Crime

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
Nantwich Police vow to crackdown on Jazz Festival troublemakers

Nantwich Police vow to crackdown on Jazz Festival troublemakers

Nantwich Police chiefs warned troublemakers to stay away from the town during the Easter weekend’s Nantwich Jazz and Music Festival. Thousands of visitors are expected to cram into the town centre over the next four days for the 16th annual event.

April 6, 2012
New Cheshire Police deputy chief Helen King sworn in

New Cheshire Police deputy chief Helen King sworn in

Helen King has joined the Cheshire Police team of chief officers as Deputy Chief Constable. She re-affirmed the oath which gives police officers policing powers, witnessed and signed by Moira Chapman, a magistrate and member of Cheshire Police Authority.

April 5, 2012
Home Watch crime-fighting scheme in Cheshire celebrates 30 years

Home Watch crime-fighting scheme in Cheshire celebrates 30 years

A senior police officer in Cheshire says Home Watch is a major weapon in the fight against crime in the county. The first Home Watch was launched 30 years ago in the Cheshire village of Mollington when people were concerned about a spate of burglaries.

March 31, 2012
Nantwich cannabis growers warned amid Cheshire Police crackdown

Nantwich cannabis growers warned amid Cheshire Police crackdown

Cheshire Police are cracking down on cannabis growers in the borough after executing 28 warrants. The crackdown is part of Operation Broadley, the regional cannabis campaign running throughout March.

March 29, 2012
Police extend bail for Nantwich man arrested over A530 death

Police extend bail for Nantwich man arrested over A530 death

A Nantwich man arrested in connection with the A530 road death of pensioner Michael Betts has been re-bailed by Cheshire Police. The 21-year-old was arrested after Mr Betts, 74, was killed when he was hit by a van as he was walking along Middlewich Road, Nantwich, near Alvaston Hall Hotel.

March 27, 2012