Balaclavas to be banned from major UK city with wearers facing £70 fine
It comes as 180 towns recorded incidents with balaclava wearers New restrictions will allow police and council officers to tackle a growing trend of balaclava wearers and increased crime rates. Officers will be allowed to require individuals to remove their face covering garments as balaclavas are often used to conceal identity when committing crime. The […]
5 days ago
70,000 stolen pints of Guinness destined to be delivered to pubs
Thieves stole Guinness with two lorries Over 70,000 pints of Guiness have been stolen from a depot with two HGV trailers on Monday, with the lot being estimated to be worth £115,000. Police say that around 800 barrels, holding approximately 88 pints each, were stolen at the Whitehouse Industrial Estate on Aston Lane in Runcorn. […]
1 week ago
Police Federation threatens legal action over early release of PC Andrew Harper’s killers
“We will do what we have to do to”. A Police Federation chief is threatening to take the government to court in an attempt to prevent PC Andrew Harper’s killers from being released from prison early. As part of the early prison release scheme, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers could be set free from prison […]
1 month ago
£4 million in cash found stuffed inside Lidl and Sainsbury’s bags during drugs bust
The most expensive car stop A stop by police in Catford has resulted in one of the biggest cash seizures in recent years. Officers uncovered more than £4 million in cash and a kilo of cocaine after the stop sparked a wider investigation. The discovery happened on Wednesday night when officers stopped a vehicle they […]
1 month ago
Police issue statement as Nigel Farage calls for Zack Polanski to be arrested
Farage is calling for Zack Polanski’s arrest Police have confirmed they are looking into a social media post linked to Green Party deputy leader Zack Polanski after Nigel Farage called for him to be arrested. The controversy centres around an Instagram post from a Green Party event in Bristol, which Polanski had been tagged in […]
1 month ago
Andrew Tate and brother Tristan Tate arrested in US
The brothers face 59 combined charges Brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in the US in connection with an investigation headed up by UK police into a number of sexual offences. The Tates were arrested in Miami on Saturday and have been detained pending ongoing legal proceedings. In a statement, Bedfordshire Police said […]
2 months ago