A man has been jailed for 19 years for the sexual abuse of young girls dating back more than 30 years. Vincent Whittingham, (pictured above), 69, of Stydd Lane in […]
12 years ago Crime Roundup 18/11/11- Armed robbery in Ribbleton, and man jailed for sexually assaulting a teenagerPolice are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a shop in Preston last month. At around 8:50pm on 14 October, two men went in to the Grange Convenience […]
12 years ago Crime roundup 11/11/11 – Drug dealer jailed for 9 monthsA Preston man has been jailed following a police operation to target drug crime in the city. John Cross, 42, of Pope Lane, Ribbleton, appeared at Preston Crown Court last […]
12 years ago Crime Roundup 04/11/11 – Boy, 16, assaulted in PenworthamPolice are appealing for witnesses after a 31 year old woman was assaulted on a bus in Preston while she was with her two year old son. The woman got […]
12 years ago Advertisement Advertisement Crime roundup 28/10/11 – Police seize crack cocaine and hunt ‘Penwortham flasher’Police have seized crack cocaine and hundreds of pounds in cash when they stopped a car in Penwortham. The vehicle was pulled over by police Wednesday evening on Liverpool Road. […]
13 years ago Overall crime in Lancashire falls, but sexual offences on the riseOverall crime in Lancashire is falling, according to Home Office figures released yesterday. The findings show a 4.8 percent reduction in overall crime from July 2010 to June 2011, which […]
13 years ago Nine arrested across Lancashire after dawn raidsNine people have been arrested after police carried out a series of coordinated dawn raids across Kirkham, Preston, Blackpool and Bolton in a crackdown on serious and organised crime. Officers […]
13 years ago Crime Roundup 07/10/11 – £40,000 of Cannabis seized in FulwoodCannabis with an estimated street value of £40,000 has been seized as police searched a property in Fulwood. Aixture of 111 young and larger plants were found at the terraced […]
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