Cheshire Police say they made 182 arrests across the county in its first weekend of a Christmas crackdown on crime.
Arrests were made for offences including assault, drunk and disorderly in a public space, drink driving, stalking, and domestic abuse.
Dear Editor,
Cheshire Police are encouraging people to report ‘Hate Crime’.
“A hate incident is any incident which the victim, or anyone else, thinks is based on someone’s prejudice towards them because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or because they are transgender.”
Inspectors have released a damning report into failings by Cheshire East Safeguarding Children’s Partnership.
The report points to a series of “failings”, “shortcomings” and “weaknesses” in its role in protecting children from criminal exploitation.
Network Rail has issued a warning to drivers after the latest incident at a level crossing in Nantwich.
A van crashed through the level crossing barriers on London Road yesterday (August 17).
Dear Editor,
In Crewe SW and Wistaston, over a period of three years (6/2019-5/2022), Cheshire Police failed to solve a single burglary.
The best performance locally was Nantwich SW, but even there 60 of the 70 burglaries went unsolved.
Police in Cheshire are targeting recreational drug users as part of a six-week crackdown in the county.
“Operation Powdered” will run throughout the summer in a bid to tackle drug-related crime and child criminal exploitation.
Cheshire Police is the first force in North West to start using GPS technology to help prevent re-offending.
It has started using Electronic Monitoring Services (EMS) tags for serial offenders who are released from prison.
Former World Darts champion Ted Hankey has been charged by Cheshire Police with the sexual assault of a woman.
The charge relates to an incident that occurred in Cheshire in September 2021.
Cheshire Police are advising residents not to travel tomorrow (February 18) as Storm Eunice is set to hit the county.
An Amber weather warning has been issued for Cheshire for most of Friday as powerful winds of up to 80mph and torrential rain is forecast.
By Belinda Ryan, local democracy reporter
Stamping out domestic abuse is a priority for Cheshire Police and the force’s aim is to prevent anyone becoming a future victim, a top officer said.
One in four women are likely to be a victim of domestic abuse and the number of reported cases in Cheshire East increased during lockdown.
A fundraising calendar showcasing the role of Cheshire Police’s canine crimefighters has been launched.
Each month features one of the force’s dogs in action, highlighting the work they do supporting armed operations, chasing criminals and searching for missing people.
Everybody Sport and Recreation are to stage free holiday activity sessions for youngsters.
Holiday Activity Funding from Cheshire East Council has created places as well as packed lunches provided by Taste for Life for children who are entitled to receive free school meals.
Stalking incidents in Cheshire have more than doubled in a year to more than 1,650, latest statistics reveal.
But new Stalking Protection Orders (SPOs) brought in 18 months ago have only been used 18 times by Cheshire Police, BBC Data Unit figures show.
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