Four people have been arrested in raids across Shavington, Crewe and Alsager in a week-long police crackdown on drugs and organised crime.
Drugs warrants were carried out by officers from the Crewe Local Policing Unit (LPU), targeting those who are causing significant harm to Cheshire communities.
Immigration, theft of historic artefacts, animal rights issues and offensive weapons – just some of the cases dealt with by Cheshire Police’s newly rural crime team during its first three months.
Eight men allegedly part of an anti-hunt campaign group were arrested by police after clashes at a South Cheshire trail hunt.
Officers were called after disturbances were reported at the Cheshire Hunt on Long Lane in Spurstow, near Nantwich.
Fifty-three arrests were made in Crewe and Nantwich of suspected drink/drug driving during the Christmas period.
The figure was part of a total of 230 people arrested across the county by Cheshire Police in the month-long crackdown.
Nantwich Police have paid tribute to Jazz Festival volunteers and revellers after just two arrests were made the five-day festival between April 18-22.
Tens of thousands of people were drawn to the festival thanks to the glorious weather.
Officers in Nantwich say policing will be as high profile as ever at next week’s Nantwich Jazz festival.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to flood into the town for the five-day festival starting on Thursday April 18.
Police have made no arrests a week after the horrific Beam Street gang attack by teenagers on a Nantwich man.
The assault by youths aged 14-16, which was caught on CCTV, began after the 23-year-old victim asked them to stop throwing bottles.
More than 40 drivers in Crewe and Nantwich area were arrested for drink or drug driving offences in December, latest figures show.
Among 234 drivers taken off the road in December, there were 25 in Crewe police division for drink driving, and another 19 for drug driving.
Thirty-nine motorists in Crewe and Nantwich are among more than 250 facing bans and large fines for drink and drug driving in a Cheshire-wide crackdown.
A Cheshire Police operation caught 16 in Crewe and Nantwich behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol, and another 23 under the influence of drugs.
Nantwich Police have hailed the 21st Nantwich Jazz Festival as a success with just seven arrests during the five-day event.
Tens of thousands packed in to the town to watch more than 100 live performances at dozens of venues.
Nantwich Police are winning the battle to reduce town centre crime at night.
In the past 12-18 months, the police have seen a drop in the number of arrests.
The number of people arrested for drink driving over Christmas has almost doubled in Crewe an Nantwich area.
Shocking figures from Cheshire Police today more than 250 people were nabbed across the county for allegedly drink and drug driving in December.
Three people including a Nantwich woman have been arrested and charged with a string of burglaries committed across South Cheshire.
Officers charged the trio for the incidents in Crewe and Cranage, which took place separately last week.
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