This category relates to all things to do with crime in Preston.
Enquiries continue into death of four-year-old boy in IngolPolice say they are continuing to investigate the circumstances around how a four-year-old boy died in Ingol. Police were called to New Rough Hey at 4.36pm on Tuesday 26 March. […]
2 weeks ago Royal Preston Hospital trust warns over healthcare assistant ‘jobs scam’The health trust running Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospital has warned of an employment scam. The messages which circulate via Facebook and WhatsApp claim to be offering healthcare assistant […]
2 weeks ago Six arrests in Preston city centre in Good Friday plain-clothes operationSix people were arrested as police carried out a plain-clothes operation in Preston city centre on Good Friday. Eight officers from Lancashire Constabulary carried on the operation with a specific […]
2 weeks ago Police hunt man after Cottam hammer attackPolice are seeking a man after a hammer attack in Cottam. A man in his 30s was assaulted outside a property in Sandy Lane, Cottam, on 14 March. Preston Police […]
3 weeks ago Advertisement Advertisement Man who went on burglary spree across Frenchwood, Deepdale and Broadgate jailedA man who went on a spree of burglaries over the course of three days has been jailed. Dale Thomason was sentenced at Preston Crown Court to eight years and […]
3 weeks ago Ashton-on-Ribble man wanted after business premises targetedPolice want to trace a man in connection with a burglary in Ashton-on-Ribble. Mark Dixon, 38, is wanted after a business premises was targeted. Preston Police say Dixon is approximately […]
3 weeks ago Cyclist rushed to hospital after 1am crash at Golden WayA man was rushed to hospital after a serious collision this morning in Penwortham. Police were called at 12.52am today (28 March) to Golden Way, Penwortham – near to Liverpool Road […]
3 weeks ago Three men jailed for role in cocaine supply network in PrestonThree men have been jailed for their part in the cocaine supply network in Preston. Cocaine was transported into Preston by Ormskirk man Colin Pritchard between the end of September […]
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