The Latest Breaking News from Merseyside Police

24 hour booze plan would be 'madness' in area plagued by crime

Police and councillor slam application from shop in area where street drinking is rife

Liverpool Echo · Apr 12, 2023

New powers for police to stop and search those known for carrying knives

Police will be able to apply for court orders enabling them to search known offenders

Liverpool Echo · Apr 11, 2023

Police's message to activists planning to glue themselves to Grand National course

Protest group Animal Rising plans to access the course using ladders and bolt cutters, according to reports

Liverpool Echo · Apr 11, 2023

How a love triangle and some Under Armour trackies proved Thomas Cashman killed Olivia Pratt-Korbel

Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot by Cashman as her mother desperately tried to keep the gunman out of their Liverpool home

Manchester Evening News · Apr 9, 2023

Gangland 'chaos' as EncroChat arrests lead to 'instability' in underworld

Senior officers are considering whether "chaotic individuals" on the streets are looking to "fill the gaps"

Liverpool Echo · Apr 8, 2023

Drug gangs targeting vulnerable children online and in the street

"Any child is vulnerable to be targeted and it can happen anywhere."

Liverpool Echo · Apr 8, 2023

Kids are 'out of control' as yob jumps on woman's car windscreen

People commented to express their anger following the incident

Liverpool Echo · Apr 7, 2023

Female officers 'told to drop complaints' about pervert PC who made 'sex noises'

Michael Baines was sacked from Merseyside Police for his behaviour

Liverpool Echo · Apr 7, 2023

Region's LGBTQ+ trailblazers honoured in glittering celebration at Anfield Stadium

The LCR Pride Awards returned for the first time since its inception in 2019

Liverpool Echo · Apr 7, 2023

Getaway van burns in street after robbers target Tesco cash delivery

Detectives are on the hunt for a man who grabbed a cash box from a security guard

Liverpool Echo · Apr 7, 2023