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

Second man sought after Fishergate mobile phone robbery

The incident happened near the Marks and Spencer in Preston Pic: Google Police are still looking for a second man after a robbery in Preston city centre. An 18-year-old man was sat on a bench outside the Marks and Spencer in Fishergate. […]

8 years ago
Preston man robbed after attack in Avenham Park

Avenham Park walkway Pic: Tony Worrall Two men are being hunted by Preston Police after a robbery in Avenham Park. A 30-year-old man was making his way home through the park at 11.45pm on Friday 17 […]

8 years ago
Nicholas Armstrong jailed for stealing Preston priest’s wallet

Nicholas Armstrong A burglar who broke into a priest’s house and stole his wallet while the priest cooked Sunday lunch has been jailed for 14 months. Nicholas Armstrong, 42, climbed in through […]

8 years ago
Toni Chippendale jailed for conning pensioner she cared for

Mr Cooke was duped by his carer Toni Chippendale A woman who cared for an elderly man ‘breached her position of trust’ and conned him out of tens of thousands of pounds. Toni Chippendale, 56, of Whitby Avenue, Ingol, […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Preston teenager headbutted and threatened with knife during robbery

Winckley Road Pic: Google A Preston teenager has been robbed at knifepoint in Broadgate. The 16-year-old boy was approached by a group of six youths in Winckley Road around 8.45pm on Tuesday (21 June). […]

8 years ago
Fishergate bomb trial: Preston man cleared of ALL charges

Police outside the Fishergate Shopping Centre on Thursday A Preston man who appeared in court accused of planting a home made explosive in the Fishergate Shopping Centre has been cleared of all charges. The jury at Preston Crown […]

8 years ago
Police appeal to trace missing sex offender

Lancashire Police have issued an appeal to find a registered sex offender thought to be in the Preston or South Ribble area. Update: Preston Police said Hope was arrested on […]

8 years ago
Kerdine Ahmedi jailed for sexually assaulting woman in her own bed

Kerdine Ahmedi A sex attacker has been jailed for two years and four months after forcing himself on a woman in her own bed in Preston. Kerdine Ahmedi, 46, knew the woman […]

8 years ago
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