When the current Chief Constable David Sandall was in the vicinity of a local football match in Burbage earlier this year, he didn’t expect to be apprehending a knife wielding teenager. But that’s exactly what happened during the afternoon of Sunday 22 March. The match was just ending when a 17-year-old boy who was playing was approached by a player from the opposition team and slapped across the face. Chief Constable David Sandall The victim sustained a cut to his lip and

Fraud officers have praised the actions of a taxi driver who helped protect an elderly woman and prevent her suffering further financial loss after she was targeted by fraudsters. More than £3000 had been taken from the woman’s account after she was scammed by someone pretending to be from her bank. Police were first made aware of the incident after receiving a call on Saturday (25 July) from a concerned Uber driver. He had been booked to collect an envelope from a woman in h

Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following a fatal collision in Hamilton this afternoon (Monday 27 July). Police were called to Preston Rise, close to the junction with Cranesbill Road, just before 12.15pm following a report of a collision involving an e-bike, and two other vehicles. The rider of the e-bike, a man in his 30s, was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported and no-one was arrested. The road was reopened aroun

Officers are urging a number of people who were in a village park to get in touch after a man was assaulted. During the evening of Friday 10 July, the victim was walking his dog in Little Bowden Recreation Ground in Scotland Road, around 7.50pm when he was involved in a verbal altercation with another dog walker. The victim was then pushed to the ground and kicked, sustaining a broken rib. The suspect has been described as a white man, in his 60s, about 5ft 6ins tall and of m

Two men have been jailed for a total of 18 years after posting incriminating videos of themselves on social media. Today (Monday 27 July) at Leicester Crown Court, 20-year-old Richile Vangu was sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment plus a three-year extended sentence. Oluwatobiloba Akinrinola, 19, was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. The pair were each found guilty of a raft of offences on 19 June this year following a trial at the same court. Their crimes came to the at

Emergency services are currently dealing with a serious Road Traffic collision on Preston Rise in Hamilton. The air ambulance service has landed near the Tesco Petrol station. The road will remain closed for sometime for investigation work to take place. Preston Rise at the junction of Maidenwell Avenue roundabout. This closure extends through Elms farm cottage. Please find alternative routes and updates will follow. Pictures by Leicester Media Online

Four men have been charged with murder following a stabbing off London Road in Leicester on Wednesday night (22 July). They are: Talha Satar, 21, of Stoughton Street South, Spinney Hills Said Mahamed, 20, of Sparkenhoe Street, Spinney Hills Husni Benramadan, 19, of no fixed abode Yousouf Khan, 18, of no fixed abode The four men have also each been charged with one count of having an imitation firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and one count of possession of a

A large Police presence was spotted at the Lidl store on Gipsy Lane earlier this evening (Sunday 26 July) Eyewitnesses say a man with a large hammer smashed 9 windows along the front of the store. It’s reported that a man has was arrested by Police. We have contacted Leicestershire Police for more details on this incident. There is no reports of any injuries at this time. More to follow. Update Leicestershire Police have confirmed this Morning (27 July) that a man Russell Ski

Two men aged 52 and two women aged 43 were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender on Thursday and have since been released on bail. The six men arrested on suspicion of murder, remain in custody. They are a 33-year-old, two 21-year-olds, a 20-year-old, a 19-year-old and an 18-year-old. Shortly after 10.45pm on Wednesday (22 July) an officer on patrol in a police car in the area was stopped in Leicester’s London Road, close to Saxby Street, by an injured man. The man,