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Bamber Bridge card skimming: Man charged after suspicious activity

The NatWest cash point in Station Road was targeted A man has been charged on suspicion of fraud after a skimming device was found at a cash point. South Ribble Police said on Friday 18 March they received reports […]

8 years ago
Tulketh drivers warned after car break-ins

Stocks Road is one of the areas targeted say police Pic: Google Motorists are being warned to secure their vehicles after a number of break-ins in the lead up to the Easter weekend. Preston Police have stepped up patrols in the Tulketh […]

8 years ago
Audi crashes off M65 in Bamber Bridge

Police shared a picture of the car on the edge of the road Pic: LancsRoadPolice A driver has been arrested after his car careered off the motorway near Preston. Lancashire Road Police said a breathalyser reading placed the man nearly three times the legal drink-drive […]

8 years ago
Grange Community Centre targeted by arsonists for third time

Preston firefighters have been called out for a third time to a former community centre. The Grange Community Centre was set alight on Wednesday evening, following fires on Sunday afternoon […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Police arrest man after women touched inappropriately in Fulwood

The crossroads of Garstang Road and Watling Street Road where the incident took place Pic: Google A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a police appeal following two women being touched inappropriately in Fulwood. The man, from Preston, was arrested on Tuesday by Preston Police on […]

8 years ago
Hesketh Bank raid: Two cars set alight during HSBC incident

The BMW on fire outside the HSBC in Hesketh Bank Bank robbers are being hunted after a raid at a bank near Preston. Lancashire Police are appealing for witnesses after two cars were torched during the incident at the HSBC […]

8 years ago
Car on its roof in Penwortham as driver arrested

The car on Monday morning in Penwortham A man has been arrested after a car overturned onto its roof in Penwortham. Homeowners were woken up with a loud bang in the early hours of Monday morning to […]

8 years ago
Can you help police catch the Fulwood bottom-grabber?

Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to Police are searching for a man after two women were touched inappropriately in Fulwood. A man on a bike is said to have approached a 24-year-old woman as she was […]

8 years ago
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