This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston.
Man jailed for 10 years for Catterall rapeA man who raped and tried to strangle a woman has been jailed for 10 years at Preston Crown Court today (Thursday 6 May). Connor Fearon lured the vulnerable woman […]
3 years ago Community Gateway Association evict tenants from drug and violence fuelled City Court flatCommunity Gateway Association (CGA) instructed the court bailiff to execute a warrant of eviction against one of its tenants at City Court, Percy Street, Preston last week. The eviction was […]
3 years ago Preston man charged in £10m drugs bustA Preston man has been charged in relation to the seizure of drugs worth more than £10m. David Owens, 61, is one of three men to be charged after an […]
3 years ago Footage shows man attacking people with chair in Winckley StreetA man was attacked by a chair-wielding man in Preston city centre on Thursday 29 April. The incident took place outside Forum Bar in Winckley Street at approximately 5pm. The […]
3 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Gang of six who attacked Runshaw College student with a machete jailedSix men have been jailed for their part in a weaponised attack on Runshaw college in 2019. The disorder which left a student aged 17, with arm injuries after a […]
3 years ago Police appeal to trace man in connection with metal bar attack in Ashton-on-RibblePreston Police have sent out an appeal for information on Leon Halsall, aged 37, from Preston pictured above. The request comes after an incident occurred on Friday 23 April where […]
3 years ago Preston man jailed for dragging woman back to his flat and raping her after night outQuarashi Suliman, 22, of Osborne Street in Preston has been found guilty of rape and sentenced to eight years and four months in prison after he dragged a woman into […]
3 years ago Kinder surprise for police as class A drugs found in toy egg in BroadgateAfter interrupting a drug deal in Broadgate, police searched a male and found a Kinder Surprise Egg full of class A drugs. The Preston Neighbourhood Police team had been on […]
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