Crime

Cheshire Police target waste crime, stolen caravans and machinery

Cheshire Police target waste crime, stolen caravans and machinery

Cheshire Police’s Rural Crime Team joined forces with other agencies to target criminals in a day-long operation in South Cheshire.

In one day, they stopped more than 70 vehicles and clocked around 38 offences in a crackdown on waste crime and theft of caravans and plant-machinery.

July 7, 2024
Wistaston man jailed for attempted shop robbery

Wistaston man jailed for attempted shop robbery

Wistaston man who attempted to rob a shop in Crewe has been jailed for more than three years.

Callum Gibbs, of Rope Lane, Wistaston, was sentenced to three years and nine months for the offence at Chester Crown Court.

June 29, 2024
Woman guilty of causing death of man by dangerous driving

Woman guilty of causing death of man by dangerous driving

A woman has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a 61-year-old man by dangerous driving in Wistaston.

Oghenevwaire Shittu, of Ruskin Road, Crewe, entered the plea at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday (June 25).

June 28, 2024
Crewe man jailed for sex offences against girl

Crewe man jailed for sex offences against girl

A South Cheshire man who lied about his age online to groom a 15-year-old girl has been jailed.

Daniel Allcock (also known as Daniel Smith), from Crewe, has been sentenced to six years in prison, plus four years on extended licence.

June 28, 2024
Police officer from Nantwich guilty of assaults against woman

Police officer from Nantwich guilty of assaults against woman

former Detective Sergeant from Warwickshire Police has pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman in Nantwich.

Paul Whitehurst appeared at Chester Crown Court on Monday where he pleaded guilty to four counts of section 39 assault.

June 25, 2024
Nantwich man arrested over sexual communications with child

Nantwich man arrested over sexual communications with child

A man has been arrested in Nantwich on suspicion of engaging in sexual communications with a child, police have confirmed.

Social media posts over the weekend reported that a man had been investigated by online groups over the alleged sexual activity.

June 24, 2024
Nantwich shoplifter jailed for breaching Criminal Behaviour Order

Nantwich shoplifter jailed for breaching Criminal Behaviour Order

A prolific shoplifter who targeted stores across Nantwich, Shavington and Crewe has been jailed after breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order.

Ian James McIntyre, of no fixed abode but of Crewe, appeared at Chester Magistrates’ Court yesterday (June 13) where he was jailed for 18 weeks.

June 14, 2024
Seven arrested following disturbances in Nantwich and Crewe

Seven arrested following disturbances in Nantwich and Crewe

Seven youths have been arrested by police after a series of disturbances in Nantwich and Crewe last night (June 12).

Officers said they received a number of reports of incidents in Crewe and Nantwich involving a group of youths.

June 13, 2024
Crewe woman charged with Nantwich shoplifting offences

Crewe woman charged with Nantwich shoplifting offences

A woman from Crewe has been charged after several incidents at a convenience store on Middlewich Road in Nantwich, police said.

Officers were called out on Monday (June 10) to reports of a woman who had stolen items from a convenience store in Nantwich on several occasions over the last week.

June 12, 2024
Police hunt attacker after serious assault in Nantwich

Police hunt attacker after serious assault in Nantwich

A man suffered serious head injuries after being attacked in the street in Nantwich town centre.

Police are appealing for witnesses and video footage after the incident which happened in the early hours of this morning (Sunday June 9).

June 9, 2024
Mountain of rotting rubbish cleared from Nantwich flats

Mountain of rotting rubbish cleared from Nantwich flats

Piles of rotting rubbish have been cleared from outside a block of Nantwich apartments – within hours of Nantwich News highlighting the problem.

Residents at Weaver House and Wheelock House, on Barony Road, were relieved today after property management contractors arrived to clear the rubbish.

June 9, 2024
Woman charged with shoplifting offences at store in Nantwich

Woman charged with shoplifting offences at store in Nantwich

A woman has been charged with several incidents of shoplifting from a shop in Nantwich.

The suspect, from Northampton, has been charged with offences committed at a convenience store on Middlewich Road.

June 6, 2024
Three men from London arrested in Nantwich incident

Three men from London arrested in Nantwich incident

Three men from London have been arrested in Nantwich following an early hours traffic stop, police said.

The incident happened around 2am yesterday (May 31) when police patrols stopped a van acting suspiciously in the Nantwich area.

June 1, 2024