Staffordshire Police issue closure notice on Burslem house
Officers from the Stoke North Neighbourhood Policing Team have served a closure notice on a house in Burslem following concerns from local residents.
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Staffordshire Police launch counter terrorism campaign ahead of Christmas
Staffordshire Police has announced its biggest ever counter terrorism campaign this Christmas as part of the national ACT (Action Counters Terrorism) programme.
Paedophile police officer case forces Cheshire to review recruitment process
Cheshire Constabulary has changed its screening process for new recruits after it emerged former PC Ian Naude was a known suspect to Staffordshire Police before he raped a 13-year-old girl in Crewe.
Naude, 30, was invited to join the Cheshire force in April 2017.
Law loophole means police cannot act on 127 teenage sexual complaints in West Midlands
According to the NSPCC there are 127 sexual complaints made by teenagers in the West Midlands which the police cannot act on.
Two men arrested following early morning Rugeley raids
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences as part of a major…
Police appeal for witnesses after Meir stabbing
A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent after an incident in Meir yesterday (8 November).
Phone thefts rife in Newcastle-under-Lyme as 18 stolen in one weekend
As many as 18 phones are believed to have been stolen in Newcastle-under-Lyme over the weekend (2 and 3 November).
Pug puppy returned home after being stolen after an operation
A seven-month-old puppy has been returned to his owners after he was stolen from their home in Codsall on 6 November, and found in the early hours of 7 Nov.
Man jailed for historic kidnap sentenced for making indecent images of children
A man was sentenced yesterday (9 November) at Warwick Crown Court for making thousands of indecent images of children.
Tamworth man jailed for seven years for manslaughter
A 25-year-old man has been jailed for seven years for manslaughter at Wolverhampton Crown Court yesterday (5 November).