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Bacup shoplifter given two-year Criminal Behaviour Order
Monday, March 24, 2025
A man from Bacup has been given a two-year Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO).
Richard Gregson, 46, of Russell Street, Bacup, has been given the CBO as a result of shoplifting offences.
Jail sentence for Lancaster drug dealer
Monday, March 24, 2025
Officers found £6,465 cash, weighing scales, snap bags and a pot containing a snap bag of white powder in a cupboard in her room.
Cars seized and arrests made during Hyndburn day of action
Friday, March 21, 2025
Hyndburn Police were out again this week as part of Operation Rally, tackling concerns the local community have raised to them. Officers took part in a dedicated day of intensified action on Tuesday 18th March, focusing on the top priorities residents and businesses have identified via Lancashire Talking.
Prolific Pendle shoplifter jailed
Friday, March 21, 2025
A prolific shoplifter who carried out a string of shoplifting offences in Pendle has been jailed. Axis Robertson, 50, of no fixed address appeared at Burnley Crown Court where he was sentenced to 12 months in prison for shoplifting and possession of a bladed article.
Gang which smuggled drugs into prison jailed
Friday, March 21, 2025
Operation Warrior is Lancashire Police’s response to tackling serious and organised crime in Lancashire, supported by Police and Crime Commissioner Clive Grunshaw.
Pendle stores fail underage vape sales test
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Pendle’s Neighbourhood Policing team and Lancashire County Council Trading Standards have recently conducted a test purchasing operation.
On Monday (17th March 2025) six premises across Nelson and Colne were tested around underage sales of vapes.
Renewed appeal to solve the mystery of the tragic death of a baby boy 13 years ago
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
It’s been more than 13 years since the baby boy was found in Spen Brook, off Carr Lane in Kirkham in October 2011.
Murder investigation underway after man dies
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Our thoughts are with his family. Anyone with information should contact us on 101
Drug dealer jailed after trying to escape police in Blackburn
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Ali Zaman has been jailed for three years and two months
Five charged following burglaries across East Lancashire
Monday, March 17, 2025
We have charged five people following a spate of burglaries across East Lancashire.
Between 2021 and 2024, we were called to 38 reports of a burglary at locations across Lancashire, but mainly in the East of the county.
Burglary who targeted homes in Preston jailed
Friday, March 14, 2025
A burglar who targeted multiple homes in Preston City Centre has been jailed for more than six years.
Illicit tobacco and vapes seized in multi-agency strike day in Preston
Friday, March 14, 2025
Illegal cigarettes and vapes worth around £2000 have been seized after a multi-agency day of action in Plungington.
Family Liaison Coordinator Ian Lawrence named Police Staff Member of the Year at National Police Staff Awards
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Family Liaison Coordinator Ian Lawrence has been named Police Staff Member of the Year for his work on the investigation into two former healthcare professionals who unlawfully drugged patients at a Blackpool Hospital in 2018.
Outlawed guns surrendered to Lancashire Police during national firearms amnesty
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Four illegal blank-firing guns have been permanently removed from the streets of Lancashire as part of a national firearms amnesty
Man arrested after large cannabis farm discovered in Burnley
Thursday, March 13, 2025
We are investigating following the discovery of a large cannabis farm at a property on Trafalgar Street, Burnley.
Rossendale dangerous driver jailed
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
On 14th September 2024, our officers signalled for a Mercedes Sprinter Van driving through Rossendale to stop.
The van subsequently failed to stop, driving dangerously before being unable to negotiate a narrow bridge in Ramsbottom.
Appeal after woman dies following collision in Morecambe
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
We were called at shortly before 8.30pm yesterday (Tuesday, March 11th) after the collision between a pedestrian and a Vauxhall Astra car on Regent Road.
Man seriously assaulted in Preston - Can you help?
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Please call us on 101 if you saw what happened or have any information. A man has been arrested
Burnley pitch invader given three-year football banning order
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
During the 88th minute of the fixture at Turf Moor on 6th December, Carlton Hargreaves ran onto the pitch from the North Stand.
Man jailed for 10 years for assault which left victim with bleed on brain
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Dylan Culshaw punched his victim to the floor, before kicking him in the head and rendering him unconscious. When the disorientated victim got up to remonstrate with Culshaw, he roundhouse kicked him to the face – again rendering him unconscious.
Man charged following string of shop thefts in Burnley
Friday, March 7, 2025
We have charged a man following a spate of shop thefts in Burnley.
Crackdown on cannabis cultivation in Lancashire
Friday, March 7, 2025
More than 2,200 cannabis plants were seized when 14 warrants were carried out across the county.
Six jailed for more than 25 years after £1million courier fraud
Friday, March 7, 2025
Six fraudsters, who conned elderly victims out of £1 million have been jailed for over 25 years.
