A former town mayor who raped a woman in her own home and a gang of armed robbers who carried out a terrifying raid in Peterborough are among those who have been jailed for crimes in and around Peterborough in August.
Aigars Balsevics had been Mayor of Wisbech a few days before he raped a woman two years ago. After being found guilty of rape at a trial, he was jailed in August for more than six years.
Another crook spending time behind bars is Ben Cunningham, who kept cocaine with a street value of nearly £500,000 on a boat.
And a gang of six who carried out a raid in Peterborough were jailed – receiving a total of more than 50 years between them.
These are not all the criminals jailed in August – just those that Cambridgeshire Police have released a picture of.
5. Andris Dozbergs
Andris Dozbergs was found with more than 1,000 indecent images of children on his phone and computer. He said strangers had sent him the images - but after pleading guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children, one count of possessing prohibited images of children and one count of possessing a prohibited weapon, Dozbergs (56) of Dogsthorpe Road, Peterborough, was jailed for one year. Photo: Cambs Police
6. Florin Doci
Florin Doci 26, of Station Road, Raleigh, Essex was jailed for nine years and four months for his role in an armed robbery at a Peterborough home which involved a number of other defendants. Doci was part of the gang that posed as police officers and armed themselves with guns, hammers and crowbars while they forced their way into the home which had been used to stash large amounts of cash. Photo: Cambs Police
7. Justin Barrs
Justin Barrs, 25, was convicted of making indecent images of children five years ago and again in 2020. As a registered sex offender, Barrs was bound by conditions upon his release from prison on 26 January this year. Officers discovered Barrs had created three usernames for online chat sites and had purposely deleted the social media app SnapChat, which he had been using. Barrs, of Essendyke, Bretton, was charged with three counts of failing to comply with notification requirements for the Sex Offenders Register and breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO). Barrs pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to three years and four months in jail. Photo: Cambs Police
8. Madion Gjonaj
Madion Gjonaj 28, of Broomfield Avenue, Wood Green, Greater London was jailed for 11-and-a-half years for his role in an armed robbery at a home in Peterborough. Gjonaj was part of the gang who posed as police officers and armed themselves with guns, hammers and crowbars while they forced their way into the home which had been used to stash large amounts of cash. He was found to be a main part of the conspiracy, organising the raid and co-ordinating the surveillance. He was found guilty of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary and two counts of possession of a firearm with intent to threaten. Photo: Cambs Police