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Police have seized crack cocaine and hundreds of pounds in cash when they stopped a car in Penwortham. The vehicle was pulled over by police Wednes...

Three men have been arrested after police raided four homes in Deepdale and Plungington yesterday morning. Officers stormed the houses on St Paul&#...

Police in Preston have moved to reassure the community ahead of Halloween over concerns about anti-social behaviour. Additional police patrols will...

Police in Preston have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting in Ribbleton. Officers were called to Ribbleton Lane/Skeffi...

These are the faces of drug dealers put behind bars by a huge police operation to tackle drugs in the city. Lancashire Police swooped on addresses ...

Overall crime in Lancashire is falling, according to Home Office figures released yesterday. The findings show a 4.8 percent reduction in overall c...

This afternoon we recieved a direct message to the Blog Preston Twitter account from Lancashire Constabulary that looked suspiciously like one of ...

Rogue traders and doorstep sellers across Lancashire were targeted in a national day of action yesterday. The day, which police forces and trading ...

Nine people have been arrested after police carried out a series of coordinated dawn raids across Kirkham, Preston, Blackpool and Bolton in a crack...

A pregnant woman and her young son have gone missing from Avenham. Police in Preston are appealing for help in tracking down Shona Blundell, 24, pi...

Cannabis with an estimated street value of £40,000 has been seized as police searched a property in Fulwood. Aixture of 111 young and larger plant...

A man has been jailed for eight years for a series of robberies in Chorley and Preston. Stuart Cheetham, 33, of no fixed address, was given the pri...

Police are appealing again for information after an assault at a city centre bar A 23-year-old man was hit in the face with a glass bottle last mon...

A man who threatened supermarket staff with a knife and stole hundreds of pounds worth of cash has been jailed for eight years. 33-year-old Stuart ...

Lancashire Constabulary have kicked off a new campaign to combat rural crime with a week of high profile policing activity across the county. Opera...

Police in Preston have issued CCTV stills of two men they want to identify after a series of burglaries which targeted Asian heritage jewellery. T...

Lancashire police are appealing for information following a number of “flashing” incidents at a park in Penwortham. In June and July po...

Police have seized cannabis with an estimated street value of over £20,000 was after raiding a flat in Ashton. A warrant was executed under the Mi...

A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of two bodies at a bungalow in Fulwood. Two women were found dea...

Eleven special inspectors have been appointed to oversee Lancashire’s Special Constabulary,  managing the policing activity of special serg...

Police in Preston are appealing for information about a man who is wanted in connection with a burglary in the city last year. Jordan Finch, 20, is...

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Police are appealing for the public’s help in tracing a 29 year old man from Leyland who is wanted in connection with a serious assault. Dete...

Two men have been sentenced to a total of eleven and a half years in prison for a series of robberies in South Ribble. Bradley Day, 23, of Whitefie...

Police have released an evo-fit of a man they would like to trace following a burglary in Preston. Around 5.30pm on Tuesday 14 June, a man gained e...

Police have released CCTV images of three men they wish to speak to in connection with a sexual assault in Preston last weekend. In the early hours...

This is a guest post from Councillor Malcolm Doherty, the Police Authority Chair. The official public consultation on how people can have their say...

Cannabis and cocaine were seized and five people were arrested as police carried out a series of drugs raids in Preston yesterday morning. Warrants...

A Preston man has been jailed for four years following a police operation to target drug crime in the city. Adrian Allen, 46, of Gamull Lane, Ribbl...

A PACT (Police And Communites Together) meeting will be taking place tonight for residents living in the Cadley and Greyfriars wards. The venue is ...