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Crime Roundup 03/02/12 – Live online chat with Lancashire police on Tuesday

3rd, February 2012 by

Lancashire Constabulary is to hold a special interactive web chat to discuss the importance of staying safe online on Safer Internet Day, Tuesday 7 February. This year the campaign is centred on the theme “connecting generations and educating each other” and Lancashire Constabulary is asking young and old people to come together to “discover the digital world together”. Detective Chief Inspector Hazel Stewart, public protection [...]

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Fulwood man jailed for life after stabbing his grandmother and aunt to death

1st, February 2012 by

A man who stabbed his grandmother and aunt to death in their Fulwood home in a frenzied attack was jailed for life today. Lee Browne, 22 from Fulwood, will be jailed for a minimum of 30 years after pleading guilty on the first day of his trial at Preston Crown Court. Police were called to a house on Longfield after reports of a fire in [...]

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Lancashire police jail drug gang spanning two continents

27th, January 2012 by

A man responsible for organising a major drugs supply chain spanning the UK, Europe and South America has been jailed for 24 years after being extradited from Holland. Michael Williams, 42, was the 27th person to be arrested in connection with Operation Greengage the Lancashire Constabulary investigation into an organised crime group that was operating across two continents. Officers from the force’s Serious and Organised [...]

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Hidden cameras help capture Preston car thieves

24th, January 2012 by

Shocking footage catching car thieves in action has been released by Lancashire Police as they crackdown on car theft. The video shows a ‘trap car’ rigged with hidden cameras being broken into by criminals. Watch footage from the capture cars below Two 17-year-olds pleaded guilty to stealing from a motor vehicle after being caught on camera. One was sentenced to a four month curfew and [...]

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Crime Roundup 20/01/12 – Police release evofit after man indecently assaults 16 year old girl

20th, January 2012 by

Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak with after a girl was robbed of her mobile phone at knifepoint last November. The offence took place around 2.30am on Saturday 26th November 2011 at Hazelhurst Lodge on Fir Trees Place in Ribbleton. The 16 year old student was in the company of two female friends when they were approached by [...]

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Man faces jail after keeping father’s dead body to claim benefits

17th, January 2012 by

A man has been warned that he faces jail after keeping his father’s dead body in his living room so he could claim his benefits. Christopher Blackburn, 29, pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to preventing a lawful and decent burial of a dead body between October 31 2010 and March 23 2011. Police found the body of Guy Blackburn, 54, on a bed in [...]

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Teenager arrested after shooting in Ribbleton

13th, January 2012 by

Police in Preston have arrested a teenager in connection with a shooting in Ribbleton earlier this week. A 23 year old man was shot in leg on Bowness Road, Brockholes, at around 11.15pm on Tuesday. At lunchtime today detectives swooped on an address in Ribbleton and arrested a 16 year old boy on suspicion of attempted murder. DCI Andrea Barrow from the Major Investigation Team [...]

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Crime Roundup 13/01/12 – £12,000 of Cannabis seized, and a new helpline for Lancashire Constabulary

13th, January 2012 by

  Cannabis with an estimated street value of £12,800 has been seized by police in Preston. 32 mature plants were found at the address on Hopwood Street at around 9am on Thursday. The plants were in a bedroom of the house along with a lighting and hydroponic set-up. Inspector Jill Halliwell from Preston Police said: “We carried out a warrant at this address after residents [...]

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Cannabis worth over £12,000 seized at city centre house

7th, January 2012 by

A cannabis haul worth over £12,000 was seized from a city centre house this week. Police raided a property in Hopwood Street on Thursday morning to find 32 plants. The plants were in the bedroom, along with lighting and hydroponic set-up. Inspector Jill Halliwell from Preston Police said: “We carried out a warrant at this address after residents told us about suspicious activity, including an [...]

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Crime Roundup 06/01/12 – Stolen puppy returned to owner, dangerous driver leaves teenager with spinal injuries

6th, January 2012 by

A 12 week old puppy which was stolen in Preston has been reunited with its owner. Rio, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, was stolen from outside Spar on Water Lane in Ashton on Tuesday 6 December. He had been tied to a lamppost by his owner – a 12 year old girl from Bamber Bridge – while she went inside the shop. Police were alerted that [...]

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