Police arrested one person during their temporary “stop and search” powers in Nantwich – and have vowed to step up patrols in the town.
It comes after several reports that a gang of young males dressed all in black have been making threats to residents.
Police officers in Nantwich have been given more powers to stop and search anyone they suspect of carrying a weapon, it emerged today.
It follows a number of incidents over the past week of threats and criminal damage in the town, mainly involving youths.
Police say they are aware of anti-social behaviour already affecting the newly opened skate park on the Barony in Nantwich.
Councillors and Crewe and Nantwich MP have voiced concerns about the problems just a few days after the park officially re-opened earlier this month.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
A noise-activated road-side device which triggered more than 500 warning letters to drivers in one part of Cheshire East could be rolled out across the borough in future.
Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer said the noise-activated camera in Wilmslow was triggered 1,099 times by cars over the decibel limit.
Police chiefs have pledged to target e-scooters “plaguing” the streets of Nantwich, town councillors were told.
Crime Commissioner John Dwyer said six e-scooters in the town had already been seized and issued a warning to parents not to buy the “illegal” machines for their kids.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses and video footage following an alleged assault on a woman at Nantwich Lake.
The incident happened over a month ago on Thursday August 10.
New spray kits have been handed out to shops and businesses across South Cheshire to deter thieves.
SelectaDNA Intruder Spray kits have been installed as part of Cheshire Police’s Operation Shield initiative.
Police are continuing to appeal for help to trace a driver who hit a pedestrian and drove off on London Road in Nantwich.
The 61-year-old victim is receiving treatment at Royal Stoke Hospital for a number of serious injuries.
Police are probing an apparent hit and run incident which has left a man with serious head injuries.
The incident happened last night on London Road in Nantwich, close to the junction with Jackson Avenue.
Police have warned vehicle owners after a lorry stolen from a property in Aston was found abandoned on a Nantwich car park.
The white Isuzu lorry was stolen while completing a morning delivery at an address in Aston on Tuesday (August 29).
An 18-year-old man was left in hospital after being attacked by a gang as he sat by Nantwich lake with his girlfriend.
Police are hunting the gang of six people who were wearing balaclavas and gloves and sped away from Shrewbridge Road location on scrambler bikes.
Cheshire Police are cracking down on motorists driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs as part of a week-long operation.
It’s part of the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) annual drink and drug drive operation, Op Limit.
An Organised Crime Group who supplied crack cocaine and heroin worth more than £114,000 in Crewe have been jailed for a combined total of more than 30 years.
Five members of the county lines supply network were sentenced at Chester Crown Court.
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