This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston.
Brick thrown through window of Penwortham homeWitnesses are being sought after a brick was thrown through a window in Penwortham. Preston Police say a house in Martinfield Road was targeted at close to midnight on Saturday […]
8 years ago Watch undercover footage showing how Preston drugs gang was snaredUndercover footage showing a Preston drugs gang at work has been released. Lancashire Police have CCTV and helicopter footage showing the Liverpool-Preston drugs gang. Run by Anthony Watkins the gang, […]
8 years ago Preston drugs gang who blighted Fishwick and Callon jailedSix Preston men have been jailed for their part in a drugs gang who ferried substances between the city and Liverpool. Lancashire Police have hailed the conviction of the gang […]
8 years ago Motorbike fire in Ribbleton triggers arson investigationA motorbike was set alight in Ribbleton on Tuesday night according to firefighters. Crews from Preston Fire Station were sent to Chatburn Road at 9.49pm. The vehicle was on fire […]
8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Fishwick shopkeeper racially abused before car is vandalisedPolice have released an image of a man after a shopkeeper was racially abused and his car vandalised in Fishwick. The 37-year-old shopkeeper in Waldon Street said a man entered […]
8 years ago Motorists using the hard shoulder shamed by police helicopterImpatient drivers have been criticised by emergency services dealing with a major vehicle fire on the M6 near Preston. Police helicopter images show a number of drivers using the hard […]
8 years ago Hugh Cushnaghan jailed for stabbing love rival in the heartA Preston man was stabbed in the heart and left to die in an alleyway and his killer now faces five years in jail. Hugh Cushnaghan, 64, of Montgomery Street, […]
8 years ago Fleece Inn armed raid: Preston man faces no chargesAn investigation by police into an armed raid on a pub continues after a 22-year-old was released without charge. Regulars at the Fleece Inn in Penwortham were enjoying a Bank […]
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