Crime

Nantwich restaurant owner sentenced in court for £68,000 tax fraud

Nantwich restaurant owner sentenced in court for £68,000 tax fraud

The owner of former Nantwich restaurant Red Melon has been sentenced for a £68,000 tax scam.

Ahmed Talukdar, 48, of Lime Tree Avenue, Crewe, owned the popular Red Melon restaurant in Welsh Row before it closed in 2015.

October 3, 2018
Prolific shoplifter banned from shops across South Cheshire

Prolific shoplifter banned from shops across South Cheshire

This is the face of a prolific shoplifter who has been banned from entering a range of shops across Cheshire after being handed down a Criminal Behaviour Order to curb his criminality.

Andrew Nield, 37, of no fixed address, had been shoplifting for a number of years and was a blight on the business community, not only in Crewe, but the rest of Cheshire.

October 1, 2018
Adam and his wife, Clare

Police renew appeal for help in Audlem dad murder inquiry

Detectives probing the murder of Audlem dad Adam Lovatt have renewed their appeal for help – four months after the incident.

Officers are still keen to trace people who witnessed anything on the night of Adam’s death.

September 27, 2018
CCTV footage released following burglary in Shavington

CCTV footage released following burglary in Shavington

Detectives have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to in connection with a burglary in Shavington.

A stranger entered a house in Marshfern Place, Shavington, at around 2.10am today (September 25).

September 25, 2018
Two arrested as police probe suspected rogue traders in Nantwich

Two arrested as police probe suspected rogue traders in Nantwich

Two men have been arrested after police probed an alleged ‘rogue trader’ incident in Nantwich.

The incident happened at an address in the Barony Park area after a home owner alerted the authorities when he become concerned they were being scammed.

September 20, 2018
Masked men attack couple in own home in South Cheshire

Masked men attack couple in own home in South Cheshire

Two masked men armed with a baseball bat and machete attacked a couple in their own home in Crewe, Cheshire Police said.

The incident, being treated as an aggravated burglary, happened when the offenders broke in and demanded money from the couple in Remer Street.

September 12, 2018
Man found with £900 drugs in underpants in Willaston is jailed

Man found with £900 drugs in underpants in Willaston is jailed

A man found in a taxi in Willaston near Nantwich with £900 worth of Class A drugs in his underpants, has been jailed.

Lee Marr, 29, from Liverpool, appeared at Chester Crown Court where he was jailed for more than five years after pleading guilty to possession with intent to supply Class A drugs.

September 3, 2018
Police appeal after thieves ransack Audlem home

Police appeal after thieves ransack Audlem home

Thieves ransacked a house near Audlem, stealing cash and jewellery.

The raid happened Sometime between August 18 and 23 when offenders forced entry into an address on Mill Lane in Corbrook, near Audlem.

August 29, 2018
Jail for South Cheshire man who stole 12 cars across region

Jail for South Cheshire man who stole 12 cars across region

A man who stole 12 cars across Cheshire and Greater Manchester has been sentenced to two years in prison.

Mariujus Gruzinskas, 29, of Claughton Avenue, Crewe was sentenced today (Tuesday 28 August) after pleading guilty to conspiring to steal motor vehicles at Chester Crown Court on March 17.

August 28, 2018
Cheshire Police launches operation to reduce motorcycle related collisions

Cheshire Police launches operation to reduce motorcycle related collisions

Cheshire Police has launched an operation to tackle the number of motorcycle related collisions on the county′s roads.

The week of action from Monday August 27 to Sunday September 2 is aimed at reducing the number of serious and fatal collisions involving motorcyclists.

August 27, 2018
Man arrested as police probe Aston car crime spree

Man arrested as police probe Aston car crime spree

A man has been arrested in connection with a car crime spree in Aston near Nantwich.

Police say a number of residents in Aston reported vehicles had been entered overnight and items stolen.

August 24, 2018
Nantwich Town Council helps raise modern day slavery awareness

Nantwich Town Council helps raise modern day slavery awareness

Nantwich Town Council is helping to raise awareness of modern day slavery and the exploitation of vulnerable people.

The council has teamed up with South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Libre Solutions Ltd (not for profit company) as part of the initiative.

August 24, 2018
Offenders in Cheshire clock up more than 72,000 community service hours

Offenders in Cheshire clock up more than 72,000 community service hours

Offenders in Cheshire have put in more than 72,000 hours of work as part of the community payback scheme in the last six months, figures have shown.

People sentenced to unpaid work in Cheshire have clocked up 72,333 hours Community Payback across the county, completing a range of projects to improve communities.

August 17, 2018