Crime

Cheshire Police warning to scrap metal thieves in Nantwich

Cheshire Police warning to scrap metal thieves in Nantwich

Cheshire Police warned people tempted to steal electrical cables for scrap metal, they could pay with their lives. Thieves have been targeting grids, lead, lightning conductors and risking their lives trying to steal live electricity cables.

November 12, 2011
Residents highlight priorities in Cheshire Police survey

Residents highlight priorities in Cheshire Police survey

Responding to emergency calls should still be the number one priority for police in Cheshire. That’s one of the key messages from people who took part in a Cheshire Police Authority survey.

November 10, 2011
Cheshire Police claim success on tackling anti-social yobs

Cheshire Police claim success on tackling anti-social yobs

Early intervention techniques by Cheshire Police are cracking down on anti-social behaviour, members of Cheshire Police Authority have been told. The number of disorder incidents recorded between April and September dropped to under 25,000, compared with more then 30,100 in the same period last year.

November 7, 2011
Police hunt masked men after Nantwich Road robbery

Police hunt masked men after Nantwich Road robbery

Detectives want witnesses who saw a robbery at a bookmakers in Nantwich Road to come forward. Two masked men entered Corbetts Bookmakers in Nantwich Road, Crewe, and stole cash from the premises.

November 5, 2011
Nantwich Police tackle crime with new mobile CCTV cameras

Nantwich Police tackle crime with new mobile CCTV cameras

Police in Nantwich are to use mobile CCTV cameras as part of a scheme to tackle crime with technology. The cameras are the size of a mobile phone and clip onto stab vests. Officers are using the cameras attached to their body armour to record video and audio footage when attending incidents.

October 27, 2011
Two Nantwich brothers jailed for vicious attack on Crewe victim

Two Nantwich brothers jailed for vicious attack on Crewe victim

Two brothers who attacked a man while on a night out in Nantwich are now behind bars. Gregory Bailey, 23, and Jed Bailey, 21, of Welshman′s Lane, Nantwich, launched a vicious attack on a 24-year-old Crewe man, which left him with a bleed on the brain and a fractured jaw in two places. They pleaded guilty and were sentenced at Chester Crown[Read More…]

October 21, 2011
Interpol hunt for man linked to Nantwich murder

Interpol hunt for man linked to Nantwich murder

Detectives have re-launched an international hunt for a man wanted in connection with the murder of a Nantwich trader. Christopher Guest More is wanted in connection with violent death of Brian Waters, 44, of Stapeley.

October 20, 2011
Four men in court over Nantwich abduction case

Four men in court over Nantwich abduction case

Four men accused of falsely imprisoning a teenager at a flat in Nantwich have appeared in court in Liverpool. The 18-year-old victim alleges he was abducted from Liverpool and held against his will at a property on Cronkinson Oak estate, Nantwich.

October 11, 2011
Nantwich Police hunt man seen flashing buttocks

Nantwich Police hunt man seen flashing buttocks

Nantwich Police are hunting a flasher amid reports of a man seen showing his buttocks to passersby. The man was spotted ‘mooning’ at residents in the Shrewbridge Road area of the town, officers say.

October 10, 2011
Police crackdown on anti-social youths in Willaston

Police crackdown on anti-social youths in Willaston

Nantwich Police are stepping up patrols in Willaston following complaints of anti-social behaviour in the village. Residents have complained of late night noise and nuisance, particularly in the village park area. Last weekend, a “for sale” sign on a bungalow in Cheerbrook Road was broken up and stuck in a grid in the road.

October 10, 2011
Police probe burglaries after Wrenbury couple targeted

Police probe burglaries after Wrenbury couple targeted

Detectives are probing links between three burglaries on elderly people, including one in Wrenbury near Nantwich. One of the raids has left a 107-year-old householder seriously ill in hospital after she confronted the burglars.

October 7, 2011
Nantwich Police use banning orders to crackdown on disorder

Nantwich Police use banning orders to crackdown on disorder

Nantwich Police are cracking down on rowdy revellers by issuing more section 27 banning orders. Twenty-one orders were served on people causing trouble in the town during August, a rise compared to June and July.

September 16, 2011
Cheshire Police backs campaign to beat abuse

Cheshire Police backs campaign to beat abuse

Teenagers in Crewe and Nantwich are being told to speak out if they are aware of an abusive relationship. They may not necessarily be the victim or the perpetrator but may know someone who is, say Cheshire Police.

September 14, 2011