Should residents be able to protect themselves from intruders? - here's what...
A debate has erupted after a pensioner in London killed a burglar earlier this month
View ArticleSmile! Police officers set to be equipped with body worn cameras
Cheshire Police will join other forces that already use body worn cameras
View ArticleAbusive boyfriend subjected partner to 'outrageous' violence for THREE years...
Controlling boyfriend punched, kicked, bit and stamped on his partner
View ArticleMugger grabbed woman's coat and elbowed and punched her repeatedly
The 44-year-old victim managed to escape following the assault in Chesterton
View ArticleMan in hospital after being stabbed at house
Police remain at the scene as their investigation continues
View ArticleSlavery victim rescued from former town centre bingo hall
Police found the victim after raiding a cannabis factory in Winsford
View ArticlePolice bust £20k drugs factory inside city centre house
Around 200 cannabis plants were seized from an address in Hanley
View ArticleTeenage thief stole from two vans in early hours of the morning
Nineteen-year-old Anthony Rushton was caught on CCTV taking equipment from the vehicles in Biddulph
View ArticleDrug user, 36, assaulted two police officers and urinated in cell
Police had arrested Mark Gannon after he verbally abused a pensioner and damaged her car
View ArticleDad-of-two, 21, crashed stolen van before reversing as man clung to door
Casey Adams, from Kidsgrove, has been jailed for 20 months
View ArticleCourt round-up: Latest from North Staffordshire Justice Centre
Featuring defendants from Kidsgrove, Hanley, Barlaston, Shelton, Chell Heath, Burslem, Talke, Norton, Normacot, Dresden and Bucknall
View ArticleCrime round-up: Latest crimes across North Staffordshire
Incidents include cars vandalised in Biddulph, bicycles stolen in Norton and 30 youths in a Knutton field
View ArticleCourt round-up: Latest cases from North Staffordshire's courts
Cases include a Cheadle chip shop owner accused of assault, a Northwood man accused of controlling behaviour and an 18-year-old charged with inflicting GBH
View ArticleTeenager, 18, speaks out after being attacked by 'gang with knife' outside...
Matthew Brown had been enjoying a night at Chicago's in Hanley when the group approached him
View ArticleThief, 29, stole £14k in cash and goods from shop where he worked
Anthony Bennett had been working at Nisa Local in Blurton for more than a year
View ArticleMan, 32, punched reveller who performed oral sex on him
Jed Wheatley attacked his victim after the pair had consensual sex at his Hanley flat
View ArticleViolent man, 37, jailed after stab victim left to almost bleed to death
After the attack Jay Maughan rang a friend to say he had messed up 'big time'
View ArticleMan, 26, punched windscreen of girlfriend's car during row
David Betts, from Blythe Bridge, admitted two charges of criminal damage
View ArticleCommunity leaders: 'We want answers from chief constable over policing levels...
Window has been boarded up at police post for weeks
View ArticleThief, 35, stole £3k of property after breaking into cars
Robert Shaw, from Leek, has 37 convictions for 87 offences
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