From a plumber who tried to groom a 12-year-old girl on Facebook, to a drunken man who robbed a taxi driver and threatened to stab him, these offenders have all been brought to justice.
In the headlines this month were two brutal killers, who were also handed sentences for their crimes.
After a particularly busy month for judges at Leeds Crown Court, here are 48 of the criminals who appeared in the dock -
25. Bofta Gentian
Bofta Gentian, 25, of no fixed address, was jailed for 21 months after admitting offences in dealing in cannabis, illegally remaining in the UK and driving without a licence or insurance. The court heard that he fled from the authorities and was later caught driving on the A1(M) with a boot full of cannabis on December 19. | Getty/West Yorkshire Police
26. Kiassee Burke-Morrison
Kaissee Burke-Morrison, 25, was jailed for almost four years’ jail for his involvement in selling heroin and cocaine. The dad admitted playing the court system by delaying entering guilty pleas for drug dealing so he could spend Christmas with his kids. | West Yorkshire Police/Adobe/National World
27. Brandon Jackson
Brandon Jackson, 23, of no fixed address, was jailed for 40 months after admitting three counts of possession with intent to supply Class A drugs. The dealer claimed he was being bullied into selling drugs to clear a debt and was caught twice in as many weeks, despite being warned to stay away from Harehills. | West Yorkshire Police/Google/National World
28. Christopher Wakefield
Christopher Wakefield, 35, of Holdale Close, Leeds, was jailed for 11 and a half years after admitting ABH, robbery and fraud. The thug beat and robbed an innocent reveller on a night out in Leeds on September 14. | West Yorkshire Police/Google
29. Jeremiah Anderson, Isaiah Anderson, Benjamin Forrester and Denzel Patrick
Clockwise from top left, Jeremiah Anderson, 29, of Ebberston Terrace, Leeds, Isaiah Anderson, 26, of Raynville Street, Leeds, Benjamin Forrester, 27, of Burgage Square, Wakefield, and Denzel Patrick, 30, of The Moorlands, Leeds, were sentenced to a combined total of 160 years after being found guilty of the attempt murder of two men in Wakefield. On 23 June, 2021, the four defendants met and went to a property on Grantley Street armed with swords, machetes and knives, forcing entry and assaulted three men. | West Yorkshire Police
30. Joel Chadwick
Joel Chadwick, 24, of Chadwick on Lismore Road, Dukinfield, Greater Manchester, was jailed for 21 months after admitting two counts of dealing in ketamine, one of dealing in cannabis, and possession of MDMA. The drug dealer was caught by security at the Leeds Festival with a stash worth more than £15,000 last year. | West Yorkshire Police/National World