Police put out social media appeal... for the owner of some...

August 17, 2015, 7:00 am

≫ Next: Wheelie bin fire in Sutton-in-Ashfield investigated by police

≪ Previous: Police still hunting missing 15-year-old girl

$

0

0

Nottinghamshire Police have put out an appeal on social media to contact a holidaymaker who had lost her Belgian chocolates.A post of the force's Facebook page said a holidaymaker from Nottinghamshire had contacted them after she returned home from Belgium but had lost her chocolates on the way.The missing chocolates were found by a man who is now looking to reunite the tasty treat with their owner. Belgium is famed as a mecca for chocolate making, and is an important part of their culture and...

---

Wheelie bin fire in Sutton-in-Ashfield investigated by police

August 17, 2015, 7:20 am

≫ Next: Canning Circus closed off as firefighters battle blaze in...

≪ Previous: Police put out social media appeal... for the owner of some...

$

0

0

Police would like to speak to anyone who may have information about a wheelie bin fire that was started in Sutton-in-Ashfield on Sunday.It is believed the fire was started some time between 4am and 5am outside a house in Milldale Walk in the town.The flames and smoke caused damaged to the outside of the windows of the property.Anyone with any information is asked to call Nottinghamshire Police on 101 quoting incident number 217 of 16 August, 2015.

Canning Circus closed off as firefighters battle blaze in...

August 17, 2015, 2:19 pm

≫ Next: 21 shop thefts in Bulwell last month

≪ Previous: Wheelie bin fire in Sutton-in-Ashfield investigated by police

$

0

0

A major route into the city was closed off last night as firefighters tackled a blaze at a derelict building.Four fire engines, police vehicles and an ambulance were on site as Canning Circus came to a standstill at 9pm. Alfreton Road was closed off, as was much of Canning Circus.A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue said people were reported to be in the building, but they were all accounted for.Witnesses spoke of seeing the two-storey building, believed to be a former shop, with...

21 shop thefts in Bulwell last month

August 17, 2015, 10:00 pm

≫ Next: Sneak-in thief fled with safe

≪ Previous: Canning Circus closed off as firefighters battle blaze in...

$

0

0

Bulwell: Police say 21 shop thefts happened in the town centre last month.Four have already been dealt with through restorative justice. Two offenders received fixed penalty notices, one was cautioned and another two have been reported for summons to court. A further three offenders were charged whilst two others are still being investigated.Stockhill: A speed box and TomTom satnav have been stolen from a car.The theft took place between 7pm on Saturday, August 8, and 8am the following...

Sneak-in thief fled with safe

August 17, 2015, 10:00 pm

≫ Next: Police object to shops' applications to sell alcohol in Hyson...

≪ Previous: 21 shop thefts in Bulwell last month

$

0

0

A standalone safe was taken in a burglary in Old Basford.The break-in happened between 10am on Saturday and 3pm on Sunday on Wallis Street, off Park Lane.Entry was gained by an unlocked rear door, and the thief has then searched the room before stealing the safe.Anyone with information should contact Nottinghamshire Police on 101, quoting reference number 226-17082015.

Police object to shops' applications to sell alcohol in Hyson...

August 17, 2015, 10:00 pm

≫ Next: TGI Friday's and part of Cornerhouse under police cordon after...

≪ Previous: Sneak-in thief fled with safe

$

0

0

Two shops have applied to sell alcohol in Nottingham's "saturation zone", triggering objections from police.The saturation zone was introduced in 2005 and stops any new licensed premises opening in the city centre unless it can prove it would not "adversely affect the existing situation" in terms of crime and disorder.Olivia Poppy Williams and Angelika Slusarczyk have asked for permission to sell alcohol at 203 Radford Road, Hyson Green.Nottingham City Council's licensing...

TGI Friday's and part of Cornerhouse under police cordon after...

August 18, 2015, 12:31 am

≫ Next: Man stabbed near Cornerhouse in Nottingham city centre assault

≪ Previous: Police object to shops' applications to sell alcohol in Hyson...

$

0

0

Police have cordoned off a city centre restaurant and parts of the Cornerhouse complex after an incident, believed to have taken place overnight.The force is yet to comment on nature of the incident, but two officers are standing guard by an area that is taped off.A cordon stretched across TGI Friday's and parts of the Cornerhouse in South Sherwood Street and there was one police car still present at 8.20am on Tuesday, August 18.One man, who works at the Cornerhouse but asked not to be named,...

