What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
Police are investigating a report of a serious sexual assault on a 17-year-old girl on Fairfax Road, Beeston at around 4.15pm yesterday (11 December 2018). The suspect was identified as a 16-year-old boy who was known to the victim, and he was arrested by officers. He remains in police custody.
A specialist team are to begin assisting officers to search a building in Leeds due to the presence of asbestos. A scene has been in place at the premises at the junction of Dewsbury Road and Oakhurst Avenue, Beeston, since 27 September 2018 when a cannabis factory was discovered there
Updated 8 December: Kacey has been found safe and well. Concern for Kacey Williamson 15 yrs missing from Belle Isle in Leeds. Kacey is a white female, 5ft 3, slim build, long black straight hair. Last seen wearing grey trousers, grey Nike shoes and a black coat with a
Residents in Beeston have been puzzled by the continued presence of Police staff outside a former office building near the Tommy Wass pub on Dewsbury Road. At the beginning of October South Leeds Life reported that a search of the premises had been halted due to the presence of asbestos.
Belle Isle Road was closed city-bound near the Grey Goose this afternoon (20 November 2018) as West Yorkshire Police, including armed officers, responded to an incident. In a statement West Yorkshire Police said: “West Yorkshire Police received a call at 1.40pm today reporting a suspected sighting of a firearm in
Detectives are appealing for information following a knifepoint robbery in Leeds City Centre on Monday (12 November 2018). The incident happened at around 6.25pm at a car park on David Street in Holbeck when the victim, a 36-year-old woman, was walking to her car. As she got close to the
Police investigating a fatal road traffic collision in Leeds and have released CCTV images of two potential witnesses they would like to trace. Stephen James Linley, aged 33, from Leeds, died at the scene of the collision, which occurred in
The ringleader of a criminal group involved in a long-running feud that led to Leeds’ first ‘gangbo’ injunctions has been jailed today over his involvement in a shooting in the city. Wakkas Butt, aged 26, from Beeston, styled himself as a gangster and drove a high-performance Audi RS3, carrying the
West Yorkshire Police – Leeds South· This evening (26 October 2018) due to information received from members of the public, officers from Leeds South NPT and The Leeds District Off-Road Bike Team were able to seize this massive red Quad bike which had been causing chaos around the LS10 area.
Those celebrating Hallowe’en over the coming week are being urged to stay safe and consider the wellbeing of others who may be vulnerable and wish to avoid trick or treaters. Neighbourhood Policing Teams will provide additional patrols during this period and special constables will work with police officers and police