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

CCTV released after Ingol cash raid at bookies

CCTV pictures show the raid in progress in Ingol A bookmakers in Ingol has been targeted during a raid. CCTV pictures have been released after Betfred in Granton Walk saw a staff member threatened with a knife. Two men […]

8 years ago
Two men wanted after assault near Preston Minster

Church Street CCTV shows the two men wanted in connection with the incident A Preston man was left with a broken cheekbone after an assault in the city centre. Preston Police have called for witnesses to come forward after the assault near Preston […]

8 years ago
NPAS Warton final flight to be in late August and not April 2017

NPAS Warton will see its propellers turn for a final time in August The date has been set for when the nearest helicopter base to Preston is to be stood down. Preston’s police helicopter – NPAS Warton – is being decommissioned and its […]

8 years ago
Blackpool Road collision: Man in his 60s in hospital with serious injuries

Police presence at Lea Gate Pic: Sean Cunningham A man is in hospital after being struck by a car near a Preston pub. The collision near the Lea Gate pub in Blackpool Road at Lea has left a […]

8 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Meet the new police horse on the Preston beat

Finnigan, close up, and with his namesake, the chief constable A new police horse has been stabled at Lancashire Police’s headquarters on the outskirts of Preston. Named after the chief constable Finnigan is a 17.3 hands high black shire gelding. […]

8 years ago
Pregnant woman shaken after M61 collision near Preston

Damage to the car and couple Jennifer and Paul were left shaken by the incident A pregnant woman was left shaken after her car was clipped on a busy motorway near Preston, forcing her into the central reservation. The incident during the Friday rush hour […]

8 years ago
Memorial bench to tragic AJ has been defaced

The graffiti scrawled on the bench in memory of AJ (right) A bench dedicated to a Preston toddler who died from a rare disease has been vandalised. Anthony Rushe (AJ) died in January last year aged 13 months and his parents […]

8 years ago
Hot dog paedophile trio jailed after luring teenage girls into modelling shoot scam

James Ruehle, Kert Birtwistle and Michael McDougall Three men who worked in a hot dog takeaway in Preston city centre have been jailed for sex offences against teenage girls. James Ruehle, Michael McDougall and Kert Birtwistle all […]

8 years ago
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