Crime and Courts

Two men launched a violent attack on a pub patron in Chesterfield, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. The incident took place on April 13, 2023, at the Woodside pub on Ashgate Road, where a dispute between the victim and the attackers quickly escalated. Jordan Basnett, 31,...

The real reason why armed police officers were in action on a Derby street has been revealed. Police were notified of people with guns on Wednesday afternoon in Alvaston. And they responded. Officers were called to Bracknell Drive at 1:45 pm on Wednesday, December 18, following...

The independent charity Crimestoppers has increased its reward to £3,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man linked to eight knifepoint robberies across Derbyshire. The reward, funded anonymously, is available until March 12, 2025, as investigations intensify following a recent robbery...

Derbyshire police are seeking public assistance to identify the owners of several items believed to have been stolen from properties in Allenton, Alvaston, Chellaston, and Shardlow. Despite ongoing investigations, officers have not yet been able to locate the rightful owners. The recovered items include: A KingMann...

Christopher Hackett, a Rotherham man, carried sweets to Derby as he hoped to violate two children. Hackett, 37, who lives on Town Lane in the South Yorkshire town, planned to meet a 12-year-old and an 8-year-old at a hotel in Alfreton. Before the meeting, Christopher Hackett...

A £20k reward has been offered for information related to the killing of Alana Armstrong in Derbyshire. Police are appealing for help after a 25-year-old mother, Alana Armstrong, died in a hit-and-run incident in Pleasley, Derbyshire, on November 26. Crimestoppers is offering a £ 20,000...