Man who lay down in Melton road and was hit by taxi thanks police for saving...
A man has thanked two police officers who helped save his life after he was run over by a taxi. Landscape gardener Peter Pope, who was seriously injured in the incident in Scalford Road, Melton, in...
View ArticlePolice arrest four after group of men seen running down Aylestone Road armed...
Armed police arrested four men after they received reports of a group of men running down a city road armed with bladed weapons.Firearms officers were deployed after police were alerted to the incident...
View ArticleDid you catch moment man suffered fatal injury in St Matthews Way on camera?
Murder squad detectives have today asked if anyone has captured on camera the moment a man suffered fatal injuries in a Leicester street. Police made the appeal for CCTV, dashcam footage or mobile...
View ArticleCourt order bans visitors from Hinckley house over drug use
Visitors have been banned from a house in Hinckley following reports of excessive drug use.Council officers, helped by police officers, issued a temporary anti-social behaviour closure notice on...
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Police issue update over teenager accused of killing man found in Leicester...
A teenager has been charged with the murder of Abdirahman Adam. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is due to appear in court this morning charged with the murder of Mr Adam, who...
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Video shows shocking aftermath of New Parks burglary
A family has shown the devastating aftermath of a burglary at their house in Leicester. The shocking footage shows the ransacked property in Dominion Road, New Parks, which was targeted during a...
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Julie and Tony Wadsworth trial: 11-year-old 'sexually touched by radio...
The youngest alleged victim of former BBC Radio Leicester presenter Julie Wadsworth told a court he was aged about 11 when she asked him: "Do you want an experience?"The man, now in his 30s, told...
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Police decision on using military on Leicestershire streets after Manchester...
Police chiefs have today said there are no immediate plans to deploy military personnel onto the streets of Leicester, Leicestershire or Rutland. This decision comes despite the increase in the threat...
View ArticleManchester terror attack: Book of condolence opened up at County Hall
A book of condolence has been opened at County Hall following the terrorist bombing at Manchester Arena.The book is a tribute to the victims of the attack which has so far killed 22 people and injured...
View ArticlePolice release teenager arrested after 'gunshots' heard on Tolton Road off...
A 16-year-old youth arrested on suspicion of firearms offences has been released from police custody pending further enquiries.Officers were called to Tolton Road, Stocking Farm, Leicester, at about...
View ArticlePolice arrest second teenager after 'gunshots' heard on Tolton Road off...
Police investigating a report of a firearm being discharged on a Leicester street have arrested a second teenager today.A 16-year-old youth has been arrested on suspicion of firearms offences and...
View ArticleMasked armed men rob Stoke Golding post office after threatening staff
Detectives are hunting a gang of armed robbers who raided Stoke Golding Post Office.Police said two masked men entered the post office business on Church Walks just before 11.06am yesterday and...
View ArticleLeicestershire Police special constable in court over possession of a weapon...
A Special Police Constable from Leicester is due to appear in court today accused of possession of a weapon and harassment. SPC Shahib Asan has been charged with criminal damage, harassment, two...
View ArticlePolice name man who died after pub car park assault in Scraptoft
Police have named the man who died after being assaulted in a pub car park in Scraptoft as 68-year-old Graham Hollis. Mr Hollis, from Scraptoft, died in hospital after being injured in an incident...
View ArticleWoman has bag snatched in middle of afternoon on city street by robber on bike
A woman had her bag snatched by a robber on a bike in the middle of the afternoon on a city street.The victim had just got off a bus at the junction of Tudor Road and the A47 King Richards Road when...
View ArticlePolice hunt hit and run driver after biker and passenger knocked off machine...
A motorcyclist and his passenger were injured in a collision involving a hit-and-run driver.The two men were knocked off the machine in the crash with a silver Ford Focus which.It happened at about 8pm...
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Police arrest two more teens over reports of gunshots heard in Tolton Road in...
Police have arrested two more teenagers in connection with reports of a gunshots on a city estate. A 17-year-old youth and an 18-year-old man were arrested today on suspicion of firearm offences after...
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Leicestershire Police want to speak to this man over a bank card stolen in...
Police are looking for a person who used a bank card in a Leicester shop just hours after it was stolen during a street robbery.Officers have released a CCTV image of a man who they want to speak to...
View ArticleJury still considering verdicts in trial of ex-BBC presenters Julie and Tony...
A jury in the trial of two former BBC radio presenters facing charges of indecent assault will continue its deliberations today.Prosecutors allege Julie Wadsworth, 60, and her 69-year-old husband Tony...
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Heartless thieves raid playgroup building taking cash, valuables and the...
Heartless thieves smashed their way into a playgroup building, damaging doors and windows and taking cash, valuables and even the children's sweets.The break-in happened at Thurnby and Bushby...
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