A pickpocket gang which has snatched four purses in Nantwich in the last few days, is targeting elderly shoppers, police have warned.
All four victims have been elderly people shopping in either charity shops or supermarkets, it has emerged.
Nantwich police have warned car owners to be aware of thieves after a number of incidents in the town.
Several vehicles in Nantwich have been broken into in the last two nights, officers say.
Cheshire Police recorded the fourth largest drop in recorded crime across England and Wales, latest figures suggest.
Crime statistics released by the Office of National Statistics show for 12 months ending June 2015 there was an overall drop in crime of 4% – 2,245 fewer crimes.
Complaints against Cheshire Police have risen for the fourth year in a row.
There was a small rise in the number of complaints against the force in 2014-15 on the previous year, according to the latest report by Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC)
Police in Nantwich are probing a house burglary at a property in the town centre.
The break in happened on Grocotts Row, just off Hospital Street, last night (October 6) between 3pm and 6pm.
Residents in Nantwich are being warned to remain vigilant after a large number of distraction burglaries across South Cheshire.
Police say a number of distraction burglaries involving men attempting to sell artwork have so far been reported in the Middlewich, Holmes Chapel, Knutsford, and Cranage areas of the county.
A 21-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a series of fires on a street in Nantwich.
The man was quizzed about the fires which took place on Birchin Lane over a 48-hour period earlier this week.
Arsonists started four fires on the same Nantwich street in the space of four hours.
Fire crews were called out to four incidents in the Birchin Lane area of the town.
A Nantwich woman has been ordered to complete 100 hours of unpaid work after fraudulently claiming benefits.
Elaine Dawson, of Cronkinson Oak, appeared before South and East Cheshire Magistrates Court after pleading guilty to two charges.
Motorcyclists in Cheshire face a police crackdown after one was caught speeding at 120mph on a 60mph road.
Operation Caesar is to use unmarked police bikes to catch motorcyclists speeding in Cheshire’s roads.
Two teenagers have been arrested and charged following a string of burglaries in Stapeley, Nantwich.
A 16-year-old and 17-year-old, both from the Crewe area, were arrested by officers earlier this week.
Police are hunting a dangerous dog on the loose in South Cheshire after it attacked a woman and killed her pet.
Two Staffordshire pit bull type dogs attacked the woman who was out walking her Jack Russell dog in Mellor Street, Crewe.
More than 100 people have been arrested as part of Operation Hatay 5 in Cheshire.
The final day of the crackdown saw teams across the county working to locate and arrest outstanding offenders.
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