What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The touring Knife Angel sculpture is coming to Leeds in February, to send a powerful message and spark conversations about knife crime in the city. It will be placed outside the Royal Armouries Museum as part of an intensification month on knife crime which launches on Thursday (1 February 2024).
While on patrol in Middleton last Thursday (18 January 2024) officers from the Leeds District Off Road Bike Team apprehended a 17-year-old rider and seized his electric off road bike. They posted the following account on the Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team’s Facebook page: “Spotting a Sur-Ron rider having a
Middleton Road in Belle Isle was closed this afternoon (4 January 2023) close to the junction with Broom Cross after a motorbike crashed into a stationary van. In a statement, West Yorkshire Police said: “At about 12.17pm today (Thursday), a motorbike failed to stop for officers in the Hunslet area
Police are appealing for information following a firearms discharge in Leeds. At 9.31pm yesterday (Wednesday 3 January 2024), police received a report from the ambulance service that a man had been shot in the Cross Flatts area of Beeston. Armed officers were deployed to the area and found a 27-year-old
Police investigating an incident in which two swans were shot in Middleton Park have arrested an 18-year-old male in connection with the matter. The male was arrested on Saturday (30 December 2023) and has been bailed pending further enquiries. Members of the public are asked not to speculate on social
Greetings everyone, Happy New Year, I hope you have all enjoyed the festive period. As we look forward to 2024 and what it will bring I just wish to say thank you to the partnership agencies that the police work with without whose valuable contributions we could not achieve our
A man from Middleton is amongst five jailed for their part in a multi-million pound drug trafficking ring. Robert Hallas, aged 45, Throstle Hill, Leeds was arrested in February after an exchange of kilo amounts of adulterants, used in the preparation of Class A drugs. He was sentenced at York
Police in Leeds are appealing for information after a knifepoint robbery at a shop in Beeston. The incident happened at 8:15pm last night (Friday 15 December 2023) at Barkly News, on Barkly Road. Detectives are appealing for anyone with information or anyone who may have CCTV footage which shows the
Advice has been given after only four out of 14 hotels and taxis tested in a recent undercover operation to identify risks around child sexual exploitation alerted police with their concerns. The operation saw officers from Leeds District Safeguarding’s Child Vulnerability and Exploitation Team working with neighbourhood policing team colleagues
A youth who was arrested in connection with the shocking attack in which two swans died in Middleton Park has been released without charge, having been ruled out by police investigating the incident. In a statement, West Yorkshire Police said: “A 17-year-old male who was arrested in connection with an