Police are investigating after a masked robber assaulted a woman and then stole items from a post office in the village of Newnham-on-Severn, near Cinderford, last week. The incident happened on High Street shortly before 6.30pm on Monday, April 28, when two men entered the Shop at the Ship with …
Read More »999 calls reporting spilt coffee and rude car wash staff prompt police warning
There was a flurry of inappropriate calls to the police 999 service over the weekend that in no way could have been considered real emergencies. Gloucestershire police has urged people to keep the 999 lines clear for genuine callers after a significant rise in the number of non-urgent 999 calls …
Read More »Murder arrest as woman who dies in Staffordshire golf club crash named
A woman who died after being hit by a van on a golf course in Staffordshire has been named as police have made three arrests. Suzanne Cherry, 62, from Aldridge, tragically died in hospital on Tuesday night after the incident at Aston Wood Golf Club in Little Aston on the …
Read More »Middlesbrough homes and hotels raided by police as 17 people arrested
A total of 17 people have been arrested following a number of police raids in homes and hotels in Middlesbrough. Cleveland Police along with Middlesbrough Council’s Trading Standards and Enforcement Officers, Thirteen Housing and others, completed a day of action on Thursday, April 10. Operation Artemis started as officers raided …
Read More »Man and woman arrested after ‘terrifying’ deadly shooting that killed 60-year-old
A 60-year-old man was found to have been shot and, despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead at the scene A police cordon remains in place in Stanley following the fatal shooting of a 60-year-old man on Saturday evening(Image: PA) Two people have been arrested following the fatal …
Read More »Teens found with stolen car and burglary tools in Rockford | News
ROCKFORD, Ill (WREX) – Rockford Police responded to a call about car burglaries early Saturday morning on Laramie Drive. When officers arrived, they found a running car that had been reported stolen earlier. Two teenagers were found nearby with burglary tools. A 17-year-old teenage boy is facing charges including Burglary …
Read More »West London Post Office workers staged ‘armed robbery’ in bid to pinch more than £130K
An ‘armed robber’ was caught after he cut himself escaping over a fence after – supposedly – sticking up a West London Post Office. Rajvinder Khalon was one of five members of the same family who conspired to nick around £136,000 from a branch in Hounslow. He was caught after …
Read More »Man attacked with wrench inside a car near Plymouth Co-op
Three people have been arrested after a man was attacked with a wrench in Plymouth. The victim was inside a car on Beaumont Road at around 1.45pm on Wednesday, March 26, when he was attacked. He suffered face and head injuries and got out of the car, a blue Mini …
Read More »Biker suffers ‘serious injuries’ in A34 smash as police arrest teen van driver
Police have arrested a teenage van driver after a collision on the A34 left a biker in hospital with ‘serious injuries’. Emergency services were scrambled to Newcastle Road, on the outskirts of Congleton, following reports of a smash. The incident left the route, near Brownlow Heath, shut for around six …
Read More »Drunk rammed Royal Mail van into police cars after 4am street rampage
Royal Mail worker Sean Woodward rammed his work van into a car and threw a brick through a house window in the early hours of the morning. The 40-year-old was a cleaner for the postal organisation when he repeatedly drove into his brother’s neighbour’s car which was shunted into another …
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