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Loughborough-based businessman hands over half a million pounds of alleged criminal profits
Issued on behalf of the National Crime Agency (NCA) A Loughborough-based businessman has agreed to hand over assets worth £500,000 to...
Craig Thorpe
Mar 8, 20222 min read


Man sentenced to 29 years imprisonment for attempted murder of woman
A man has been sentenced to 29 years imprisonment for attempted murder after a woman was stabbed at her home in Oakham. Emma Wolfenden,...
Craig Thorpe
Feb 2, 20223 min read


Two men sentenced following kidnap conviction
A man who bundled a woman into a van in Mountsorrel minutes before she was found seriously injured on the A6 has been convicted of...
Craig Thorpe
Jan 26, 20223 min read


National campaign to prevent people falling victim to romance fraud launched
Today (Monday 10 January) a national campaign has been launched by the City of London Police to warn people about romance fraud. The...
Craig Thorpe
Jan 10, 20223 min read


UK’s longest-serving police chief to retire in Spring
The longest serving chief constable in the UK, Leicestershire’s Simon Cole, has announced plans to retire from policing in the Spring of...
Craig Thorpe
Jan 8, 20223 min read


Leicester Hospitals have reintroduced visiting restrictions.
Leicester Hospitals have reintroduced visiting restrictions from 31st December 2021, due to the ongoing surge of Covid-19 infections. Due...
Craig Thorpe
Jan 2, 20222 min read


Man dies after being stabbed in Highfields
A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man who was found with stab wound injuries in a Leicester street during...
Craig Thorpe
Dec 27, 20212 min read


Police officer has been fined for careless driving
A Leicestershire Police officer has been fined £100 at Leicester Magistrates Court for careless driving following an investigation by the...
Craig Thorpe
Dec 5, 20211 min read


December drink drug drive campaign launch
Motorists are being reminded of the dangers of drink drug driving during the festive season. Between January and October this year...
Craig Thorpe
Dec 1, 20211 min read


Thinking of buying an e-ecooter this Christmas?
In the run up to Christmas the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership is reminding people that buying an e-scooter...
Craig Thorpe
Nov 18, 20211 min read


Substantial quantity of drugs seized in county lines week of action
Leicestershire Police has carried out 11 warrants, arrested 28 people and recovered more than £100,000 of drugs and £35,000 in cash...
Craig Thorpe
Oct 21, 20213 min read


Leicester club for young people has been honoured by The Queen.
Tonight representatives of EMCYP. received the award crystal and certificate from Michael Kapur OBE Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire....
Craig Thorpe
Oct 14, 20211 min read


Man stabbed in Leicester
Another stabbing on our streets tonight. Officers are appealing for information after a man was found with stab wound injuries following...
Craig Thorpe
Sep 21, 20212 min read


Rupert Matthews, Speaks out over the recent stabbing in Leicester.
Rupert Matthews, Police and Crime Commissioner for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, has responded to the double stabbing in the...
Craig Thorpe
Sep 17, 20211 min read


Two centuries in jail for East Midlands gang responsible for multi-million-pound drugs plot
Twenty-two members of a gang, who ploughed more than £20 million-worth of high purity illegal drugs around the country over the course of...
Craig Thorpe
Sep 10, 20217 min read


A murder investigation has been launched following a stabbing
A murder investigation has been launched following an incident in Melbourne Street, Leicester. Police were called to the area at 11.45pm...
Craig Thorpe
Sep 9, 20212 min read


Colin Pitchfork has been released from prison.
BREAKING NEWS Colin Pitchfork has been released from prison today after the Parole Board rejected a government challenge to block his...
Craig Thorpe
Sep 1, 20211 min read


Police hunt for a Hit and run driver in Coalville
Hit and run driver leaves the scene after causing serious injuries to a cyclist in Coalville this morning. Leicestershire Police have...
Craig Thorpe
Aug 8, 20211 min read


Horse fair go’s ahead in Mountsorrel this Friday.
Event organisers are working with police and the borough council to minimise the impact on traffic. The Betty Hensers Horse Fair will...
Craig Thorpe
Jun 22, 20212 min read


Police officers remain at scene of Meridian Business Park protest
Police including specially-trained officers – have today (Thursday 20 May) remained at the scene of a protest being held at the Meridian...
Craig Thorpe
May 20, 20211 min read
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