Police detained a guy in Cathedral Square after receiving allegations of people being intimidated in Peterborough. Eyewitnesses reported seeing a number of police cars arriving in the city centre about 11 a.m. today (Thursday). A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said they were contacted at 10.45am with reports a man had threatened people with a knife in…
The supporters of Peterborough United have almost unanimously declared who they would like to face in the play-off semifinal. After Posh defeated Fleetwood Town 4-1 on Tuesday night at the Weston Homes Stadium to secure their spot in the postseason, the PT asked the team’s supporters to predict who would play in the semi-final. First…
Joleen Maughan slapped a worker in the face while taking about £100 worth of alcohol from the store. A persistent Peterborough shoplifter who threatened Tesco employees with a needle before hitting one in the face has been jailed. On March 20, Joleen Maughan, 37, entered Tesco in Serpentine Green, Hampton, with a duffel bag and…
Police urge anyone with dashcam evidence that could aid the investigation to contact officers. A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Stamford today (April 8). At lunchtime, emergency services were summoned to the incident at the intersection of New Cross Road and Cliff Road in Stamford. A spokesperson for Lincolnshire Police said: “Tragically, a…
The five-year inquiry ‘uncovered a dark world of modern slavery and exploitation’ with numerous twists and turns for cops. Tonight (April 8), Channel 4’s 24 Hours in Police Custody will air an investigation by Cambridgeshire Police into a ‘no body murder’. The no body murder’ episode focuses on the case of Ricardas Puisys, who was…
According to Cambridgeshire Police,’multiple people have been injured’ in a five-vehicle collision on the A1 in Peterborough. The collision occurred near Wansford shortly after 3 p.m. The road has been stopped while emergency crews work on the incident. A police spokeswoman said: “We were called at 3.07pm today (5 April) to reports of a collision…
A wanted man has been apprehended after being on the run for over three decades. Richard Burrows was detained on Thursday, March 28, at Heathrow Airport after returning to the UK from Thailand, thanks to the efforts of Cheshire Police and the National Crime Agency (NCA) International. Cheshire Police had wanted the 80-year-old since December…
A fraudster serving a three-year prison sentence attempted to defraud an elderly woman by pretending to be her daughter and taking thousands of pounds from her. Because her own phone was broken, Mario Madeo, 27, used a friend’s phone to send the victim a text message in March of last year, pretending to be her…
Following a wave of thefts, keyless car owners are being advised to take additional security measures to deter criminals. According to Lincolnshire Police, there have been many “high powered car” thefts in the county’s south in recent days. “The culprits are using relay equipment to boost the signal of an electronic car key within the…