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

Police recover £20,000 from criminals in Preston

police tape Preston police have seized back over £20,000 from eight criminals in the city. Officers raided properties across the city to recover the cash from men known for organised crime. Preston […]

13 years ago
Police hunt pair who conned elderly Fulwood woman out of her bank card after bus ride

bus woman These are two women being hunted by police after a pensioner was conned out of her bank card. The 87-year-old woman from Fulwood was returning home from the city centre […]

13 years ago
Police hunt go kart thief in Lea

Police Line Tape Police are on the hunt for a thief who drove off with a go-kart in Lea. The green and white kart was left on the back of a trailer on […]

13 years ago
Four men jailed for series of raids in Preston and North West

jamie maxwell Three men from Preston are part of a gang of four who were jailed for 11 years after a series of audacious raids at supermarkets and stores across the North […]

13 years ago
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How many people call the police 101 number in Lancashire? We find out…

101 non-emergency number How many calls does the new 101 service which was launched by Lancashire Police in January? We put a Freedom of Information request in for the first five months of […]

13 years ago
Police crackdown on nuisance motorists in rural Preston after Beacon Fell complaints

beacon fell Troublemakers who are blighting one of the most scenic parts of Lancashire have been targeted by police. Police launched a special operation to crackdown on motorists driving aroun the Beacon […]

13 years ago
Fulwood drivers warned to lock cars after spate of thefts

police tape Drivers in the North of the city are being warned to keep their cars secured after a spate of thefts from cars. Lightfoot Lane and Wychnor have been targeted, with […]

13 years ago
Jail for Preston man who punched woman in the face as she tried to re-claim debts

luis lopes This is the face of a violent thug who broke a woman’s jaw at his home in Preston. Luis Lopes was jailed for twenty months after he broke the woman’s […]

13 years ago
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