Tag: West Yorkshire Police

Burglary rates fall in South Leeds

Homes in south Leeds have seen a 39% reduction in burglaries compared with the same period last year. As part of a campaign to work with residents and make them feel safe in their homes, Aire Valley Homes has worked with West Yorkshire Police on a number of crime awareness

Beeston taxi assault: Police appeal for information

Police are appealing for information following a serious assault on a taxi driver in Beeston in the early hours of this morning. City and Holbeck CID would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident which took place at about 3.55 am on Heathcroft Drive in Beeston. It occurred

Candidates for West Yorkshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Election on November 15

The names of candidates standing for election as the first Police and Crime Commissioner have been published today. Polling is on November 15 and the result for West Yorkshire (including Leeds) – one of 41 police areas in England and Wales to get a new Commissioner – will be announced

Meet Your PCSO: Hunslet’s Rob Manning

Continuing our occasional series of introducing South Leeds’ Police Community Support Officers. Today, PSCO Rob Manning is in the spotlight. I am PCSO 781 Rob Manning, I work in the Hunslet and Stourton areas, this area covers down towards Costco and up towards Arla Foods. I have been in my current

Police find £50,000 drugs haul in Beeston Hill

UPDATED SEP 25: Police have revised their estimates down to £25,000 rather than £50,000. A man’s now been charged and has appeared in court. Check out their press release here.  The original article is below: Police have found a large quantity of what is believed to be Class A drugs, including crack

Police release Hunslet Blockbuster Video robbery images

Police have released CCTV images in a bid to identify two suspects who robbed a Blockbuster store in Hunslet. The incident occurred between 9.30pm –  9.40pm on Sunday Setpember 2 when two male suspects entered the store at the Hunslet Green Retail Park and threatened staff, demanding money. During the

Beeston Hill: Get to know your PCSO – David Lythe

In the third of a series of articles, we introduce you to your local Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). They are members of support staff employed, directed and managed by their police force who work to complement and support regular police officers, providing a visible and accessible uniformed presence to improve the

Far Beeston: Get to know your PCSO – Kirsty Johnson

In the second of a series of articles, we introduce you to your local Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). They are members of support staff employed, directed and managed by their police force who work to complement and support regular police officers, providing a visible and accessible uniformed presence to improve

Holbeck: Get to know your PCSO – Claire Leech

In the first of a series of articles, we introduce you to your local Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). They are members of support staff employed, directed and managed by their Police Force who work to complement and support regular police officers, providing a visible and accessible uniformed presence to improve