Banged up
Last updated 12:59, Saturday, 05 July 2008
These are the faces of some of west and north Cumbria’s worst offenders who helped bring misery to our streets.
Michael Hartigan, of Wigton: Jailed for four years after he admitted burglary at a house and possession of a bladed article
They are all now behind bars after a series of police operations brought a string of successes and lengthy jail sentences in the last year.
Work by officers has seen some of Workington and Whitehaven’s most hardened criminals taken off the streets.
Cumbrian detectives have issued a warning to anyone thinking of picking up the mantle, highlighting the lengthy spells in prison for anyone caught.
Detective Inspector Cliff Walker said: “We haven’t finished yet.”
- Latest pictures appear first in the slideshow
