A police officer from Nantwich has appeared in court charged with three counts of assault and one of sexual assault.
Det Sgt Paul Whitehurst, 52, of Barony Road, who served With Warwickshire Police for 21 years, denied the charges at Chester Crown Court.
Nantwich residents are being encouraged to report illegal parking problems as part of a month-long scheme by Cheshire Police.
The Operation Park Safe initiative allows residents to report problems online and is being piloted across the Crewe Local Policing Unit (LPU) throughout January.
Cheshire Police arrested 1,862 people across the county as part of an operation to keep people safe during the Christmas period.
Operation Jingles, which ran from December 1, included 229 arrests made in the Crewe and Nantwich divisional area – the third highest.
A 23-year-old woman has been found guilty of murdering her fiancé after deliberately driving her car at him near their home in Cheshire.
Alice Wood was convicted of the murder of 24-year-old Ryan Watson at Chester Crown Court today (January 2) following a three-week trial.
Eleven people have been arrested after more than 20 police officers were assaulted in various incidents across Cheshire over the Christmas period. A total of 23 police officers were assaulted in Cheshire while responding to emergencies between December 22-26. Six officers were assaulted while dealing with reports of a man who was damaging vehicles in the Neston area on December[Read More…]
The CCTV network across Nantwich town centre has undergone a wireless digital upgrade.
New cameras will provide enhanced higher resolution images and some have been re-positioned to capture a wider scene.
Three people have been arrested and drugs seized following a police crackdown on serious and organised crime in Nantwich and Crewe.
More than 30 officers from the Local Policing Unit (LPU) conducted several warrants at homes in Crewe and Nantwich earlier today (December 19) as part of Operation Doom.
A man has been jailed for 32 months for supplying drugs in Crewe.
Liam Williams (pictured), 27, of Furnival Street, Crewe, was sentenced at Chester Crown Court on December 5 for being concerned in the supply of cocaine.
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A dog is thought to have frozen to death after being abandoned and tied to a water trough in the Cheshire countryside.
RSPCA has today shared the heartbreaking images of the dog left to die.
More than 170 people have been arrested during the first weekend of Cheshire Police’s Christmas operation.
The crackdown – called “Make the right choice” – targets anti-social behaviour, violence against women and girls, domestic abuse and drink and drug driving.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Councillors being threatened and harassed on social media or in person are being urged to speak directly to Cheshire’s police commissioner if complaints to local officers aren’t being followed up.
Police and crime commissioner John Dwyer has said he will be speaking to the Chief Constable about the growing problem.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire Police have seized and destroyed six e-scooters ridden on public highways in Crewe – and warn they will do the same in all towns if parents buy them for children at Christmas.
Police and crime commissioner John Dwyer also urged residents to report their neighbours if they had the vehicles and were riding them illegally on public roads or pavements.
Officers have been searching areas in and around Nantwich as part of a week-long initiative to tackle knife crime and robbery.
Police conducted “knife sweeps” in the town’s parks, recreational areas and other sites in the Nantwich Beat area.
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