Tag: West Yorkshire Police

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

Can you help trace Hunslet taxi driver attacker?

Police are appealing for information following an incident in which a taxi driver was assaulted after his vehicle was allegedly damaged. The incident happened between 10.30pm and 10.45pm on Friday 3 August outside the Engine Pub, close to the junction of Moor Road and Old Run Road in Hunslet. The 51-year-old

Police look to reduce Middleton and Belle Isle burglaries

Police in Middleton and Belle Isle are continuing to reduce the number of burglaries by adopting a scientific approach to increase patrols and warn householders of where they expect burglars to operate. Known as ‘super cocooning’, the new initiative has its origins in research work carried out by University College