A paedophile who swapped naked pictures with teens, a stalker who left his ex-wife terrified and a woman who set fire to her own flat.
Here are some of the convicted criminals who appeared before judges and magistrates in Northamptonshire in February.
This is not an exhaustive list but a compilation of some of the most serious cases heard in our courts.
5. KEITH COOMBER
Coomber, formerly of Kettering, was jailed for three years for sex offences which had a devastating effect on his victim.
6. RYAN MURRELL
The 25-year-old, of Sturgess Court in Burton Latimer, was caught with dozens of indecent images of children after swapping naked pictures with young girls he met on Kik. He was given a suspended sentence.
7. ANDREW SHORT
The evil child rapist, also known as Kevin Short, was jailed in 2010 and later released. He's now back behind bars after breaching a court order by reformatting his laptop.
8. MATTHEW LEE
Lee, of Rothwell, was jailed for five-and-a-half years for GBH after stabbing a man in Desborough after a bitter feud.