An operation targeting knife crime has come to an end, between 8th and 21st November Cumbria Constabulary conducted a number of activities included encouraging the public to surrender potentially dangerous knives. The operation is just some of the work that the constabulary do to tackle knife crime in Cumbria Alongside the surrender test purchases… Continue reading Operation to tackle knife crime ends
Cumbria Constabulary is urging drivers to think before drinking or taking drugs and getting behind the wheel over the festive period. Drivers are putting the lives of others as well as their own lives at risk of death or serious injury and face the consequences of losing their license, losing their job, going to… Continue reading Police urge drivers not to drink or drug drive over the festive period
The Angel is a huge statue made from 100,000 seized knives and will be on display in Cumbria for the next two months – first in Carlisle in December 2021 and then in Barrow in January 2022. The sculpture was created by the British Ironworks Centre to highlight the negative effects of violent… Continue reading The Knife Angel is coming to Cumbria
Police are investigating after steaks with a total value of more than £47 were stolen from Co-op on Barrow Island. It happened on November 25 at about 5.20pm. Officers are appealing for any witnesses or anyone who has any information to contact them. Anyone with information can report online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it, quoting incident 241 of… Continue reading Local Appeal – Police investigating after steaks stolen from Co-op, Barrow Island
The multi-agency response to storm Arwen continues as the county experiences further adverse weather and continued power outage. Electricity North West are working to restore power as soon as possible to those who remain without electricity. 67,000 of homes have now had power restored and many further homes will have power restored by… Continue reading Multi-agency response to Storm Arwen continues
Police are appealing for witnesses to a fail to stop collision in Dalton. The collision occurred at approximately 7:30pm yesterday (27 November) on Market Street where a dark-coloured vehicle collided with a bollard. The vehicle is believed to have made off on a route passing Chapel Street, Station Road, Nelson Street, Newton Road, Ruskin… Continue reading Local Appeal – Police are appealing for witnesses to a fail to stop collision in Dalton
Police and partner agencies are in attendance to a serious incident on Vicarage Road, Ambleside. The incident involved a tree falling on to a man. Police were called to the scene at 11pm yesterday (26th Nov). Emergency services including Fire, Search and Rescue, Ambulance and Police attended the scene. The man who was from… Continue reading Police presence on Vicarage Road Ambleside
Cumbria Police are currently experiencing a high volume of calls into the control room due to the weather. Please be aware of the agencies to contact for the following: Who to contact: If you find a tree down on a main road please contact Highways England on 0300 123 5000. If you find a… Continue reading Cumbria Police experiencing high call demand
Cumbria Constabulary have today (26th November), relaunched the ‘Ask for Angela’ safety initiative. The innovative scheme is being ran in many bars and pubs across Cumbria and allows people who feel unsafe in a situation, to discreetly signal for help. The timely relaunch comes as people are starting to go out more following the… Continue reading Safety initiative ‘Ask for Angela’ relaunches across Cumbria
Officers made ten arrests and seized 20 vehicles during a week-long road safety operation targeting motorists who drive without insurance. The national operation, which ran between 15 and 21 November, resulted in 102 vehicles stopped across Cumbria. During the operation, officers uncovered other potential offences committed which led to arrests connected to drink driving,… Continue reading Road safety operation results in arrests made and vehicles seized
