This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston.
Cottam shop staff threatened with machete and hammer in armed robberyDetectives 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’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 actionSouth 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 behaviourA 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 girlA 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 crashEmergency 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 collisionLancashire 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 bikerThe 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, […]
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