Police in Cheshire made arrests and seized weapons in a week-long operation to crackdown on knife crime.
The action was part of national Operation Sceptre targeting the impact of knife crime in communities throughout England and Wales.
A “nighthawking” gang has been sentenced after admitting metal detecting at historic Cheshire monument, Beeston Castle.
The men appeared at Chester Magistrates for sentencing today (May 7) following an investigation by Cheshire Police, Historic England and South Yorkshire Police.
Police have issued these CCTV images of an armed robber who targeted a Minimart store in Crewe.
A man wielding a pistol entered the Tollemache Minimart (formerly Bargain Booze) off Parkers Road on Bank Holiday at around 10.15pm
An armed robber wielding a pistol targeted an off licence in Crewe, stealing cash before escaping.
The terrified shop worker who was forced to open the till of the Bargain Booze store on the corner of Tollemarche Drive and Parkers Road, was unharmed, police say.
Police want the public to help them trace a man wanted in connection with a serious assault in Nantwich.
Liam Neild is from Edleston and has links to Oldham.
Officers seized a large quantity of illegal drugs and cash following dawn raids in Crewe.
Police executed warrants at four address in the town, two in Rolls Avenue and the others in White Avenue and Alton Street.
Cheshire Constabulary’s new Chief Constable Mark Roberts has stepped into the role after the official retirement of Darren Martland.
Mark, previously Deputy Chief Constable at South Yorkshire Police, said he is “proud” to be leading the county’s force.
Nantwich residents aired their concerns about anti-social behaviour on Brookfield Park to Police Crime Commissioner candidate David Keane.
Mr Keane visited the park on Saturday where a minority of yobs have destroyed trees, set piles of rubbish on fire, left broken glass and litter across the park, and been seen driving cars and motorbikes recklessly on the grass.
Police and fire chiefs are appealing for witnesses to track down arsonists who piled up rubbish and started a large fire in a Nantwich park.
The incident happened in Brookfield Park off Shrewbridge Road – a site which has suffered some anti-social behaviour in recent weeks.
A Nantwich animal specialist has teamed up with dog owners and businesses to fight for stronger punishments for those guilty of pet theft.
Rachel Rodgers says the recent publicity around the theft of Nantwich labradors Welly and Denzel and a sharp rise in animals being stolen during the pandemic means laws need to change.
Several arrests have been made in Crewe as part of a cross-border crackdown on drugs gangs by Cheshire and Merseyside Police.
It’s part of the ongoing “County Lines” fight on drug dealing and child criminal exploitation, dubbed “Project Medusa”.
A teenager jailed for a “frenzied and brutal” hammer attack, has been named by a judge.
17-year-old Jack Halliwell has been jailed for 14 years after being found guilty by a jury of attempted murder of a 40-year-old man from Nantwich.
Angry residents are calling on police and councillors to crackdown on anti-social behaviour at a Nantwich park.
Families living near Brookfield Park, off Shrewbridge Road, say they regularly have to clean up mess including alcohol cans and bottles, drug bags, nitrous oxide canisters.
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