Crime

RSPCA hunt owners after dog tied up and left for dead in Crewe

RSPCA hunt owners after dog tied up and left for dead in Crewe

RSPCA officers are hunting owners of a dog they left for dead and bleeding tied up to a road sign in Crewe

A woman spotted the large Dogue de Bordeaux abandoned in Birchall Walk.

February 4, 2017
Police launch arson probe after Snugburys straw sculpture burnt down

Police launch arson probe after Snugburys straw sculpture burnt down

Police are hunting an arsonist suspected of torching the popular Snugburys Peter Rabbit statue in Nantwich.

The 38ft-straw sculpture was set ablaze in the field next to Snugburys overlooking the A51 at Hurleston last night (February 2).

February 3, 2017
South Cheshire art thief jailed for stealing £2,500 Cathedral icon

South Cheshire art thief jailed for stealing £2,500 Cathedral icon

An art thief who stole an 18th century icon from Chester Cathedral and replaced it with an angel figure, has been jailed.

Vasily Apilats, 61, from Edleston Road, Crewe, was jailed for nine months after previously being found guilty of stealing “The Raising of Lazarus” in Chester in August 2014.

January 31, 2017
Cheshire Police canine crimefighter named Axel by public

Cheshire Police canine crimefighter named Axel by public

A new Cheshire Police pup to be trained as the latest canine crime-fighter has been named Axel by the public.

The force asked residents to vote for a name for the furry felon-catcher.

January 12, 2017
Richard Moxon (right) and Peter Lewis

Wybunbury IT worker jailed over corrupt NHS payments

A Wybunbury IT specialist has been jailed for 14 months for his part in a scandal over corrupt NHS contract payments.

Richard Moxon, 41, admitted one count of making corrupt payments worth £80,000 to Peter Lewis in exchange for a lucrative £950,000 IT contract.

January 8, 2017
Police release e-fit of man wanted for alleyway sex attack on girl, 13

Police release e-fit of man wanted for alleyway sex attack on girl, 13

An e-fit of a man being hunted in connection with a sex attack on a teenage girl in South Cheshire has been released by police.

This is the man officers want to speak to after the assault on a 13-year-old girl in an alleyway in Crewe.

January 4, 2017
Drink driving arrests in December doubles in Crewe and Nantwich

Drink driving arrests in December doubles in Crewe and Nantwich

The number of people arrested for drink driving over Christmas has almost doubled in Crewe an Nantwich area.

Shocking figures from Cheshire Police today more than 250 people were nabbed across the county for allegedly drink and drug driving in December.

January 3, 2017
Police hunt armed robber who targeted Nantwich store

Police hunt armed robber who targeted Nantwich store

A masked robber is being hunted by police after reports of a Nantwich shop assistant being threatened with a gun.

The incident happened at the Premier Convenience Store on Arnold Street.

December 31, 2016
Nantwich Police and pub owners warning over fake ID

Nantwich Police and pub owners warning over fake ID

Pub bosses across Nantwich have backed a police campaign to clamp down on underage customers using fake ID.

The initiative, called ‘Fake ID? Real Consequence”, aims to warn those trying to gain access to licensed premises and buy alcohol by using fake ID or someone else’s ID.

December 19, 2016
Police continue hunt for Nantwich Christmas vandals

Police continue hunt for Nantwich Christmas vandals

Yobs who vandalised Nantwich town centre’s Christmas tree, lights and decorations, have not been traced.

The vandals targeted the lower branches of the tree, ripping off baubles, damaging the base and stealing other electrical decorations.

December 15, 2016
Illegal cigarettes, vodka and tobacco seized in South Cheshire raids

Illegal cigarettes, vodka and tobacco seized in South Cheshire raids

Trading standards officers have seized cigarettes, vodka and tobacco worth more than £17,000 in a swoop on illegal sellers in South Cheshire.

More than 25,000 illegal cigarettes, 800 bottles of vodka and 5.5kg of hand-rolling tobacco were uncovered during raids on properties in Crewe.

December 10, 2016
Nantwich man charged with five house burglaries

Nantwich man charged with five house burglaries

A Nantwich man has been charged with five burglaries at houses in the Crewe and Nantwich area.

Jamie Lyons, 34, of James Hall Street, Nantwich, was charged with five counts in connection with alleged break-ins between November 7 and 19.

December 6, 2016
Elderly Nantwich man conned of £350 by holly bush fraudsters

Elderly Nantwich man conned of £350 by holly bush fraudsters

An elderly Nantwich man conned out of £350 cash by rogue traders for ‘thinning out’ a small holly tree.

Now Nantwich Police are warning residents in the town to be aware of the two men after the incident in the Millfields area.

December 1, 2016