Warning to Travelling Criminals in East Lancashire. Police promise ‘Ring of...
A RING of steel will be placed around East Lancashire this week as part of a high profile crackdown on travelling criminals. Police from a number of departments across Blackburn with Darwen, Hyndburn...
View ArticleThief breaks into Blackburn Cathedral on Tuesday and jailed by Thursday
[caption id="attachment_215655" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Michael Bailey"][/caption] A thief has been jailed for 12 weeks after a crime spree in Blackburn. Michael Bailey, 33, of St...
View ArticleAccrington Booze Corner closed twice for selling to children
A shop, which lost its licence for selling alcohol to children, has been forced to close for a second time. The owner of Booze Corner on Burnley Road, Accrington, surrendered the shop’s licence on 10...
View ArticleDog Owners who do not “Scoop the Poop” will be named and shamed in Blackburn...
Owners who allow their dogs to foul pavements and parks will be “named and shamed” as part of a new crackdown, pledged Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Kate Hollern. The Council has decided to...
View ArticleSellers of alcohol to children punished in clamp-down operation
Staff members in off-licences and pubs have been given fines after failing to make identification checks and selling alcohol to children. On Sat 31st March, police officers along with Trading...
View ArticleOver 40 arrested in burglary crackdown in East Lancashire
More than forty people have been arrested during a cross border operation to take on burglary in East Lancashire. Operation Spartacus has seen patrols increased on a number of the main road networks...
View ArticleMini Moto crackdown by police in Shadsworth
Police are cracking down on the illegal use of mini motos and motorbikes in the Shadsworth area of Blackburn. Officers seized a mini moto off a 14-year-old boy last Saturday after he was repeatedly...
View ArticleCopper thefts from 30 electricity substations
Police are trying to trace the thieves responsible for thefts of copper cabling from around 30 electricity substations in Accrington, Great Harwood, Rishton, Church and Oswaldtwistle Police patrols...
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