Police last night detained two males after discovering a hunting-style knife and ‘meat claws’ during a weapons search. Last night (Thursday, 25 August), a Preston Police weapons task force discovered […]

Licensed venues across the city are to ‘wand’ customers for knives as part of a police scheme launched with Preston City Pub Watch. Preston Police has secured funding from LanPac […]

Police were called to Station Road at 11.20am on Monday (18 April) after a report a man had threatened another man with a knife. A 42-year-old man from Bamber Bridge […]

Preston Task Force have arrested a most wanted man today (Friday 12 November) in the Ashton area. Police chased the man and he was arrested for a burglary at a […]

Changes to legislation, brought about by the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, mean that from Wednesday July 14, all weapons banned in public by the Criminal Justice Act 1988, including zombie […]

A large knife was recovered by Neighbourhood Officers in Leyland as part of Operation Sceptre. The knife was located by a concerned member of the public – it had been […]

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 […]

Police are appealing for information after a shopkeeper was threatened at knifepoint during a robbery at an off-license in Bamber Bridge. Around 5pm on Tuesday 23rd October 2012 a man […]