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Preston man arrested as police intercept £2.5m worth of amphetamines

What police found in the back of the lorry at Wheeton Pic: National Crime Agency A haul of a cutting agent that would make class B drug Amphetamine, worth around £2.5 million at street level, has been seized between Preston and Blackpool as part of […]

3 years ago
New police car to be funded which is custom-built to house drone unit for use across Preston and Lancashire

One of the drones being used to spot mines Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw has praised Lancashire Constabulary’s dedicated drone team, after funding a new vehicle to support the ‘vital’ work they are doing to help keep […]

3 years ago
Police see more than 150 weapons surrendered in knife bins in Penwortham and Avenham

Preston police officers are working hard to make knife crime a thing of the past. As a result, the police force have created a weapons amnesty, running this week (w/c […]

3 years ago
Soldier memorial artwork opposite Clayton-le-Woods school torn down by vandals

Police are investigating an act of vandalism where a Silent Soldier (pictured left) has been torn down on Sheep Hill Brow opposite Clayton-le-Woods Primary School in Chorley. The offence occurred […]

3 years ago
Advertisement Advertisement Weapon sweeps take place across Preston as police begin knife crime clampdown

Preston police Operation Sceptre. Pic: Preston police Preston police have launched an operation to prevent knife crime this week. Operation Sceptre is a reassurance activity where the police will carry out weapon sweeps. This is part of […]

3 years ago
Preston community groups awarded share of £25,000 funding

Project Fit Preston based in London Road is one of the groups to benefit Pic: Project Fit Preston / Facebook Four community groups from Preston have been awarded a share of over £25,000 through Lancashire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw’s Community Action Fund. CAF funding has been distributed to […]

4 years ago
Group of women targeted vulnerable elderly men to take money from them

Three women who befriended vulnerable men to take money from them have been issued with court orders to protect the men they targeted. Police, Preston City Council, housing associations launched […]

4 years ago
Police called after ‘gunshots’ heard in Deepdale

Police were called to reports of the sound of gunshot in Deepdale this afternoon (Sunday August 30). Officers cordoned off Elgin Street after members of the public reported hearing a […]

4 years ago
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