People attempting to buy prohibited weapons in Northamptonshire have been warned by police as part of a national initiative to reduce the number of illegal knives in circulation.
More police officers and expanding stop-and-search powers will help to address rising crime, according to the policing minister on a whistle-stop tour of Northamptonshire yesterday (Wednesday, August 14).
A total of 64 ewes have been stolen from a field in Northamptonshire - and police are investigating it as part of its operation into illegal sheep butchery plaguing the county this summer.
With a television show about the force 'going down a storm' and its chief refusing to shy away on social media, a new era of openness has taken over Northamptonshire Police.
More lambs have been illegally slaughtered or stolen from farms in Northamptonshire this week to add to the spate of illegal butchery plaguing the county this summer.
Nearly a fifth of convicted criminals in Daventry reoffend within a year, official statistics show - but it is still one of the lowest rates in England and Wales.
Shotguns, replica pistols and a samurai sword were among more than 40 weapons were handed in to Northamptonshire Police during a two-week firearms surrender.
The recent spate of violence in Northampton is not a major cause for concern to the general public as it is mainly 'gangs targeting gangs' , said a high-ranking police officer as more than 40 weapons have been surrendered to the force.
'We were failing the public but we are going in the right direction,' admitted the Northamptonshire Police leader as he reflected on his first year in charge.
The chief constable of Northamptonshire Police says he is 'proud' of the force's achievements during his first year in charge in a report released today (Tuesday, August 6).
A police drone is being used to keep an eye on livestock overnight in Northamptonshire as an investigation into a spate of illegal sheep butchery across the region continues.
Parking your car may sound like a simple task, but there are some lesser known laws that apply in the UK that could see drivers caught out and landed with a hefty fine.