Man stabbed near Cornerhouse in Nottingham city centre assault

August 18, 2015, 1:38 am

≫ Next: Police sergeant used 'excessive and unreasonable force' on...

≪ Previous: TGI Friday's and part of Cornerhouse under police cordon after...

$

0

0

A man was taken to hospital with stab wounds after an assault in Nottingham city centre.Nottinghamshire Police were called to Theatre Square at around 2am on August 18.An area of South Sherwood Street, including TGI Friday's and parts of the Cornerhouse, remains under a police cordon.Another man was also injured and taken to hospital, but was not the victim of stab wounds.Both men have since been discharged from the Queen's Medical Centre and a spokeswoman for Nottinghamshire Police said neither...

---

Police sergeant used 'excessive and unreasonable force' on...

August 18, 2015, 4:55 am

≫ Next: Can you help trace family of man who died in crash?

≪ Previous: Man stabbed near Cornerhouse in Nottingham city centre assault

$

0

0

A police sergeant at Bridewell custody suite is accused of using 'excessive and unreasonable force' while restraining a vulnerable youth in a headlock.Police Sergeant Stephen Chilton is alleged to have punched the youth in the stomach and kept him in a head restraint deemed to be 'unnecessary and unsafe' in the incident on January 9 last year.On Tuesday he appeared at a misconduct hearing at Nottinghamshire Police's headquarters, in the first hearing of its kind to be held in public in the...

Can you help trace family of man who died in crash?

August 18, 2015, 4:56 am

≫ Next: Top Valley mum grew cannabis in one-year-old son's bedroom

≪ Previous: Police sergeant used 'excessive and unreasonable force' on...

$

0

0

Police are asking for help tracing the family of an 85-year-old man who died in a road traffic collision in West Bridgford.Roy Edward Dickson, of East Grove in Bingham, died on August 12 when the Nissan Micra he was driving left the road and hit a fence in Rugby Road.Nottinghamshire Police understands Mr Dickson has relatives in the Nottinghamshire area.The force has tried to contact his relatives but has had no luck so far.Nottinghamshire Police is asking anyone who can help to call 101 and...

Top Valley mum grew cannabis in one-year-old son's bedroom

August 18, 2015, 8:39 am

≫ Next: Wanted: Violent robbers who threatened shop keeper with an axe

≪ Previous: Can you help trace family of man who died in crash?

$

0

0

A young mum on benefits grew cannabis in a cupboard in her one-year-old son's bedroom - to raise money for a new carpet, a court heard.Laura Harvey pleaded guilty to producing the drug in her home.The 31-year-old left court with a community order, 120 hours of unpaid work and a requirement to pay a victim surcharge of £60.Recorder Mark Butterworth told Harvey she could well have ended up in prison and away from her child. "You are old enough, frankly, to know better."Harvey grew...

Wanted: Violent robbers who threatened shop keeper with an axe

August 18, 2015, 8:44 am

≫ Next: Police release image of man wanted for recall to prison

≪ Previous: Top Valley mum grew cannabis in one-year-old son's bedroom

$

0

0

Police are appealing for the public's help in tracing two men who carried out a horrifying robbery at a mobile phone shop in New Basford. The men entered the store, in North Gate, at around 2pm on July 8, with one of the offenders swinging an axe at the owner, who fortunately escaped injury. The axe-wielding robber was dressed in a dark hooded jacket with burgundy shoulders, while his accomplice, who stuffed mobile phones and cash in a JD bag, wore a blue hooded jacket. Although the men...

Police release image of man wanted for recall to prison

August 18, 2015, 9:14 am

≫ Next: Illegal taxi driver fined over £1,200 for picking up fares...

≪ Previous: Wanted: Violent robbers who threatened shop keeper with an axe

$

0

0

Police have released this image of 34-year-old Steven Kremin, who is wanted for burglary and recall to prison.Kremin is wanted for a burglary at an address in Coppice Road in Arnold on July 25 and another burglary at an address in Beeston Road, Dunkirk on the same day.Anyone who sees Kremin or has any information on his whereabouts is asked to call Nottinghamshire Police immediately on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Illegal taxi driver fined over £1,200 for picking up fares...

August 18, 2015, 9:30 am

≫ Next: Police sergeant disputes using 'excessive' force in restraining...

