Southport residents #BeatTheBurglar
Now that Covid-19 restrictions are lifting and more people are venturing out again, don’t forget to fully close and lock doors and windows, before you leave your home. Don’t let the warm
Ice cream boss ‘flakes’ on bill payment
A popular ice cream parlour has been struck with the mark of Cain in a brazen attempt to shame its owners. Graffiti has been daubed on the shutters of Rossi’s Ice Cream
70 cannabis plants recovered from Ormskirk address
On Friday police were called to a fire at an address on Derby Street, Ormskirk. The blaze was started by overloading plug sockets to illuminate the cannabis farm inside. 70 cannabis plants
Expensive bike stolen in midnight shed theft
Thieves have struck overnight at a quiet residential area of Birkdale. The calculated robbery came under the cover of darkness as thieves broke through a padlocked shed and stole an expensive bike.
Have you seen WANTED man who failed to appear at court?
Police are appealing for help to trace a man who has been sentenced in his absence when he failed to appear at court? Mohammed Saleem Khan, 47, is wanted after failing to
Shoplifter nabbed by quick thinking coppers
Police have swooped on a shoplifter making the arrest after they were caught red handed pilfering from a store on Chapel Street. Businesses have only been reopen for less that 72 hours
Drugs seized in Tarleton traffic stop
During a routine traffic stop in Tarleton, a quantity of drugs were found and a 20yr old male from Hesketh Bank was arrested today. He has now been released under investigation pending
Mask dodgers fined by police in virus clampdown
Transport police and civil enforcement officers are patrolling stations and trains across the northern line today to make sure all commuters are protecting themselves. A law has been passed making it mandatory
Three arrested following operation targeting off-road bikes
Police have seized a moped and arrested three males following a joint policing operation yesterday afternoon, Friday, 12 June. Officers from Merseyside and Lancashire police joined forces to target the anti-social and
Appeal | Bricks thrown through windows in Chipping, Banks
Sometime after 11:30pm Friday 12th June, two windows were smashed using concrete bricks at the Banks Village Chippy on Hoole Lane. If anyone has any CCTV footage or has any information about
Southport man jailed for sexual activity with a child
A man from Southport has been jailed for four years, nine months for sexual offences after he was found with a 12-year-old girl. At around 11.50pm on 11 February, we were called
Former Merseyside officer jailed for corruption
A former Merseyside Police constable has been jailed today (Friday 12 June) at Manchester Crown Court for selling police intelligence to criminals after a metitculous investigation by the force’s Anti-Corruption Unit. Stephen
Sefton officers recover drugs and cash following warrants in Southport and Formby
Officers targeting serious and organised crime in Sefton arrested four people and recovered drugs, cash and a cannabis farm yesterday, Thursday, 11 June. Following a warrant at an address in Formby, a
Drugs and cash seized in Formby
Sefton Targeted Team executed a search warrant in Formby, Thursday 11 June. Officers seized numerous bags of suspected Class A drugs, a large amount of cash and a money counter. A male
Drug addicts scatter dangerous sharps after shooting up
Drug needles have been left scattered across a busy residential road in Southport. Concerned residents on Leyland Road in the resort were shocked this evening after discovering used hypodermic needles scattered across
Large police presence outside Mcdonalds
Police officers swooped on a town centre fast food restaurant this evening after reports a person of interest was seen in the area. Two police cars from Merseyside Police swooped on the