A CARE worker who abused young boys he was meant to be looking after, the directors of a dodgy car dealership and a conman who posed as a police officer were among the Warrington criminals brought to justice in September.
Every month, the Warrington Guardian takes a look back at some of the court cases that have been featured in the paper in the weeks previously.
Other defendants appearing in September included a fraudster who used stolen bank cards to buy McDonald's, a dad who tore a policeman's bicep in a bid to avoid being arrested and a member of a notorious drugs gang.
These are 11 criminals who were sentenced by the courts in September:
NAME: Bruce McLean
AGE: 62
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Monday, September 2
CRIME: 13 counts of sexual assault
The serial paedophile groomed vulnerable boys in care homes with trips to Manchester United's training ground in the 1970s and 80s.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "These were the actions of a sexual predator, I can't imagine a greater breach of trust of a person who was in a position of such responsibility."
SENTENCE: 15 years in prison
Bruce McLean
NAMES: Peter Coulton
AGES: 41
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Monday, September 2
CRIME: Fraudulent trading and unfair commercial practices
SENTENCE: 15-month imprisonment suspended for 18 months
Peter Coulton
NAME: Michael Seed
AGE: 38
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Monday, September 2
CRIME: Possessing sexual explicit images and outraging public decency
He tried to delete photographs of young children as police raided his home.
SENTENCE: 18 months in prison
NAME: Stephen Davey
AGE: 49
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, September 5
CRIME: Fraud
The prolific conman posed as a police officers and a solicitor in order to defraud mums, who were put at risk of losing custody of their children, out of around £8,000.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "You are an imbued dishonest fraudster who has been committing these kind of offences for a long time."
SENTENCE: Four years in prison
Stephen Davey
NAME: Eric Micklewright
AGE: 22
COURT: Liverpool Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, September 5
CRIME: Public order offences and assaulting an emergency services worker
The dad tore a police officer's bicep in a bid to avoid arrest during a night out in Warrington town centre.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "You got yourself rotten drunk and behaved in a way that is wholly inconsistent with the view your family will have about you."
SENTENCE: 10-month imprisonment suspended for two years
The incident erupted on Barbauld Street in the town centre - picture by Google Maps
NAME: Dale Simpson
AGE: 29
COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court
DATE: Thursday, September 5
CRIME: Five counts of fraud, three of theft and two charges of attempted theft
The serial fraudster broke into cars and stole bank cards before using them to buy McDonald's food.
SENTENCE: Eight months in prison
Dale Simpson
NAME: Marcus Lewin
AGE: 26
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Tuesday, September 10
CRIME: Conspiracy to supply class A drugs
A member of Jamie Oldroyd's notorious drugs gang, Lewin acted as a link transporting cocaine between Warrington and Scunthorpe.
SENTENCE: Six years in prison
Marcus Lewin
NAME: James Abbey
AGE: 20
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Thursday, September 12
CRIME: Dangerous driving, failing to stop for police, possession of a knuckleduster and possession of cocaine
Abbey led police on a 65mph chase through Lymm while high on cocaine.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "If someone had been driving the other way on the underpass, they wouldn't have stood a chance."
SENTENCE: Banned from driving for two years
Chester Crown Court
NAME: Remus Tudor
AGE: 33
COURT: Chester Crown Court
DATE: Friday, September 13
CRIME: Conspiracy to supply class B drugs
Tudor and co-defendant Ionut Tulei were given big discounts on cannabis for agreeing to sell it on the streets.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "You both need to change your lifestyles."
SENTENCE: Eight-month imprisonment suspended for 18 months
Chester Crown Court
NAME: Vincent Clayton
AGE: 38
DATE: Tuesday, September 17
COURT: Warrington Magistrates Court
CRIME: Breaching planning enforcement notices
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: "What Mr Clayton needs to stop doing is putting the cart before the horse and having everyone going round trying to unravel things retrospectively."
SENTENCE: Fined £250
Caddicks Clematis Nursery
NAME: Alan Hesketh
AGE: 36
DATE: Monday, September 23
COURT: Chester Crown Court
CRIME: Importing stun guns
The case was brought to court after the defendant chased it up himself.
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID: “Weapons in the streets of Britain are at a record level and are causing a great deal of criminality and a great deal of stress.
SENTENCE: 18-month imprisonment suspended for 18 months
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