FIGURES released today (April 28) by the Office of National Statistics show that Cheshire has bucked the national trend and was one of only two forces that saw a reduction in crime across England and Wales for the 12 months to December.
TWO men who supplied drugs to crime gangs in Warrington, enabling lavish lifestyles after benefiting from more than £20m, have been jailed for a combined total of 39 years and eight months at Chester Crown Court.
ITS been a busy period for police at Latchford involving thefts from businesses with two offenders arrested for 14 crimes.
POLICE and Crime Commissioner John Dwyer’s Community Action Fund will reopen on April 1 – with money available for projects that will prevent and tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.
POLICE and Crime Commissioner, John Dwyer, has funded an extra post at a national charity to work with the police and support cybercrime victims.
THIRTEEN people were arrested, and 82 cannabis plants were recovered in a joint crackdown on cross-border criminals involving more than 200 police officers for Operation Crossbow, yesterday, Wednesday 8 March.
THE Tory-backed Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire John Dwyer has defended a 6.4 % rise in the police precept after coming under fire from Warrington Borough Council’s Labour deputy leader Cllr Cathy Mitchell.
INDEPENDENT charity Crimestoppers, has today launched a major campaign across the North West of England and North Wales to encourage reporting on those who are involved in the supply of cocaine and large-scale cannabis cultivation.
FIGURES released by the Office of National Statistics show that Cheshire saw the lowest increase in crime across England and Wales between October 2021 and September 2022.
BANK of London and The Middle East plc (BLME) has acquired a landmark office building in Warrington, occupied by the National Crime Agency, for £40.6 million.