≪ Previous: Police release image of man wanted for recall to prison

$

0

0

A rogue taxi driver has been fined over £1,200 for illegally plying for hire in Nottingham.Hummayun Niaz, of Alfreton Road, was caught illegally trying to pick up passengers and driving without insurance back in November 2014. The 36-year-old appeared in court on August 13, and pleaded guilty to both offences. As well as being given six penalty points on his license, the driver was fined £500 for plying for hire, £676.58 in costs and made to pay a £50 victim surcharge -...

Police sergeant disputes using 'excessive' force in restraining...

August 18, 2015, 11:06 am

≫ Next: Man caused criminal damage to police officer's trousers

≪ Previous: Illegal taxi driver fined over £1,200 for picking up fares...

$

0

0

A police sergeant at Bridewell Custody Suite is accused of using "excessive and unreasonable force" while restraining a vulnerable 17-year-old boy in a head lock.Police Sergeant Stephen Chilton is alleged to have used an "unnecessary and unsafe" neck restraint, which can lead to serious injury and loss of consciousness, during the incident on January 9 last year.Yesterday he appeared at a misconduct hearing at Nottinghamshire Police headquarters – the first of its kind...

---

Man caused criminal damage to police officer's trousers

August 18, 2015, 10:00 pm

≫ Next: Crime plummets on railways in the Midlands

≪ Previous: Police sergeant disputes using 'excessive' force in restraining...

$

0

0

Bilborough: A man caused criminal damage to a pair of police-issue trousers, and made threats of violence and homophobic comments to staff in Nottingham's Bridewell custody suite.Andrew James Pidgeon-Knowles, of Littlewood Gardens, admitted using threatening behaviour and assaulting a policeman on July 24.After pleading guilty, the 22-year-old was given a 12-week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months.Magistrates recorded it was a nasty assault on an officer that involved him being...

Crime plummets on railways in the Midlands

August 18, 2015, 10:00 pm

≫ Next: Successful police appeal to trace relatives of deceased driver

≪ Previous: Man caused criminal damage to police officer's trousers

$

0

0

Railways across the Midlands are safer than ever.British Transport Police revealed today that recorded crime has dropped for the 11th year in a row.Superintendent Allan Gregory, sub-divisional commander for BTP, said: "The railway in our region is safer than ever before, with just 11 crimes occurring each day across the whole of the Midlands."He was particularly pleased to see an 11 per cent reduction in robberies.

Successful police appeal to trace relatives of deceased driver

August 19, 2015, 1:36 am

≫ Next: Police appeal after racially-aggravated assault on shopkeeper

≪ Previous: Crime plummets on railways in the Midlands

$

0

0

Police are now in touch with the family of an elderly man who sadly died following a crash in West Bridgford - thanks to a public appeal.Nottinghamshire Police had asked for help in tracing the relatives of Roy Edward Dickson, of East Grove, in Bingham. The 85-year-old died on August 12 when the Nissan Micra he was driving left the road and hit a fence in Rugby Road.Nottinghamshire Police issued an appeal in the Post and on social media to find Mr Dickson's relatives on Tuesday, after previously...

Police appeal after racially-aggravated assault on shopkeeper

August 19, 2015, 4:22 am

≫ Next: Nottinghamshire Police sergeant cleared of misconduct after...

≪ Previous: Successful police appeal to trace relatives of deceased driver

$

0

0

Police are investigating after a shopkeeper was spat at and racially abused.Nottinghamshire Police has released this CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with an alleged racially-aggravated assault, at the Premier Store, in Laurel Grove, Kirkby-in-Ashfield.It is alleged that a man shouted racist abuse, spat at the shop owner and made threats during the incident, on July 27.Anyone who recognises the man pictured or has any information which may help in the investigation is...

Nottinghamshire Police sergeant cleared of misconduct after...

August 19, 2015, 6:15 am

≫ Next: Bingham residents scared to leave home after late-night attacks

≪ Previous: Police appeal after racially-aggravated assault on shopkeeper

$

0

0

A police sergeant has been cleared of misconduct after being accused of using "excessive and unreasonable force" while restraining a vulnerable 17-year-old boy in a head lock.Police Sergeant Stephen Chilton was alleged to have persisted in using an "unnecessary and unsafe" neck restraint, which can lead to serious injury and loss of consciousness, during the incident on January 9 last year.On Wednesday a misconduct panel at Nottinghamshire Police headquarters found the...