Crime

More SID displays set for Nantwich to combat speeding

More SID displays set for Nantwich to combat speeding

Police are hoping to step up their crackdown on speeding drivers with new SID units around Nantwich.

Only one mobile Speed Indicator Display (SID) unit is currently in operation in the town.

January 12, 2016
Pub and club door staff in Nantwich set to wear body cameras

Pub and club door staff in Nantwich set to wear body cameras

All door staff at Nantwich pubs and clubs could soon wear body cameras to boost security and safety, it has emerged.

The plans were unveiled by police at a Nantwich Town Council meeting tonight (January 11).

January 11, 2016
More than 800 arrests by Cheshire Police in festive crackdown

More than 800 arrests by Cheshire Police in festive crackdown

More than 800 arrests were made by Cheshire Police during the force’s Blue Christmas campaign, figures show.

Of the 830 people arrested, 54 spent Christmas Day in custody and another 154 people started 2016 looking at the back of a custody cell door.

January 8, 2016
Woman, 50, charged with Nantwich and Crewe burglaries

Woman, 50, charged with Nantwich and Crewe burglaries

A woman has been charged in connection with burglaries at homes of elderly people in Nantwich, Crewe and Alsager areas.

Tracey Skelton, 50, of Halton Drive, Crewe, has been charged with nine counts of burglary.

December 30, 2015
South Cheshire man jailed for 20 sex offences against boys

South Cheshire man jailed for 20 sex offences against boys

A South Cheshire man has been jailed for five years for a string of sexual offences while working as a volunteer at the Crewe Heritage Centre.

Rory Kenny, 52, pleaded guilty to 20 charges with his victims as young as 13.

December 23, 2015
Wulvern warns of bogus roofers targeting Nantwich residents

Wulvern warns of bogus roofers targeting Nantwich residents

Housing tenants in Nantwich are being warned about bogus callers after an incident in the town.

Wulvern Housing Group says two men called on a resident in Nantwich posing as Wulvern employees.

December 23, 2015
Probe into alleged sexual assault on Mill Island dropped by police

Probe into alleged sexual assault on Mill Island dropped by police

Detectives have dropped a probe into an alleged sexual assault on Mill Island in Nantwich.

Cheshire Police has been conducting an investigation in relation to the allegations that the assault had been committed in the early hours on Sunday (December 20).

December 22, 2015
Serious sexual assault on Mill Island, Nantwich – hunt for two men

Serious sexual assault on Mill Island, Nantwich – hunt for two men

Detectives are searching for two men as they investigate a serious sexual assault in Mill Island, Nantwich.

Police received reports of the incident, and identified and cordoned off the scene whilst the investigation got underway at approximately 2.50am yesterday (December 20).

December 21, 2015
Nantwich Police burglary warning after Bishop’s Wood break-in

Nantwich Police burglary warning after Bishop’s Wood break-in

Police in Nantwich are warning residents to be wary of burglars targeting properties after a break-in at a house in Bishop’s Wood.

Offenders broke in to a residential building and stole bikes.

December 20, 2015
Police probe serious ‘incident’ on Mill Island in Nantwich

Police probe serious ‘incident’ on Mill Island in Nantwich

Detectives are probing a “serious incident” on a footpath on Mill Island, Nantwich.

Officers have cordoned off parts of the island by the River Weaver following the incident.

December 20, 2015
Four South Cheshire people face drugs charges after police raids

Four South Cheshire people face drugs charges after police raids

Four people from South Cheshire are among six who have been charged with drugs offences following a series of police raids.

A total of eight warrants were conducted at addresses in Crewe and Garston, Merseyside, on Tuesday (December 15).

December 16, 2015
BT prosecuted in court for endangering Nantwich residents

BT prosecuted in court for endangering Nantwich residents

Telecoms giant BT has been prosecuted for endangering Nantwich residents during highways works, it has emerged.

The company was taken to court by Cheshire East Council following works on signal-controlled junction on High Street, Nantwich.

December 15, 2015
Nantwich man who led UK-wide human trafficking gang jailed

Nantwich man who led UK-wide human trafficking gang jailed

An organised crime gang led by a Nantwich has been sentenced as part of an investigation into human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Krzysztof Henryk Jakubiak was jailed for three-and-a-half years during a hearing at Warrington Crown Court.

December 11, 2015