What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The Neighbourhood Policing Team for Middleton and Belle Isle were continuing tackling the ward’s priority on drugs yesterday afternoon (11 February 2025). The team was again patrolling the car park on the junction of Aberfield Gate and Belle Isle Road. They stopped a vehicle which was trying to leave the
Detectives investigating a burglary at the home of a vulnerable elderly woman in Hunslet have released CCTV images of the suspect. The victim, who is aged in her nineties, was in bed when the male entered the property in Lakeside Court, Hunslet, after forcing open the external key safe. He
A man has been charged following an incident in Leeds where a police officer was seriously assaulted. Luke Lockwood, aged 20, of Rington Road in Beeston, appeared before Leeds magistrates today (Monday 3 February 2025) where he was remanded in custody until his next hearing at Leeds Crown Court. Lockwood
Detectives are appealing for information after a man was beaten with a weapon and left with significant head injuries in Leeds. The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team is treating last night’s attack on Tempest Road, Beeston, as an attempted murder and is appealing for information and footage of the incident
On Wednesday (15 January 2025) a Section 23 Drugs warrant was executed at The Shop, 324 Dewsbury Road in Beeston. A quantity of drugs and cash were seized and several arrests made. Following on from this, Leeds Anti Social Behaviour Team and Team Leodis have applied to the Courts for
Police are appealing for information to find a Leeds man wanted on recall to prison. Leeds District Police would like to speak to anyone who can help them find Paul Anderson (41) who is potentially in the South Leeds area. The 41-year-old has previous convictions for commercial burglary and is
Police are appealing for information as they continue searching the River Aire in Leeds city centre today (24 December 2024) following a report of a person entering the water. At 11.27pm last night, police were contacted by the fire service who had received a report of a person seen entering
UPDATED: A man has been charged with a serious sexual assault in Leeds. Awet Ykalo, aged 27, of Recreation Place in Holbeck, has been charged with attempt rape. The charge relates to an incident where a woman was attacked in the vicinity of Great Wilson Street in the early hours
Detectives are appealing for information following a serious sexual assault on a woman in Leeds city centre in the early hours of this morning (18 December 2024). At 2.16am this morning, police received a report of the incident which had occurred between 1.29am and 1.45am. The victim, a woman in
Drivers are being advised to avoid Dewsbury Road in Beeston due to a road closure after a man was stabbed. At 12.54pm today (6 December 2024) police received a report of a man being assaulted by a group of males in Dewsbury Road near to the junction with Tunstall Road.