These are the faces of 27 jailed criminals whose stories we brought you during July 2025

Those behind bars include a corrupt cop who had sex with a victim, woman who dragged a 96-year-old neighbour out of bed to demand money, drivers involved in fatal crashes, serial thieves, drug dealers, sex offenders and two shoplifters who broke a store worker’s finger…

These are the faces of 27 county criminals who were jailed for serious offences across Northamptonshire and beyond, and whose often shocking stories this newspaper brought to you during the month of July 2025.

25. Tracey Makings

Heartless Northampton woman Makings was jailed after she admitted dragging her 96-year-old neighbour out of bed and demanding money two days before Christmas in 2023. The 50-year-old, whose address was given as HMP Peterborough pleaded guilty to burglary dwelling and assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was sentenced to five years, four months. Photo: Northamptonshire Police

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26. Andrew Thomas

The 25-year-old from Northampton was part of a gang which used heat-seeking drones to find cannabis factories and steal plants worth more than £250,000. Thomas was caught by police on the A5 in Northamptonshire as the gang fled an attempted robbery in Mansfield and jailed for three-and-a-half years. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police

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