Detectives are appealing for witnesses and video footage after men armed with a weapon robbed a convenience store in Crewe.
Two men entered the Morrisons Daily store on Gainsborough Road, Crewe, with a weapon at around 9.25pm on Sunday (February 18).
A woman has been charged in relation to the death of a pedestrian on Nantwich Road in Crewe, police have confirmed.
Oghenevwaire Shittu, 38, of Ruskin Road, Crewe, was arrested on Friday (February 9) following the incident on the same day.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Cheshire residents will have to pay 4.99% more in the police precept from April, adding an extra £12.50 to the annual bill for a band D property.
The £12.50 increase to the policing element of the Council Tax bill amounts to an extra £1.04 a month for a band D household.
The devastated friend of a young student killed in a horror car smash has hit out at the Prison Service over its plans to move the man responsible to an open prison just a year into his sentence.
Charlotte Hope was killed when her car was hit head on by Ashley Kosciekowski, who was driving at up to 90mph in his BMW while on cannabis on the A53 near Shrewsbury.
A pilot project allowing Crewe and Nantwich residents to report obstructive and illegal parking has been deemed a success.
In January, police received 17 reports of parking problems online as part of “Operation Park Safe” in the Crewe and Nantwich area.
Cheshire Police have issued the county’s first GPS tag on a stalking offender after securing a five-year protection order.
The Constabulary’s Harm Reduction Unit (HRU) secured the stalking protection order (SPO) with the stipulation that the offender has to wear the tag.
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.
Cheshire Police Crime Commissioner “sorry” for schoolgirl skirts comment
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
~Cheshire’s police and crime commissioner has apologised for an “inappropriate and unacceptable” comment he made about schoolgirls wearing ‘very short skirts’ and said he is not a misogynist.
John Dwyer made the comment during a meeting of Culcheth and Glazebury Parish Council back in November in a discussion about abuse and violence faced by women and young girls.