Crime

Police copter joins hunt for Willaston burglars in Nantwich

Police copter joins hunt for Willaston burglars in Nantwich

Residents in Nantwich were warned today after burglars were caught trying to break into a house.

Suspects were seen trying to force their way in through patio doors of a property on Cheerbrook Road in Willaston, Nantwich.

September 30, 2014
FSA slammed as Nantwich Red Lion horse abattoir charges dropped

FSA slammed as Nantwich Red Lion horse abattoir charges dropped

Five people charged in connection with the Red Lion horse abattoir in Nantwich are to escape prosecution.

The Food Standards Agency is to drop charges of alleged horse passport irregularities at the abattoir in Sound, near Wrenbury.

September 29, 2014
Fire chiefs probe vehicle arson attacks in Crewe street

Fire chiefs probe vehicle arson attacks in Crewe street

Two cars and a minibus have been burnt out after an arson attack in Crewe.

Firefighters were called to Hawthorn Grove where the vehicles were well alight.

September 25, 2014
Two Nantwich teenage boys charged with bike and shop thefts

Two Nantwich teenage boys charged with bike and shop thefts

Two teenage boys from Nantwich have been arrested and charged with a series of thefts and break ins.

The youths, aged 16 and 17, were arrested in connection with a number of thefts of bikes from sheds at Nantwich homes.

September 21, 2014
New contact point fitted at Nantwich police station

New contact point fitted at Nantwich police station

A new police contact point has opened at Nantwich Police Station on Beam Street.

The contact point will provide members of the public a 24/7 access to frontline help desk and control room staff.

September 20, 2014
Almost 60 Nantwich drink drivers arrested in 2014, new figures show

Almost 60 Nantwich drink drivers arrested in 2014, new figures show

Almost 60 drink drivers have been arrested in the Nantwich area in 2014, new figures show.

Cheshire Police say they have made 40 arrests in the town and 19 in the rural part of Nantwich Neighbourhhood Policing Unit.

September 18, 2014
Cheshire Police to launch week-long crackdown on alcohol misuse

Cheshire Police to launch week-long crackdown on alcohol misuse

Cheshire Police have vowed to crackdown on alcohol misuse in Nantwich and other towns as part of a week-long initiative.

Officers will be carrying out activities all week including licensing checks and compliance of alcohol exclusion zones.

September 14, 2014
Nantwich Police Station to close for two days a week

Nantwich Police Station to close for two days a week

Nantwich Police Station’s help desk is to close to the public for a second day of the week, officers have revealed.

The front desk at the station on Beam Street is currently open six days out of seven, closing on Sunday.

September 9, 2014
Two more charged with kidnap and assault over Wistaston attack

Two more charged with kidnap and assault over Wistaston attack

A further two men have been charged in relation to an incident in Wistaston involving the alleged kidnap and serious assault of a 35-year-old Crewe man.

Lloyd Turner, aged 50, from Charlton Avenue, in Hereford, has been charged with kidnap, section 18 assault and robbery.

September 8, 2014
Two Crewe men face kidnapping charge after Wistaston “beating”

Two Crewe men face kidnapping charge after Wistaston “beating”

Two men have appeared in court charged with kidnapping following an incident in Wistaston, near Nantwich.

Police received reports of an incident in which a man was subjected to a serious assault at a property in Crewe Road, Wistaston on August 30.

September 5, 2014
Burglar who preyed on Nantwich elderly jailed for six years

Burglar who preyed on Nantwich elderly jailed for six years

A burglar who preyed on terrified elderly homeowners in Nantwich and Chester has been jailed for six years.

Carl Francis Haddock was caught by Cheshire Police as part of Operation Dothan after an increase in burglaries in the area.

September 3, 2014
Man, 35, badly injured in serious attack in Wistaston, say police

Man, 35, badly injured in serious attack in Wistaston, say police

A man was badly beaten in a “serious and sustained” attack linked to a house in Wistaston, near Nantwich.

The victim, aged 35, is being treated in hospital after the assault.

September 3, 2014
Man in court over Nantwich and Chester house burglaries

Man in court over Nantwich and Chester house burglaries

A man has been charged following an investigation into a spate of house burglaries in the Nantwich and Chester areas.

Carl Francis Haddock, from Maes-Y-Coed, Gwersyllt, Wrexham, North Wales, was arrested on Wednesday August 20.

August 29, 2014