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

Man jailed for 10 years for Catterall rape

A 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 flat

Community 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 bust

Police officer wearing a face mask Pic: Lancashire Police A 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 Street

The man is seen holding the chair before charging at people sat at a table outside Forum bar in Winckley Street Pic: Blog Preston A 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 jailed

Runshaw College where the attack took place Pic: LancsLive Six 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-Ribble

Preston 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 out

Quarashi 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 Broadgate

Kinder Surprise Egg filled with drugs After 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 […]

3 years ago
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