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

Kingsley Cairns jailed: Police give their reaction to stabbing sentence

Kingsley Cairns Police 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 […]

8 years ago
Lowthian Street stabbing: Kingsley Cairns jailed for attack down dark alley

Detectives on the scene in Lowthian Street A teenager who stabbed a man behind a pub in Preston city centre has been sentenced to six and a half years in a young offenders institute. Dominic Horton, 18, […]

8 years ago
Investigation finds Lancashire Police failed to recognise Ribbleton man had been knocked unconscious

A police van of Lancashire Constabulary Pic: Call The Cops 999 Police in Preston have been criticised about how they dealt with an injured man in the cells at the city’s police station. An investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission […]

8 years ago
Fleece Inn armed robbery: Police make arrest as appeal continues for witnesses

The Fleece Inn on Liverpool Road, Penwortham. Pic: Tony Worrall A man has been arrested following an armed robbery at a pub in Penwortham. Lancashire Police were scrambled to the Fleece Inn in Liverpool Road at 9.50pm on Sunday (1 […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Fleece Inn armed raid: Penwortham pub to be open as usual

The Fleece Inn was targeted by a gunman Pic: Stephen Ward A Penwortham pub says it is ‘business as usual’ after a terrifying Bank Holiday raid. One staff member at the Fleece Inn was left shaken when she found a man […]

8 years ago
Fleece Inn at Penwortham closed after armed raid

The Fleece Inn on Liverpool Road, Penwortham. Pic: Tony Worrall A Preston pub has been closed off following an armed raid. The police helicopter at Warton was scrambled to the Fleece Inn at Penwortham. A number of tweets suggest armed […]

8 years ago
Lee Ashton sentenced after forcing former girlfriend into stolen car

Lee Ashton A Preston man has been told to ‘get some stability’ after he bundled his teenage girlfriend into a car following a break up. Lee Ashton, 20, appeared to accept the break-up when the […]

8 years ago
Arson suspected as motorbike found alight in Ribbleton

Robin Street in Ribbleton where the motorbike was found An arson investigation has been launched after a motorbike was found in flames in Ribbleton. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service sent a crew from Preston Fire Station to te incident […]

8 years ago
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