Op Vermont: Seven arrests, two vehicles and drugs seized in Kirkby
We arrested seven people and seized drugs and two vehicles during a day of action in Kirkby yesterday, Wednesday, 15 June. The day’s activities under Operation Vermont involved officers from across the force coming together to prevent crime and reassure the public on community issues, as well as proactively targeting criminals. The action was a […]
Officers launch week of action to tackle ASB in Frodsham and Helsby
Officers and local partners are gearing up to take part in an action-packed week of police activity in a bid to tackle Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in Frodsham and Helsby. The activities will commence on Monday 13 June and will run through to Sunday 19 June. Chester Local Policing Unit’s Rural Neighbourhood Policing Team will be […]
Appeal for information following collision on A550
Officers are appealing for witnesses following a serious collision on the A550 in Chester. At around 11.37pm on Saturday 4 June officers were called to reports of a collision involving a white Mercedes C63, a blue Audi Q2 and a white Volkswagen Golf R on the A550 Welsh Road just after the junction of A540 […]
Appeal following two-car collision in Plumley
Police are appealing for information following a collision involving two cars in Plumley, near Knutsford. The incident involving a black Audi A1 and a black Nissan Qashqai occurred on the A556 Chester Road, at the junction with Plumley Moor Road, shortly before 9.45am on Saturday 4 June 2022. Road closures were put in place and, […]
Motorcyclist critical in hospital after M60 rush-hour collision
A motorcyclist is fighting for his life after a collision on a M60 slip road during rush-hour yesterday. We were called around 4.30pm on Tuesday 31 May to a report of an incident involving a Honda CB600 Hornet motorbike and a black Audi A1 on the access slip road to the clockwise side of the […]
New trial to reduce inner ward traffic
New experimental measures are being put in place in two inner town wards, aimed at reducing traffic and improving conditions for pedestrians and cyclists. Warrington Borough Council is launching its Central 6 Streets Plan on Monday 20 June. It will see the implementation of a ‘Low Traffic Neighbourhood Trial’, initially focusing on two neighbourhoods – Orford (within Fairfield & Howley […]
Man dies following early morning collision in Bolton
Officers from our Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for information after a fatal road traffic collision in Bolton this morning (27 May 2022). We were called to the northbound M61 to reports an Audi A5 had been involved in a collision at about 5:25am. Emergency services attended and treated a man in his 30s […]
Three young men have been jailed for the murder of 16-year-old Rhamero West
Today (Friday 27 May 2022), at Manchester Crown Court, three young men were jailed for a total of 61 years, after a jury found them all guilty of Rhamero’s murder. The court heard how, at around 5.40pm on Thursday 9 September 2021, Rhamero and his friends had driven to Millennium Park in the Moss Side […]
Project Medusa launches Motor Vehicle Workshop at Coop Bebington Academy
Project Medusa has teamed up with the Coop Academy Bebington to open its first motor vehicle workshop for students. The workshop, funded through the Project Medusa, has been established to offer some students the chance to complete vocational and apprenticeship courses, keeping them in full time education, working towards the goal of employment. Project Medusa […]
Merseyside Police pledge their commitment to black communities following launch of national Race Action Plan
Following the publication of today’s national Police Race Action Plan (Improving Policing for Black People) today (Tuesday, 24 May 2022) Merseyside Police Chief Constable Serena Kennedy has pledged her continued commitment to ensuring that Merseyside Police is an anti-racist police force and that Black communities in Merseyside are involved and represented in policing and not […]