This gallery features a collection of 62 individuals who were jailed in Lancashire in 2024 for a range of serious crimes, including murder, rape, theft, drug dealing and violent offenses.
These faces represent the darker side of our community and serve as a reminder of the consequences of criminal behaviour:
37. Daniel Pritchard
Daniel Pritchard, of Langdale Road, Blackpool, was convicted of 21 charges by a jury in October 2023 The 44-year-old was sentenced to 26 years in jail at Preston Crown Court in January. The offences were committed against five girls aged between eight and 16. | Lancashire Police
38. Ethan Miles
Miles threw objects including chairs, bottles, cans and other objects into crowds of people including police officers in Blackpool on Saturday, August 3. The 21-year-old also removed the wing mirror from a police vehicle before throwing it at a van which had officers inside. He was arrested on suspicion of violent disorder and charged on August 10. Miles, of Haig Road, Blackpool, was later sentenced to 30 months at Preston Crown Court. | Lancashire Police
39. Neville Chapman
Neville Chapman plied a 16-year-old girl with alcohol and cocaine before sexually assaulting her in the back of his campervan. Lancashire Police said Neville Chapman was 55 when carried out the assault in Darwen in 2019. Chapman, now 60, of Bridgefield Close, Rishton, was convicted of two counts of sexual assault in June 2023. He should have been sentenced in August but failed to attend Preston Crown court and fled for several weeks. Chapman was jailed for a total of 13 years and eight months in January this year. | Lancashire Police
40. Alexander Hindley
Alexander Hindley, 35, murdered Alison Dodds, 51, at his home on Redcar Road, Blackpool in September last year. Social workers, who had called at the address to see Ms Dodds, found her body beneath a pile of blankets and duvets on the morning of September 21, 2023. Hindley pleaded guilty to her murder in February this year. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 16 years and eight months on Wendesday. | Lancashire Police