This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston.
Armed officers rush to Ribbleton assault with two young men arrested
Two men were arrested after armed police were called to an incident in Ribbleton which has left a man in hospital. Police received a report of a collision between a […]
Emergency services in Preston city centre were dealing with two separate and unrelated incidents at the weekend. Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service and Lancashire Constabulary were both on Fishergate at […]
A man has been charged after burglaries in Deepdale and Ribbleton. Preston Police say Emmanuel Akanwo, 46, of Lytham Road, Fulwood, appeared at Preston Magistrates’ Court on Friday 14 March. […]
A hidden compartment inside a city shop was found to be hiding more than £2,000 worth of illegal tobacco and vapes. Preston Police have released footage following the raids in […]
Footage shows balaclava-clad thieves ram-raiding a shop in the heart of Longridge. Lancashire Police confirmed a cash machine was taken during the raid in the early hours of Friday morning. […]
Police are searching for a man in connection with an assault in Plungington. CCTV pictures have been released of a man walking a dog on the patch of land between […]
Three blank-firing guns which could have been converted to genuine firearms were handed in to police in Preston. The weapons, known as top-venting blank firing (TVBF) guns, are designed to […]
A message of reassurance has been issued in Ribbleton in the wake of a horrific attack. Preston Police launched an attempted murder investigation after a man in his 60s was […]