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Two local road safety schemes to get underway
Work is due to begin on installing new traffic calming measures in two planned 20mph zones in Western Park. Schemes at Letchworth Road...
Feb 12, 20212 min read


Fines issued after ‘pop-up pub’ discovered by officers
This was the ‘pop-up pub’ that officers discovered in Leicester on Wednesday after acting on information received. The makeshift pub,...
Feb 12, 20211 min read


Police give out more tickets in January than all of 2020 for Covid rule breakers
During this current lockdown police have stepped up enforcement activity across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. As a result since...
Feb 6, 20213 min read


Appeal for information following collision in Desford
Detectives from the force’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit (SCIU) are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Desford earlier...
Feb 3, 20211 min read


Witnesses sought after Coalville assault
Officers are appealing for witnesses after a man was assaulted in Ellistown, Coalville. It happened at around 5am on Friday (29 January)...
Feb 3, 20211 min read


Drivers urged to focus on the road and not their mobile phones
The Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Road Safety Partnership (LLRRSP) is supporting a three week National Police Chiefs Council...
Jan 29, 20212 min read


Appeal for information after van is stolen during Leicester robbery
Officers are investigating a robbery whereby a van was stolen while a driver was delivering a parcel. It happened in Boundary Road, off...
Jan 29, 20211 min read


Final plea for pledges in COVID remembrance project
A new council-backed project to remember all those affected by COVID could go ahead in the next few days if its fundraising target is...
Jan 29, 20213 min read


Latest budget proposals published for Leicestershire County Council
Plans set out to balance budget Updated proposals balancing service investment with savings have been published by Leicestershire County...
Jan 28, 20213 min read


Drug dealer jailed after being detained by police dog
Officers ran after 23-year-old Grace, during which a knife fell from the defendant’s pocket. This was seized by police and later...
Jan 28, 20212 min read


Officers remind residents in Leicester to take appropriate action to secure their property
Officers would like to remind residents in Leicester to take appropriate action to secure their property. Opportunistic burglaries have...
Jan 27, 20211 min read


Appeal after man suffers stab wound in Leicester
Officers are investigating after a man was assaulted in a Leicester street on Monday afternoon (25 January). The 40-year-old victim was...
Jan 27, 20211 min read


Howard Staff family statement
Tracey Smith, Howard Staff’s niece, has released the following statement on behalf of the family after the man convicted of his...
Jan 26, 20211 min read


Wigston man jailed after pleading guilty to manslaughter
A 20-year-old man who pleaded guilty to manslaughter after an injured pensioner died following a burglary in his own home has been...
Jan 26, 20212 min read


Warning issued after elderly people duped out of large sums of money
A warning has been issued after a number of elderly people were duped out of large sums of money after being contacted by bogus police...
Jan 26, 20212 min read


Man jailed after admitting stabbing
A man has been sentenced to seven and a half years imprisonment after admitting stabbing a man inside a property in Leicester. Jordan...
Jan 26, 20212 min read
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