A pit bike that was used illegally on playing fields has been seized by the police as part of a crackdown on anti-social behaviour in estates.

A man has been charged with the abduction of a teenage girl found after a widespread search involving police dogs and a helicopter.

Fridges, a cooker, tyres and other household furniture have all been dumped in a country lane.

A “hormonal” pregnant woman “lost her temper” and mounted a pavement with her car to twice drive into her partner’s ex-girlfriend.

CCTV images have been released after a stolen vehicle was found abandoned and damaged.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage after poo was smeared on a restaurant directly opposite a Waitrose.

Five women have been arrested following an alleged shoplifting spree and police want help to track down another suspect.

A suspect has been charged with indecent exposure after reports of a man in women’s clothing flashing at people, including a child.

A violent man whose controlling behaviour made his partner so ill she had to be admitted to hospital has been jailed.

A woman accused of stabbing a pub boss to death is said to have laughed as people rushed to help him.

A shoplifter who stole more than £500 worth of meat, alcohol and frozen food from convenience stores has been jailed.

A 54-year-old rapist has been sentenced to 10 years for attacks on a woman six years ago.

Poo was smeared across a popular restaurant’s windows - leaving the owners “disgusted and confused”.

A woman was reportedly pushed to the ground by a man who tried to swipe her phone as she walked through a park.

There’s been a mixed response to a planned crackdown on attacks on shop workers from the three candidates vying to be the county’s crime commissioner.

A “despicable” 67-year-old man has been jailed after being found guilty of multiple child sex offences dating back to the late 1980’s.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. A man has been banned from keeping animals after he left his dog to suffer with infected tumours without vet care.

Five suspects – including a man in his 70s – have been arrested following a spree of restaurant and cafe break-ins.

A crash involving a bus and a car which led to a person being taken to hospital is the subject of a police appeal for information.

Stab-proof vests have been handed to cleaners at a shopping centre as part of their everyday uniform to help keep them safe.