Domestic abuse cases have risen by almost 6% in Cheshire during the Covid-19 pandemic, police figures show.
Various periods of lockdown, restrictions and pressures on families have escalated incidents of domestic abuse in the county.
Police are urging Christmas shoppers to be vigilant following purse thefts in Nantwich, Sandbach, Crewe and Northwich.
Cheshire Constabulary Chief Constable Darren Martland is to retire in spring 2021, it has been announced.
Police and Crime Commissioner David Keane today praised his dedication to policing in Cheshire and for more than three decades of service as a police officer.
The hit-and-run death of a Crewe mum has prompted charity Crimestoppers to offer £10,000 for anonymous information.
Crimestoppers has launched an appeal for anonymous information into the incident which killed cyclist mum-of-three Agnieszka Pocztowska.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault in connection with a stabbing incident in Crewe.
Police say the teenager was arrested yesterday (November 25) and remains in custody.
A new scheme that works with perpetrators of domestic abuse to change their behaviour and protect families will be developed in Cheshire.
The scheme will be funded by the Home Office after Cheshire’s police and crime commissioner David Keane secured £233,000 in funding from their perpetrator programme fund.
A Cheshire Police crackdown on knife crime has netted dozens of weapons and led to 10 arrested.
Officers and Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) in Cheshire pursued suspected knife crime offenders, took dangerous weapons off the streets and educated pupils about the dangers of carrying such weapons as part of Operation Sceptre.
Police are warning dog owners to be vigilant following a number of suspicious incidents in South Cheshire.
Numerous reports have been received in recent months about people attempted to steal dogs.
The Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner is to double investment in occupational health support for police officers, staff and volunteers in Cheshire.
A new in-house occupational health service will see more money ploughed into psychological services support.
Police hunting a gang of men who launched a horrific attack on two victims in a Nantwich street are appealing for witnesses.
The victims, aged 22 and 18, were walking along Welsh Row, near to The Cheshire Cat, when the assault happened last month.
A nurse has been charged with eight counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder at The Countess of Chester Hospital in Cheshire.
Cheshire Police said tonight that the Crown Prosecution Service has “authorised them to charge a healthcare professional” in connection with an investigation into a number of baby deaths at the hospital.
Detectives are again urging people to come forward to help in the investigation into a shooting in Crewe.
A man is believed to have approached a group of people in an alleyway at the rear of Brooklyn Street and Nelson Street and a shot was fired.
A Councillor called for increased CCTV coverage of Nantwich town centre as another labelled it a “frightening place to be” after dark.
Cllr Stephanie Wedgwood said certain parts of the town needed increased security after reports of anti-social behaviour by groups of younger people.
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