What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
A Leeds man who died in the early hours of Tuesday morning (12 November 2024) has been named as detectives continue to investigate his death. Saymore T Kwashira, 23, was fatally stabbed at a flat in Winrose Avenue, Belle Isle. Four males have been arrested as part of the Homicide
A convicted Leeds drug dealer is back behind bars after officers found Class A drugs destined to be sold when they searched his home. Officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YHROCU) executed a warrant at Mark McGregor’s Middleton home last month in response to intelligence provide
Detectives investigating the murder of a man in Belle Isle have made two further arrests overnight. Armed officers carried out arrest enquiries at an address in Castleford yesterday evening (12 November 2024) and at three addresses in Leeds in the early hours of this morning (13 November). A 24-year-old man
Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man in Belle Isle this morning. At 12:17am today (12 November 2024) police were contacted by the ambulance service who had been called to a report of man having been stabbed at an address in Winrose Avenue. The 23-year-old
Officers searching for missing Leeds man Michael Johnston have found a body which is believed to him. At about 2:50pm yesterday (10 November 2024) officers involved in ongoing searches for Mr Johnston made the discovery in a wooded area of a footpath next to the River Aire near to Skelton
A man has appeared in court after neighbourhood policing officers uncovered a large-scale cannabis growing set-up in Hunslet. On Friday (1 November 2024) a drugs warrant was executed at an industrial unit in Larchfield Road, Hunslet, led by officers from the Inner North West Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT), supported by
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman in Beeston. George Chalmers, aged 54, of Tempest Road, Leeds was jailed for a minimum term of 17 years and six months at Leeds Crown Court today (30 October 2024) for the
West Yorkshire Police’s Leeds South Neighbourhood Policing Team (NPT) foiled an attempted meet up of high performance cars on Saturday night (19 October 2024). Posting on Facebook the NPT said they learnt of a potential car cruise club looking to hold an event in Hunslet: “This particular club had previously
Detectives are appealing for information after a 16-year-old boy was shot and stabbed in an incident in Leeds. At 12.08am on Sunday (13 October 2024) officers were called to Cambrian Terrace, Holbeck, where the victim had been found seriously injured. Officers attended and he was taken to hospital for treatment
Since the start of 2024, the Women’s Group of the Voices Project have been working closely with West Yorkshire Police to address women’s experiences of interacting with police in relation to domestic abuse incidents. Participants of the group met with senior police personnel multiple times to share their own experiences