Lancashire Police

Matt Smith, who successfully tracked down the thief of coping stones with the help of an Apple AirTag

Tracking device used to find thief

The M6 was closed northbound between junctions 32 and 33 after a lorry reportedly crashed into the back of a van

Breaking M6 partially reopens after lorry crashes into van

Anoushka Moorby is wanted by police

Police search for wanted woman

Former security guard Jeff Kenyon

Security guard speaks about being stabbed by shoplifter

Police raided homes in Billinge and Up Holland this morning

Breaking Six arrested on suspicion of peddling drugs

Hall Lane at Wrightington has been closed following a crash

Road closed after 'serious collision'

Police made their way to Martin’s Funeral Directors in Tulketh Brow, Ashton, at around 8am this morning (Tuesday, April 27)

LIVE: Police raid Preston funeral home - CSI, CID and dogs at scene

Lancashire Police were spotted at Martin's Funeral Director's in Tulketh Brow, Ashton, Preston, this morning (Tuesday, April 28)

Breaking Two arrested after police raid Preston funeral home - latest from scene

Lancashire Police were spotted at Martin's Funeral Director's in Tulketh Brow, Ashton, Preston, this morning (Tuesday, April 28)

Police raid Preston funeral directors with sniffer dogs this morning

Traffic backing up on the M6 at Standish after last night's bridge incident

Probe launched after man's motorway bridge fall

Ian McDonald, former head of Bishop Martin Primary School in Skelmersdale who has admitted to having vile images of child and animal sexual abuse on his phone

Perverted primary school headteacter banned from classroom for life

Tom Dingle wemt missing on Saturday December 13 and his body was found in woodland 12 days later on Christmas Day

Official identification of missing teenager's body is made

Police say they are very concerned for the welfare of Tom Dingle

Police hunt for missing 'vulnerable' teen

The double-decker bus collided with a low bridge

Local primary school children believed involved in double-decker crash

The M6 southbound remains closed

Police confirm man died in M6 crash

The M6 southbound remains closed

M6 in Wigan remains closed after serious crash
Drivers are being warned to expect “severe” delays of more than an hour and a half on the M6 in Wigan.
Gaynor Clarke

Officers from Lancashire Police are appeal for anyone who has seen 37-year-old Stephen Pennington from Blackburn to come forward.

'He has deformed toes' - Cops spark hunt for missing sex offender

Man falls from bridge on M58

Traffic had returned to normal on the M6 in the early evening following this morning's crash

Witness appeal after crash and van blast

Long tailbacks on the M6 north of Wigan

Van driver badly injured in crash and fire

The queues have since cleared

Vehicle overturns on stretch of motorway

Couple forced to call police after they were locked in Madame Tussauds for four hours

'I had to wee in bin': Terrified woman 'trapped' in Madame Tussauds

The scene of the crash in Blackpool Road after a police chase through the streets of Preston on Monday evening (April 21)

Watch: Car crashes into crossing after police deploy 'stinger'

Missing Lexie Hurst, 14

Search for missing girl, 14

The scene in Berry Lane, Longridge this morning (Friday, March 14)

Breaking Ram-raid thieves smash digger into Co-op and steal cash machine

A reckless teenager, 17, was forced off his e-bike after a high-speed chase in Blackpool

Reckless yob forced off e-bike after high-speed chase through park

Karen Downes says an inquiry is needed into grooming gangs - including in Blackpool

'Living in limbo': Missing teen's mum wants grooming gang inquiry
The mother of missing teenager Charlene Downes is backing calls for an inquiry into grooming gangs.
Richard Hunt

A fire broke out at the vacant Prince William Inn

Blaze breaks out at vacant pub

Sayad Jaffrey reached speeds of up to 106mph in a stolen car during a police chase in Accrington

Video shows moment driver in stolen car leads police on 106mph chase

The Honda Acty micro-van was flipped onto its side in Clifton Road, Fleetwood at around 3.40am on Tuesday (January 22)

Video: Vandals tip van onto side in social media stunt

The man has been identified after a year-long investigation. His body was found on December 7, 2023, in a field in Dean Brook, near to Horrobin Lane in Rivington

Breaking Mystery of dead man found in field solved after 12 month investigation

The M6 was closed between J27 and J28

Man killed in lorry crash

Paying respects at the Gynn Square memorial service to officers who died in the 1983 rescue mission at Blackpool.|Lucinda Herbert, Blackpool Gazette

Video: Police sea tragedy remembered as memorial goes ahead in snow

Jack

Appeal to find missing teenager

The M6 was closed a after lorry crashed through the central reservation near Preston

Shocking video shows horrific motorway crash as lorry driver is killed

Owen Turner (inset) has been jailed for 9 break-ins to businesses across Blackpool

Burglar responsible for 9 raids including theft at Costa Coffee jailed

Cutting Deep: The Knife Crime Crisis talks to one of the most hard-hitting anti-knife crime school teachers in the country, and looks at the issues facing young people and weapons.

Knife crime documentary: 'My brother was killed for revenge'

Video grab from footage as Police have mocked a group of dopey dealers who were caught after they videoed themselves bagging up illegal drugs.

Watch dopey drug dealers film themselves bagging up heroin and cocaine

A teenager was charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in Morecambe

Teen charged with attempted murder and robbery after man stabbed

Roger Haywood was arrested after attacking police officers and spouting abuse during a protest in Blackpool.

Watch: Man who assaulted police during riots is arrested

Family-run business Royal Phoenix, 48-50 Union Road, Accrington, was hit by a red Ford Fiesta car at around 2:34am on Tuesday morning.

CCTV shows the terrifying moment a car ploughs through takeaway window

At one point his distraught colleagues thought PC Ashley Aspinall might die at the scene

"I thought I was going to die": Cop relives brutal attack in video

Scenes at the Blackpool 'pro-Britain' rally

Striking scenes as rioters rally clashes with punk festival

Floral tributes and soft toys are laid following a vigil in Southport, northwest England, on July 30, 2024, a day after a deadly child knife attack.

Boy, 17, charged with murders of young girls in Southport stabbings

Danny Aitchison died in a crash on the M58

'Hard-working family man' killed in M58 horror smash named for first time

The screened off crash scene on the M58 yesterday

Motorway re-opens 20 hours after serious collision

Ian Gilheaney was jailed for 2 years and 4 months after leading police on a 'hair-raising' chase around the streets of Accrington

Watch: 'Hair-raising' police chase like something out of GTA

Watch police find £17m worth of cocaine stashed in blocks of cheese

An artist's image of the man whose body was found in Rivington on December 7, 2023

Discovery of dead man leads to release of artist's image three months later

Umar Gul's claims to reach speeds of up to 150pmh in one video Picture: Lancashire Police

Watch the moment dangerous driver filmed racing at 150mph

Brian Blakeman was last seen on December 5

Police make extensive inquiries to find man missing for five days

Police continue their search for Brian Blakeman

Police continue thorough search for pensioner missing for four days

Brian Blakeman was last seen on December 5

Police begin to search water for missing Skelmersdale man

Brian Blakeman was last seen on December 5

Police expand search area in a bid to find a missing pensioner

A pedestrian in Lancashire has died after being hit by a car last week.

Pedestrian in his 80s dies after being hit by a car

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