Their crimes included a child rapist who was finally jailed more than 30 years after he carried out his sickening abuse, and a sexual predator who attacked a woman on Call Lane just days after he was released from a lengthy prison sentence for a similar attack.
Also locked up at Leeds Crown Court during February 2026, was a Wakefield businessman who smuggled more than £102,000 worth of thermal-imaging rifle scopes to China.
Here are the names and faces of 29 criminals who were locked up by judges last month...
7. Steven Gates
Steven Gates, who runs a piping company in Wakefield, smuggled more than £102,000 worth of thermal-imaging rifle scopes to China. The 47-year-old was caught twice attempting to mail the night-vision gun equipment to a man in Hong Kong. He admitted charges of exporting prohibited goods and knowingly mis-describing mailed goods, and was jailed for 25 months. | WYP
8. Craig Richardson
Paedophile Craig Richardson has been jailed for 30 months, to run concurrently with his existing sentence, after he was caught downloading abuse images just days after being freed from prison. The 40-year-old previously tried to meet up with children he groomed online and was given an extended sentence. A sexual harm prevention order will remain in place for the rest of his life. | WYP
9. Luke Sharp
Depressed Luke Sharp "put lives at risk" during an apparent suicide attempt when he set fire to his flat on the 11th floor of a high-rise building. The 31-year-old was jailed for 33 months at Leeds Crown Court after admitting arson reckless as to whether life was endangered. He also pleaded guilty to assault and threats to damage property from a later incident at his mother’s home. | WYP
10. Lee Brimble
Prolific burglar Lee Brimble was sentenced to two years and four months in prison after pleading guilty to the crime of burglary. The 40-year-old was caught on CCTV breaking into a home in Halton while the homeowner was on a business trip to Scotland. The court heard how Brimble has a lengthy list of previous convictions and burglary offences dating back to 1998. | WYP/Leeds
11. Anas Hussain
Anas Hussain was jailed ten years and two months after being found to be behind a county lines drug dealing phoneline in Leeds. The drugs line was discovered by detectives after the death of a vulnerable drug user. The 29-year-old pleaded guilty to multiple charges including three counts of being concerned in the supply of drugs in relation to heroin, crack cocaine, and cocaine. | WYP
12. Giovanni Bandy
Giovanni Bandy, 18, was sentenced to three years and four months in custody this week after pleading guilty to two counts of robbery and one count of fraud. The court heard how the first victim had his phone taken by Bandy and other males under threats of violence, while the second was left with a fractured cheekbone after his wallet was taken with his bank card later used at a Casino on the Headrow. | WYP