stolen. DI Phil Guard, of Northumbria Police, described the assault as a “shocking incident” and expressed
his well wishes for the driver. Dodds faces charges of robbery, possession of a bladed article, and possession of a class B drug. Allen, of Walker, has been charged with robbery and possession of a bladed article. Both suspects were remanded in custody to face a judge at Newcastle Crown Court.
ATTACK ON WIGAN HACKNEY DRIVER ENDS IN HIM BEING HOSPITALISED WITH A BROKEN JAW
Early on Sunday morning, 8 February, a couple of passengers approached a taxi waiting on the rank in Wigan town centre and asked for a price to be taken to a club in Bolton. The fare was agreed and as it was a long trip, the driver asked for payment up front. However when the driver checked the £20 note he was given he saw it was fake so asked the passen- gers to exit his vehicle.
Shockingly the thugs reacted by attacking him, breaking his jaw, which resulting in the traumatised driver being hospitalised. David Lawrie, Director of NPHTA said: “This really is getting out of hand, councils, police, government, CPS and courts all need to take more responsibility for this now! “I published a four page article on the subject where I pointed out the failings of CPS, councils, police,
courts, and government itself, following the release of the 2020 Statutory standards. “PHTM regularly publishes stories of violent and verbal attacks on our drivers and these are just the ones we hear about ... how many more go unreported??? Public safety is NOT just about passengers, nor is it just against women and young girls - drivers deserve protection too!!!”
NOTTS MAN IN COURT FOLLOWING KNIFEPOINT TAXI ROBBERY AND ROAD RAGE INCIDENT
A 36-year-old man has appeared in court after a taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint in Carlton. The drama unfolded on Wednesday,
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January, when neighbourhood officers patrolling Gedling Road were flagged down by the victim at 2.35pm. The driver told police that a man had “held a knife to his throat and stolen cash from the vehicle before fleeing.” Tekla Adofo, from Nottingham, has
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been charged with robbery and possession of a knife in public regarding the attack. However, his legal troubles do not end there. Adofo also faces a charge of threatening a person with a blade following a separate road rage incident in Hyson Green on 3 February. During the second incident, officers recovered a bag containing heroin, cocaine, and
cannabis. As a result, Adofo is further charged with two counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs and one count of possession with intent to supply a Class B drug. Adofo appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 4 February. He was remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Nottingham Crown Court on 4 March 2026.
MARCH 2026 PHTM
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