This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston.
Bungling burglar sent down after attempting to steal twice from the same Fulwood home
A burglar who went back to a house he had already stolen goods from and was caught by police has been sent down for two-and-a-half-years. Michael Bailey, 34, from St […]
Two teenage boys from Preston have been charged by police for stealing from a number of vehicles across the city. A 16-year-old from Fulwood and a 17-year-old from Ashton will […]
A crackdown on cannabis growers in the city has led to the arrest of a middle-aged couple and prevented thousands of pounds of drugs from reaching the streets. Police raided […]
Police are appealing for a witness who might hold key information about the death of an 87 year old woman to come forward. Dorothy Sumner broke her hip after the […]
A local journalist has started a project designed to make Preston Council more transparent. Daniel Bentley, who is currently studying at the University of Central Lancashire, has created ‘Open Preston‘ […]
A jewellery store in Preston was subject to a shocking daylight raid yesterday afternoon. Police are now appealing for information after two men, who were not thought to be armed, […]
Three Preston stores have been fined by police for selling alcohol to children. An Ashton store was found to have sold booze on two occasions to a 15 and 16-year-old. […]
This was the pile of rubbish left dumped on the corner of a street in Ashton by a Preston businessman with no regard for the safety of the local residents. […]