This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston.
Daniel Gibson jailed: Homeless man shot fireball at shop owner who tried to defend his Friargate storeA burglar who crept into the flat above a shop in Friargate has been jailed for six years after he launched a fireball at the shopkeeper who tried to stop […]
8 years ago Mystery of Romanian man who died in A6 collisionAny Preston drivers who were on the A6 heading to or from Garstang in the early hours of Tuesday morning are being urged to come forward. Lancashire Police are trying […]
8 years ago Lowthian Street stabbing: Teenager charged with wounding and possessing a knifeA 17-year-old boy has been charged with wounding and possession of a knife in relation to a stabbing in Preston city centre on Monday night. Preston Police are continuing to […]
8 years ago Lowthian Street stabbing: Teenager arrested on suspicion of woundingA teenager has been arrested in connection with a stabbing in Preston city centre. Detectives have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of Section 18 wounding. It takes the total […]
8 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Ribbleton gun drama: Man arrested after pointing weapon at policePolice officers have arrested a man who pointed a gun at police. A Ford Focus was stopped at an address in Ribbleton Avenue, Preston, around 10.30am on Tuesday. The vehicle was stopped […]
8 years ago Lowthian Street stabbing: Victim in serious but stable conditionA teenager injured in a stabbing in Preston city centre remains in a ‘serious but stable’ condition in Royal Preston Hospital. Preston Police are continuing their investigation in Lowthian Street, […]
8 years ago Woman found dead at house in RibbletonA woman has been found dead inside a property in Ribbleton. Preston Police were contacted by the ambulance service around 10am on Tuesday. They attended a house in Grange Avenue where a […]
8 years ago Teenager robbed at knifepoint for his bike in PlungingtonA 15-year-old was robbed at knifepoint in the Plungington area on Sunday. Preston Police have launched an appeal after the teenager was targeted and told to hand over his bike. […]
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