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Yorkshire’s Most Wanted: The suspects police are searching for this week

Yorkshire’s Most Wanted: The suspects police are searching for this week

by Ruth George | Oct 27, 2025 | Crime, In Focus Top Story

All of these people are wanted by police across Yorkshire for offences ranging from a £10m drugs bust to a child sex offender on the run. North Yorkshire Image: North Yorkshire Police James Lee McGlinchey – wanted in connection with a robbery Crime location:...
Harvey Willgoose: A murder victim of Yorkshire’s spiralling knife crime epidemic

Harvey Willgoose: A murder victim of Yorkshire’s spiralling knife crime epidemic

by Ruth George | Oct 23, 2025 | Crime

A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years for the murder of fellow Sheffield pupil, Harvey Willgoose, highlighting Yorkshire’s ever-growing problem around knife crime. Mohammed Umar Khan carried a 13cm hunting knife into All Saints...
Understanding rural crime: The unknown threat against Yorkshire’s police and community in the countryside

Understanding rural crime: The unknown threat against Yorkshire’s police and community in the countryside

by Ruth George | Oct 15, 2025 | Crime

Rural crime does not often make the headlines, but its impact across Yorkshire’s countryside is quietly devastating. Costing the country an estimated £44m last year, police and unions across the country battle this hidden yet persistent threat.  What is rural...
Sheffield woman found guilty after XL Bully caused fear in community

Sheffield woman found guilty after XL Bully caused fear in community

by Jimmy Tse | Oct 14, 2025 | Crime, General News

A Sheffield woman has been found guilty of owning a dog dangerously out of control after her XL Bully ‘dog ‘Ghost’ became loose and caused fear in a residential area. Sophie Zaherali, 31, from Dykes Hall Road, appeared before Sheffield...
Child sexual exploitation in Yorkshire: The ongoing scandal and a fight for justice

Child sexual exploitation in Yorkshire: The ongoing scandal and a fight for justice

by Ruth George | Oct 12, 2025 | Crime

As investigations continue to secure convictions for predators of young girls, Yorkshire is still feeling the effects of its darkest and most persistent scandal fifteen years after it first came to light. Last week, seven men were sentenced at Bradford Crown Court for...
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