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

Fracking protests close road near Preston as police issue warning

Police speak to protesters blocking a lorry at Preston New Road Pic: Business Lancashire Lancashire Police had to shut part of a busy road between Preston and Blackpool on Wednesday (11 January) due to anti-fracking protests. The A583 Preston New Road was closed between […]

7 years ago
Man left with broken jaw after double assault at Macs

Preston Police are appealing for information following a double assault at a bar. Officers were called after two men reported being attacked at Macs in Friargate around 2.35am on Friday, […]

7 years ago
Cards stolen from Bamber Bridge being used in Preston

Preston Police want to speak with two people after a stolen credit card and bank card were used to make payments at various stores in Preston City Centre last month. The […]

7 years ago
Suspect bailed again in Ben Pennington assault investigation

Ben Pennington pictured in intensive care by his father A man arrested on suspicion of assaulting a nightclub goer has seen his bail date extended for a second time. Ben Pennington, 29, was left in a coma after the attack […]

7 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Man fails to attend court in Preston on stolen goods charges

Stuart Dimmock A Preston man due in court in connection with handling stolen goods has gone on the run. Preston Police have issued a warrant to find Stuart Dimmock after he failed […]

7 years ago
Preston man on the run after failing to appear in court on drugs charges

Eric Foster-Raynor Police are appealing to trace a man who has been on the run since April last year. Eric Foster-Raynor failed to appear at Preston Crown Court in connection with offences […]

7 years ago
Two men charged after Plungington New Year’s Day death

Police near the community centre in Plungington Two men have been charged following the death of a man on New Year’s Day in Preston. Nathan Richardson, 19, of Bury Road in Bolton, is charged with murder and […]

7 years ago
Car crashes into lamppost in Bamber Bridge

The scene in Brindle Road as police arrived Pic: LancsRoadPolice A driver has been charged with drink-driving after a car ploughed into a lamppost in Bamber Bridge. Police were called shortly before midnight on Wednesday (4 January) to Brindle Road. They found a […]

7 years ago
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