By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
The Cheshire Police Crime Commissioner has warned anyone riding a privately-owned e-scooter on the roads or in a public space faces having the vehicle seized.
E-scooters are classed as motor vehicles and riders need to have a licence and insurance.
Two “sexual predators” who raped a woman inside her own home after meeting her on a night out in Nantwich have been jailed for more than 25 years.
Abu Musa and Abdulrahman Hassan plied their already intoxicated victim with more alcohol at her home in Winsford before launching what police described as “sickening” attack.
Cheshire Police say they are cracking down on motorists not wearing a seatbelt as part of a two-week long operation.
The force is backing the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) annual seatbelt operation.
CCTV has “directly saved the lives” of people in Nantwich, a control centre boss has said.
Stuart Hobson made the remark in the latest report on the impact of CCTV cameras in Nantwich town centre in 2022/23.
Police are warning residents to remain vigilant following reports of distraction thefts across the county, including in Nantwich.
Officers have been called to five separate incidents where people have been targeted by distraction thieves who have stolen mobile phones.
Cheshire Police say their Operation Sceptre targeting knife crime has been a success with a number of arrests made and knives seized.
Officers from across the county carried out sweep operations in parks and residential areas.
An arsonist deliberately started fires in a number of wheelie bins in Nantwich town centre.
Police and fire crews are investigating several linked incidents which happened in the Pepper Street area of Nantwich yesterday (May 28).
Two county lines drug dealers from South Cheshire have been jailed for their role in the supply of illegal drugs in Crewe.
Jordan Taylor, of Rotary Way, Shavington, and Steven Atkinson, of Gresty Road, Crewe, were sentenced at Chester Crown Court to a combined total of 13 years and one month.
Thieves broke in to the Alexandra Soccer Centre and tried to steal a large section of an artificial pitch, police say.
The break in happened at the centre on Crewe Road in Shavington at the weekend.
A 34-year-old man has been jailed for a violent attack on a pensioner and another man at a pub in Crewe.
Callum Brereton, from Eleanor Close, Crewe, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting/being found guilty of a section 18 assault and ABH assault.
Cheshire Police have joined forces with not-for-profit organisation KnifeSavers as part of its approach to tackling knife crime in the county.
Officers from Crewe & Nantwich Local Policing Unit have partnered with the knife crime charity.
A Nantwich man who sexually assaulted a woman in Winsford has been jailed.
Morgan Stubbs was sentenced to three years in prison at Chester Crown court yesterday (May 15).
A Nantwich man who fraudulently claimed benefits despite owning two canal boats worth £40,000 and having £130,000 in the bank has been ordered to repay £31,306.
Jonathan Caine, 54, falsely claimed Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Housing Benefit over a six-year period.
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