A wicked carer, child rapists, a scamming chef and a brother and sister involved in drugs - just some of the criminals to have faced the courts in 2021.
Here's 19 from the Kettering district who were brought to justice last year.
Some remain behind bars, some were jailed and have been released into the community and some were spared from prison.
9. CALLUM TOMLINSON
The Kettering thug but his partner’s face and headbutted her so hard that she almost choked on her own blood. Her life was saved by two passers-by who picked her up, cleared her airway, and called an ambulance. Tomlinson was jailed for two-and-a-half years.
10. SAMUEL STONE
Crack cocaine addict Stone stabbed his victim nine times with a pair of scissors after an argument over a car. He was jailed for 42 months by a judge.
11. ANTHONY CHAPMAN
Chapman was caught with more than 250 sick child abuse images on a laptop. He implied his dead dad was to blame - despite the images being downloaded after his death. One was even downloaded on the morning of his arrest. He was spared from prison and given a community order.
12. DYLAN AND LOUISE VANSTONE
The brother and sister duo were part of a cocaine supply operation in the town, with Louise acting as Dylan's administrator. One text he sent said: "Sis, will you drop to me please?". Dylan was jailed for seven-and-a-half years and Louise was locked up for four-and-a-half years.