Crime

Cheshire Police warning for Euro football fans in Nantwich

Cheshire Police warning for Euro football fans in Nantwich

Football fans planning to watch England in Nantwich pubs and clubs have been warned by Cheshire Police over their drinking antics. Officers have vowed to crackdown on any disorder in or around pubs and other venues as Euro 2012 prepares to kick off this Friday June 8.

June 5, 2012
Notorious South Cheshire murder to feature on BBC Crimewatch

Notorious South Cheshire murder to feature on BBC Crimewatch

BBC Crimewatch will feature an appeal to help solve a notorious South Cheshire murder 17 years ago. Detectives are using the show to renew their appeal for witnesses to a horrific killing of Tracey Mertens.

May 31, 2012
Nantwich Police at supermarkets to target chip and pin thefts

Nantwich Police at supermarkets to target chip and pin thefts

Nantwich Police are at Morrisons and Sainsbury’s stores in the town today (May 29) to highlight chip and pin distraction thefts. Officers will present between 10am and 2pm giving tips on how to prevent falling victim to the crime.

May 29, 2012
More than 230 Cheshire Police officers to work on Olympics

More than 230 Cheshire Police officers to work on Olympics

More than 230 Cheshire Police officers will be working at the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. But bosses claim despite the number, it won’t impact on crime-fighting in Cheshire.

May 23, 2012
South Cheshire man jailed for terror sex attack on 13-year-old

South Cheshire man jailed for terror sex attack on 13-year-old

A South Cheshire man who carried out a bizarre and terrifying sex attack on a teenage girl as she walked her dog, has been jailed. Jack Heath, 61, pleaded guilty to section 18 wounding and sexual assault and faces up to 10 years behind bars.

May 21, 2012
Police hunt attackers after man beaten unconscious in Nantwich

Police hunt attackers after man beaten unconscious in Nantwich

Two men were beaten up and one left unconscious in a serious assault near a Nantwich bar. One of the victims was left with a fractured eye socket in the attack close to Nakatcha’s on Welsh Row.

May 15, 2012
Police fear two Nantwich burglaries are connected

Police fear two Nantwich burglaries are connected

Two burglaries in the Nantwich area could be connected, police believe. The incidents happened in the villages of Burleydam and Newhall within an hour of each other.

May 14, 2012
Nominations open for new Cheshire Police Commissioner post

Nominations open for new Cheshire Police Commissioner post

Nominations for the new powerful £75,000-a-year Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner position are now open. The post-holder, elected on November 15, will be in charge of holding Cheshire Constabulary to account for the way it polices Nantwich and other towns.

May 14, 2012
Police swoop on suspected shoplifters in Stapeley, Nantwich

Police swoop on suspected shoplifters in Stapeley, Nantwich

Police swooped on three suspected shoplifters in an area of Nantwich today as motorists looked on. PSCOs from Nantwich detained three men close to the former Stapeley Water Gardens site off London Road.

May 2, 2012
Nantwich Police winning battle against thieves and burglars

Nantwich Police winning battle against thieves and burglars

Nantwich police chiefs say latest crime figures show they are winning the battle against burglars and thieves in the town. There were 136 recorded offences of burglaries, thefts and robberies in Nantwich Neighbourhood Policing Unit in 2011-12.

April 30, 2012
Police issue CCTV appeal over Nantwich Civic Hall burglary

Police issue CCTV appeal over Nantwich Civic Hall burglary

Police are appealing for help to trace this man in connection with an incident at Nantwich Civic Hall. The man caught on CCTV is wanted in connection with a burglary at the venue on Market Street.

April 18, 2012
Pair found not guilty of murdering Nantwich man John Iveson

Pair found not guilty of murdering Nantwich man John Iveson

A jury has acquitted two men of the murder of Nantwich businessman John Iveson. Mark Done and Paul Billington were today (April 13) found not guilty of the murder of Mr Iveson, whose has never been found after he disappeared in January 2007.

April 13, 2012
Police hunt metal thieves after South Cheshire scrapyard raid

Police hunt metal thieves after South Cheshire scrapyard raid

Metal thieves broke into a South Cheshire scrapyard and stole more than £30,000 of goods, escaping with it in the company’s truck. Detectives want help from anyone who saw the break in at Houstons and Sons in Crewe, or the stolen Houstons wagon spotted on the M6 towards Birmingham (pictured).

April 12, 2012