What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A Beeston man who subjected a young girl to a catalogue of rape and sexual abuse has been jailed for 25 years following an investigation by specialist safeguarding officers. Carl Purdy was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court this week following a detailed and comprehensive investigation by Leeds District Safeguarding Unit.
As we move into the Christmas period, I would like to update you all on some of the excellent work of your local Neighbourhood Policing Teams in supporting charitable causes. BBC Radio Leeds recently conducted the Big Baton Challenge for Children in Need. I was pleased to be able to
A Beeston man who terrorised his partner with a zombie knife during a brutal attack at her home has been jailed after ‘dog cam’ footage of the incident helped police to bring a prosecution. Anthony Murgatroyd had set up a motion-sensor camera in the living room of the victim’s home
Police are asking members of the public to report any sightings of a 48-year-old Leeds man who has been reported missing. Richard Falcus, who is from the Beeston area of Leeds, was last seen in Leeds city centre on Thursday evening (24 November 2022). He is described as a white
Detectives in Leeds are appealing for information after two males were seriously assaulted in an incident in the Beeston area yesterday afternoon (20 November 2022). Police received reports that two males had been attacked with bladed items at around 6:10pm on Sunday. One of the males suffered serious abdominal injuries
A predatory paedophile from South Leeds who filmed himself sexually abusing children and secretly filmed other girls and women has been jailed following a lengthy and complex investigation by safeguarding officers in Leeds. Brian Stott was arrested on suspicion of possession of indecent images of children in January 2018 after
My name is Lise Jones and I am one of the Sergeants for the South Leeds Neighbourhood Policing Team. Over the past few months, I have been involved in the planning of the partnership response to the bonfire period in South Leeds. As the bonfire period is almost upon us,
The Deputy Mayor of West Yorkshire for Crime and Policing Alison Lowe OBE and Chief Superintendent Dodds, the Leeds District Commander, will be holding a public meeting at Hamara Healthy Living Centre on Thursday (3 November 2022) at 6pm to discuss policing issues with local people from LS11. The meeting
Detectives in Leeds are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously injured in an affray incident. Leeds District CID would like to speak to anyone who has information or saw a disturbance involving a group of men on Sunbeam Avenue, Beeston at about 2:24am this morning (28 October 2022).
Efforts to tackle motorbike-related crime and anti-social behaviour in Leeds have stepped up gear with extra funding and targeted operations by police and partner agencies. Stolen motorbikes, quad bikes, and electric motorbikes have regularly featured in incidents of crime and anti-social behaviour across Leeds and have been involved in several