This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston.
Preston Conservatives face allegations of electoral fraud in Larches wardAn investigation into alleged electoral fraud has been launched following council elections in Preston. A complaint has been made against Preston Conservatives chairman councillor Daniel Dewhurst about an irregularity in the […]
8 years ago Broughton church to rig up CCTV cameras after being targetedA rural church in Preston is to install CCTV due to being targeted by thieves. St John the Baptist in Broughton has applied for permission to add the security system […]
8 years ago Nimes Street stabbing: Hugh Cushnaghan pleads guilty to manslaughterA Scottish man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter following a stabbing in Fishwick just days before Christmas. Hugh Cushnaghan, 64, of Montgomery Street, Irvine, entered his plea as his trial […]
8 years ago Watch Preston wildfire specialists fighting moorland fires near DarwenHere's a video of the wildfire close to Broadhead Road, Darwen. pic.twitter.com/a9JYc3vOAw — Lancashire Fire (@LancashireFRS) May 8, 2016 Specialist wildfire crews from Preston are out on the moors near […]
8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Frenchwood flat raid: Three men wanted after two men assaultedThree men are being hunted by police after a flat was raided by a masked gang. Two women and three men were attacked while at the flat in Frenchwood. Preston […]
8 years ago Pensioner Stephen Carr jailed for raping a childA man who raped children in the Preston area has been sentenced to most likely see out his final days in prison. Pensioner Stephen Carr eventually pleaded guilty to a […]
8 years ago Woman attacked by gang of four men in DeepdaleA woman was punched, kicked and stamped on systematically by a group of four men in Deepdale. The terrifying incident saw a 35-year-old woman suffer a fractured arm and bruising […]
8 years ago Kingsley Cairns jailed: Police give their reaction to stabbing sentencePolice have given their reaction after a teenager was jailed for stabbing a man in a Preston alleyway. Kingsley Cairns, 17, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court following the incident […]
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