Agencies met to pledge their commitment to working together to protect their local communities from crime and make people feel safer. Partners met on April 4 to design and set up the Westmorland and Furness Community Safety Partnership. The CSP will have a prevention and early intervention approach where children and young people are a key… Continue reading Partners join together to protect Westmorland and Furness communities
The reminder comes following four break-ins over the weekend in Kendal and Arnside, which the police are linking to around 30 other burglaries which have occurred in the same area of the last 12 months. In Kendal, burglars broke into a bungalow in River Bank Road on Saturday night (4 Feb) and stole cash and… Continue reading Cumbria Police: Residential burglary crimes series – South Cumbria
Our neighbourhood policing teams work throughout the year to support the communities they serve by tackling the issues and concerns that matter to those communities. This week we are highlighting the work they do as part of neighbourhood policing week of action (23 – 27 January) Crime and anti-social behaviour can have a detrimental and… Continue reading Barrow – highlighting the vital work of your neighbourhood officers
Police are investigating a suspicious incident in Barrow. A school pupil walking on Hawcoat Lane was followed by a man early in the morning. He did not make physical contact but the incident caused her distress. It happened between 7.45am and 8.20am on January 9. The man was described as white, about 30, of medium… Continue reading Local Appeal – Suspicious incident on Hawcoat Lane, Barrow
Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage on Church Road in Great Urswick. In the early hours of Sunday 8th January 2023 between midnight and 6am and the early hours of Wednesday 11th January 2023 between midnight and 6am a number of insulting words have been spray painted onto the road and on… Continue reading Local Appeal – Police are investigating an incident of criminal damage Church Road in Great Urswick
Police are investigating an assault which occurred in Barrow. The incident occurred on 1 January at 1am on Roose Road. The victim is a 24-year-old man from Barrow, who believes he has been targeted due to his disability. He suffered facial injuries as a result of the assault. A witness stated that there were three… Continue reading Local Appeal – Investigation into assault Roose Road, Barrow
Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault that occurred in Ulverston. Police received a report of a disturbance inside a residential property on Market Street on 1 January, just before 9pm. A man sustained minor injuries. A 31-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage. He was released on bail. Police… Continue reading Local Appeal – Witnesses to an assault Market Street, Ulverston
A woman from Walney has been convicted of perverting the course of justice. Eleanor Williams, 22, of Walney, was found unanimously guilty of eight counts of perverting the course of justice at Preston Crown Court today (3 January, 2023). She also admitted a ninth count of perverting the course of justice prior to the beginning… Continue reading Woman who fabricated claims of sexual abuse is found guilty of eight counts of perverting the course of justice
Officers are investigating a reported assault which occurred in the road, by the taxi rank, on Dalkeith Street, Barrow. The incident occurred around 9:45pm on Saturday 24 December and involved two men and a woman. Two men, one of whom was working as door security when the incident occurred, are reported to have been punched by the… Continue reading Local Appeal – Assault which occurred in the road, by the taxi rank, on Dalkeith Street, Barrow
Local Appeal – 28 December 2022 Police are appealing for information in an assault investigation. The reported incident occurred around 10:50am Friday 23rd December, on Harrison Street, Barrow, close to the junction with Dalton Road. The reported incident involved two men. A 31-year-old local man was arrested on suspicion of Assault occasioning Grievous Bodily Harm.… Continue reading Local Appeal – Police appeal for information assault investigation Friday 23rd December, Harrison Street, Barrow
