Crime
Mobile phone thief wanted by police after Penwortham assault
Police are hunting a thief who snatched a Penwortham woman’s phone from her hand in the early hours of Monday morning. The woman, who was leaving her partners home on Stricklands Lane at 1.50am on April 1, was talking on her mobile when someone ran up and snatched the phone causing a cut and swelling to her face. Detective Constable David Nuttall who is investigating [...]
50 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Witness appeal after woman is sexually assaulted in Preston taxi
Police are appealing for witnesses following a sexual assault on a woman in a Preston taxi over the Easter weekend. CCTV stills, pictured above, have been released by detectives who want to speak to the man in the photos who was seen with the woman before she entered the vehicle. A 44 year old man from Accrington has been released on bail after being arrested [...]
52 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Masked gang hunted by police after Good Friday attack in Ribbleton
A masked gang are being hunted by police after attacking a man at his home in Ribbleton. The attack took place at 11.15pm at the 39-year-old man’s home in Waverley Road. He was watching television on Good Friday when a number of men, wearing face coverings, burst through the door and attacked him. Detective Inspector Jo Edwards said: “The victim sustained a number of injuries [...]
53 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Police release e-fit of man wanted in connection with Fulwood burglary
Police have released an e-fit of a man wanted in connection with an attempted burglary in Fulwood. Around 6am on Wednesday 20 February a man tried to climb through the downstairs window of a home on Fulwood Hall Lane. He was disturbed by the occupant and ran. He is described as being white, short, with brown hair, in his late twenties and wearing a dark [...]
61 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Police appeal after racist abuse on train from Preston
British Transport Police are asking for the public to help following a recent incident where a number of rail passengers were subjected to a barrage of racist abuse. The incident occurred shortly after 8pm on Saturday, 23 February, on a train between Preston and Blackpool North. PC Peter Wilcock said: “A group of Asian passengers were on-board the train when they were targeted by a [...]
72 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Armed Robbery at Preston Bookmakers
Preston Police Detectives have sent out an appeal for information following a betting shop raid last night. Two armed men went into Betfred on Watling Street Road in Preston at around 8:10pm on 13 March and demanded money. They have been handed a small quantity of cash and have then run from the shop in an unknown direction. Detective Sergeant Martin Pearson said; “Fortunately the [...]
72 days ago by Tony Worrall Share