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This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston.

Cottam shop staff threatened with machete and hammer in armed robbery

Cottam Co-op Pic: Adaeze Abdullahi Detectives are appealing for information following an armed robbery in Cottam today (Sunday 23 January). Preston Police were called around 6.15am to a report of a robbery at the Co-Op […]

2 years ago
City centre bar welcomes action on anti-social behaviour as Preston Police deal with ‘numerous youths’

Preston Bus Station at night Pic: Tony Worrall A Preston city centre bar has welcomed action on anti-social behaviour as police have revealed the results of the first night of a dispersal order. The order has been put […]

2 years ago
South Ribble Police seize ‘zombie’ knife during week of action

Zombie style knife seized by police Pic: South Ribble Police South Ribble Police have shared a photo of a large zombie-style knife seized by officers as part of the Neighbourhood Policing Week of Action. Officers out patrolling have so far […]

2 years ago
Dispersal order in place in Preston city centre following anti-social behaviour

The area of Preston city centre covered by the dispersal order A dispersal order is in place in Preston city centre following recent anti-social behaviour. Preston Police enforced the Section 34 order (Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014) from 6pm […]

2 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Leyland man jailed for 21 years after abusing young girl

A Leyland man received 21 years in jail last week after sexually abusing a young girl over a ten-year period in the 70s and 80s. Graham Gill, 68, denied the […]

2 years ago
Man treated in hospital after Cadley Causeway crash

Crash in Cadley Causeway Pic: Shane King Emergency services took a man to hospital with non-serious injuries yesterday after a road traffic accident in Cadley Causeway. The Fulwood incident involved a collision between a car and a […]

2 years ago
Man left with serious injuries in Ribbleton Lane collision

The crash occurred in Ribbleton Lane near to Skeffington Road Lancashire Police are appealing for information after a collision this morning (Wednesday 19 January) left a man with serious injuries. Emergency services were called at 7.40am following the collision between […]

2 years ago
Family pay tribute to ‘loving, devoted and compassionate’ Preston biker

Iain Hamilton The family of a beloved Preston man who sadly died in a motorbike crash on Garstang Road last week have paid tribute. Officers attended Garstang Road, St Michael’s on Wyre, […]

2 years ago
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