Those put behind bars include rapist, drug dealers, a dangerous driver, an arsonist and serial shoplifter who stole perfume worth more than £7,000 from Boots stores…
13. Grant Callum Hussain
The 46-year-old was jailed for threatening workers at a Kettering chicken shop with a screwdriver, chomping food he stole and kicking a police officer in March 2026. Hussain, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and common assault of an emergency worker and was sentenced to two years, six months. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
14. Dean Barry Paul Petts
Petts was jailed after admitting assaulting and intentionally strangling a woman in February 2026. The 41-year-old, of Grasmere Road, Kettering, was sentenced to 21 months in prison. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
15. Daniel Stray
The 29-year-old, who has been convicted of multiple gang-related crimes, is back behind bars after another violent incident involving a baseball bat and a knife in Wellingborough. Stray, of Vale Street, Kettering, was sentenced to 28 months after denying grievous bodily harm but admitting a lesser charge of GBH without intent and possession of offensive weapons. Photo: Northamptonshire Police
16. Michael Nwanze
The 23-year-old University of Northampton student tried to outrun police in a Mercedes at over 100mph on the A45 from Northampton to Wellingborough, barging through multiple vehicles in a bid to escape. Nwanze, of Agnes Road admitted dangerous driving and driving with no licence or insurance and was sentenced to 13 months. Photo: Northamptonshire Police