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The Latest Breaking News from Lancashire Constabulary

Officer who hurled abuse at man after tasering him given early retirement

Jon Kelly faces a misconduct hearing this month

Liverpool Echo

Police officer 'dragged along road by moving car' as officers launch manhunt for suspect

Detectives want to speak to 34-year-old Wahid Hussain in connection with the incident, which took place at 11.15pm yesterday in the town of Accrington, Lancashire

Daily Mirror

Police say they are looking into clip of Rishi Sunak not wearing seatbelt

PM ‘fully accepts mistake’ as Lancashire Constabulary says it is ‘aware’ of the clip

The Independent UK

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Bitcoin scam gang made so much money they handed out £5k gift cards in the street

The four-person criminal gang at the centre of the £22m conspiracy worked with ringleader James Parker, operating from his Blackpool home, and even bought cars for strangers they met in the pub

Daily Mirror

Man missing for five days may have travelled to Salford

Police are becoming 'increasingly concerned' about the whereabouts of Joseph Busuttil

Manchester Evening News

Paedophile ex-special constable who sent explicit messages to girl while at work is going back to prison

“It appears he still needs some degree of support in relation to his mental health and emotional well-being.”

Manchester Evening News

UK town ruled by teen 'gangs' where mums are too scared to let their kids out at night

Parents of youngsters in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, have banned their kids from going out at night because of the gangs of teenagers roaming the streets who recently attacked a cinema

Daily Mirror

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Police chief: We must stop virtue-signalling online and get on with the job

Stephen Watson is among the most experienced senior officers in the country having joined Lancashire Constabulary in 1988 before going on to lead GMP.

The Independent UK

Killer's twisted Coke can axe-throwing excuse to try and cover up gruesome crime

Evil murderer Andrew Burfield savagely killed ex-girlfriend Katie Kenyon with an axe before burying her body in a forest. He told police it had all been an accident and part of a bet involving a Coke can

Daily Mirror

'Torture' for family of axe killer's victim unable to hold her 'bruised' body in morgue

The family of Katie Kenyon have spoken of their torture caused by her murderer Andrew Burfield who axed her to death and left her body in a shallow grave in a forest, and seeing her 'bruised' body in a mortuary

Daily Mirror

Axe killer jailed for 32 years for murder of mum-of-two he buried in forest

Andrew Burfield, 51, changed his plea yesterday to admit to the murder of ex-girlfriend Katie Kenyon, 33, who he killed with an axe before burying her body in a shallow grave

Daily Mirror

Man jailed for 15 years over gas explosion that killed child

Darren Greenham used an angle grinder to cut gas pipes while under the influence of drink and drugs

The Independent UK

Police launch investigation after Travelodge 'lift surfing' videos posted on YouTube

Footage shows a Youtuber appearing to film themselves from on top of an elevator cabin

Manchester Evening News

Travelodge 'lift surfing' video prompts police investigation

Police said: 'The offender has filmed themselves riding on the roof of the lift'

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The Independent UK

Man admits manslaughter of two-year-old boy who died in gas explosion

Neighbours likened the scene after the blast to a “warzone”

Manchester Evening News

Evil carers who abused, stole and hurt the vulnerable victims they were supposed to be looking after

Behind closed doors, these people were abusing the trust placed in them by others to look after society's most vulnerable

Manchester Evening News

Major fire on Lancashire street as air ambulance lands at the scene

Two houses damaged by blaze

The Independent UK

Son who murdered parents in frenzied knife attack before mutilating father’s corpse jailed

Lee Tipping, 36, killed Anthony Tipping, 60, and Patricia Livesey, 57, at their home in Lancashire just hours after he broke down a bedroom door, sparking a row

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Liverpool Echo

Police officer accused of shoplifting from train station Sainsbury's

The police officer could be sacked from his role

Manchester Evening News

Cold case expert launches new investigation into disappearance of tragic schoolgirl Charlene Downes

The 14-year-old's disappearance uncovered a child sexual exploitation scandal in the town, and the unsolved case may get a new lead soon

Liverpool Echo

Drugs ring flooding deprived town with crack and heroin dismantled

Blackpool has the worst rate of deaths from drug misuse in the country

Wales Online

Teenage boy dies after incident at quarry

Police say his death is not being treated as suspicious

Manchester Evening News

Police threatened to taser suicidal teenager on motorway bridge and said she was 'wasting time,' court told

The 16-year-old was said to have been distressed after taking an excessive amount of paracetamol

Daily Mirror

Trainee police officer drew red lines on Covid test so he could get time off work

Ahmed Anwari told his training officer he had to stay at home because of a positive lateral flow test result, but it turned out he'd drawn the red line onto it himself

Evening Standard

Trainee police officer drew red lines on Covid test to get time off work

His deception was uncovered when he was asked to send a photograph of the result as proof

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