Drug dealers operating in the upper echelons of the criminal fraternity often go to extreme lengths in order to conceal their illicit activities and escape the clutches of the law. Here, the ECHO has taken a look at some of the most audacious measures that organised crimes groups have taken …
Read More »Police helicopter over Stoke-on-Trent captures BMW driver, 17
Police have made an arrest Staffordshire Police have arrested the driver of this BMW A police helicopter was deployed over Stoke-on-Trent overnight. The chopper had been spotted over Park Hall Country Park and was on a training mission. But the plane was later deployed to help capture a 17-year-old BMW …
Read More »Royal Mail bans postie as police called in over LGBTQ gnome
An investigation has been launched Royal Mail has banned a postie at the centre of an LGBTQ row(Image: BelfastLive) Royal Mail has axed a postie. It comes as police have been called in after a postman was accused of kicking over a rainbow garden gnome and a planter containing a …
Read More »‘Birmingham is full of counterfeit notes’ — TikTok star issues January sales warning
To uncover what is genuine, the content creator used real and fake £20 notes to highlight the difference Manny Malik (second left) is the marketing director of Malik Butchers, a TikTok famous shop(Image: Malik Butchers) A TikTok star sent a warning to Birmingham shopkeepers and said the city was ‘full …
Read More »Stalker ‘pulled large sword from his trousers’ outside Middlesbrough house party
Binny Sharif followed the woman, showed up at her place of work and through a wooden block through her window Binny Sharif appeared at Teesside Crown Court via video link from prison (Image: Evening Gazette) A stalker pulled a sword from his trousers and waved it at his ex and …
Read More »She saw an ‘opportunity’ but didn’t expect Royal Mail postman’s response
Tegan Harker stole the large parcel from a Royal Mail van Esther Halligan Court Reporter and Joseph Timan Politics writer 09:46, 24 Dec 2025Updated 09:46, 24 Dec 2025 Tegan Harker(Image: Cleveland Police) An opportunist thief threatened to stab a postman after stealing a large parcel from his Royal Mail van …
Read More »Royal Mail parcel thief threatened to stab postman who chased her down in Middlesbrough
Tegan Harker stole the large parcel from a Royal Mail van whilst the postman was emptying a letter box Tegan Harker(Image: Cleveland Police) An opportunist thief opened the back door of a Royal Mail van while the post man was collecting letters from a post box. Tegan Harker, 20, stole …
Read More »Gang laundered £53 million through Leicester Post Offices in ‘complex’ scheme
10 people were arrested and charged as part of a long-running investigation into the gang Jigar Gheewala, Rajul Patel and Bhavik Kotecha were key players in the criminal operation(Image: Leicestershire Police) A criminal gang laundered more than £53 million through Post Office branches across Leicester using a sophisticated operation involving …
Read More »Belfast hotel guest allegedly barricaded himself into hotel bathroom before causing £5,000 in damage, court told
PSNI claim the accused smashed up fixtures and tried to start a fire before armed response officers had to be called to his room 17:40, 22 Dec 2025Updated 21:02, 22 Dec 2025 Armed response officers had to be called to a room at the Premier Inn on Alfred Street A …
Read More »Police explain why unusual ‘little Daleks’ are popping up across Lancashire
Some people have been asking “What on earth is that?” One of the new pods that have been appeared at preston Bus Station Police have explained why unusual ‘little Daleks’ are popping up at busy areas across Lancashire this Christmas. A total of six Safer Pods have been installed at …
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