Nantwich Police urged shoppers to be on their guard against East European crooks targeting people at supermarkets. The gang has carried out two “distraction” thefts in the town in the last two weeks, and seven in total across Cheshire East.
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.
Council chiefs are probing a gas blast in Nantwich town centre which left an elderly lady in hospital, it has emerged. The incident happened when a gas bottle being used on an outdoor barbecue stall on High Street exploded.
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.
Nantwich Police are using four legs in their battle against drugs in the town. They patrolled the pubs and clubs of Nantwich with a “passive” drugs dog to find suspected offenders.
Nantwich Police issued a warning to residents today to be wary of fuel theft. It comes after three men were arrested on suspicion of theft of diesel in the Wybunbury area of Nantwich.
Nantwich Police re-issued their warning to New Year’s Eve revellers thinking of drinking and driving this weekend. The town’s policing unit has joined specialist teams over the festive period to run a drink drive campaign in and around Nantwich.
Thieves have struck twice at Nantwich Cricket Club off Whitehouse Lane, stealing a roller and a cellar cooling system. The raid is another example of metal thieves targeting the area, cashing in on the value of scrap metal.
Police in Nantwich are hoping to earn the town ArcAngel status by signing up pub bosses to a safer drinking charter. ArcAngel, which aims to tackle alcohol-related crime, is run by Cheshire Police and agencies including local councils, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service and NHS trusts.
Police in Nantwich arrested 27 people and imposed 29 temporary banning orders in a clamp down on drunken town centre revellers. And officers have vowed to continue the crackdown in the run up to Christmas – the town centre’s busiest time of the year.
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.
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.
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.
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