A gang of men raided a village store near Nantwich and made off with a stash of alcohol and cigarettes. The raid happened at the Co-op store in Shropshire Street, Audlem, near Nantwich.
CCTV coverage in Nantwich has been given a major boost after a new agreement between police and council chiefs. A partnership review examining use of the 15 CCTV cameras in the town was carried out by Nantwich Police, Cheshire East Council and Nantwich Town Council.
Nantwich Police have issued a warning to revellers to “drink responsibly” during the Nantwich Jazz Festival this month. More officers will be drafted in to the town to cope with the huge crowds which flock to the festival over Easter weekend.
A Nantwich burglary victim who called police to his house was then arrested after forgetting to hide cannabis plants he was growing! Officers stumbled across the cannabis when they were called to Albert Street, Nantwich.
More than a third of all assaults with injury in Cheshire are domestic abuse cases, startling police figures show. Domestic abuse accounts for 8% of all recorded crime in Cheshire.
A South Cheshire man who fraudulently claimed more than £1,200 in benefits has been ordered by magistrates to repay the money. David Wainwright, 42, formerly of Shropshire Street, Audlem, pleaded guilty at South and East Cheshire Magistrates’ Court.
A man has been found dead in a house on London Road in Nantwich. Police have confirmed the death of a man in his 40s, but say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident.
A car which exploded and burst into flames on a Nantwich car park could be suspicious, police said. The fire and blast happened on the rough ground car park on St Anne’s Lane, off Welsh Row.
A senior Metropolitan Police officer is to be the new Chief Constable for Cheshire Police. Simon Bryne was selected after a long process to replace Dave Whatton, who is retiring.
Police have issued CCTV pictures of two men wanted in connection with a burglary in Nantwich. Detectives want to trace the men after a burglary at Wrenbury Post Office on January 9.
A Nantwich woman has been found guilty of fraudulently claiming nearly £6,000 in benefits. Hazel Tinsley, 59, was given a 12-month community order and told to do 200 hours’ of unpaid work.
Cheshire PCC John Dwyer has pledged to freeze council tax for policing in the county – but it set to axe 70 police staff jobs. Ex Crewe & Nantwich councillor Mr Dwyer revealed his plans in his second police budget since being elected as Police & Crime Commissioner.
Assaults across Nantwich and Crewe have fallen by almost 12%, according to the latest statistics just released. But burglary in the Eastern Cheshire area is on the rise, going up 5%, the figures show.
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