June 2012 Crime in the News

• Man held after woman's stab death

  A man has been arrested after a woman was stabbed to death and another man was wounded. [29 June 2012]

• Murderer sought after prison escape

  A murderer has escaped from prison, police said. [29 June 2012]

• Bridgwater stabbing: Tributes paid to Mike Bithrey

  Tributes have been paid to a businessman from Devon who was fatally stabbed in Bridgwater, Somerset. [27 June 2012]

• Kirkharle shop owners tied up by raiders at Capheaton home

  A man and woman were tied up by masked burglars who forced their way into their home in a late night raid. [27 June 2012]

• Wrong-way car driver on A64 arrested in York

  A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and drink-driving after travelling on the wrong side of a main road in York. [26 June 2012]

• Two dead and four injured in Rutland A1 road crash

  Two people were killed and four others were injured in a two-car crash on a Rutland road. [26 June 2012]

• Probe after man shot in leg

  A young man was shot in the leg in Belfast in what police have called "a paramilitary-style shooting". [22 June 2012]

• Public urged to stand up against hate crime

  People are being urged to take a stand against hate crime as Mencap Cymru report that 9 out of 10 people with a learning disability have been a victim of bullying or hate crime [21 June 2012].

• Arrests made after football disorder

  Twenty six people have been arrested after trouble broke out on 19 May following a match between Huddersfield Town and Sheffield United [21 June 2012].

• New search in missing teenager hunt

  Police investigating the disappearance of a teenager 21 years ago are to start searching parkland following new information about the case. [19 June 2012]

• Three held after beach body found

  Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man's body was found on Blackpool beach. [18 June 2012]

• Three quizzed over flat murder

  Three more people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man found dead in a flat in Bridgnorth. [18 June 2012]

• Man found unconscious in Bideford street

  Police were called to an incident in Silver Street in Bideford at around 8.30pm on Tuesday 12 June 2012, where a man in his early forties was treated by ambulance staff after being found unconscious in the street. [15 June 2012]

• Man killed in double shooting

  One man is dead and another is in a critical condition after a street shooting in Liverpool. [14 June 2012]

• Man charged with stabbing murder

  A 31-year-old has been charged with the murder of a man who was found stabbed to death in a garden in Coventry. [12 June 2012]

• Man held over murder of girl, 15

  A 19-year-old man remained in custody today in connection with the murder of a teenage girl at a house party. [11 June 2012]

• Fifth man arrested over stab murder

  Police made a fifth arrest in connection with the murder of a man who was found lying in a street with stab wounds in Swindon. [11 June 2012]

• New laws to make forced marriage illegal

  New laws are going to be introduced to make it a criminal offence to force someone into marriage [8 June 2012].

• Walsall shooting leaves man and woman dead

  A man and a woman have been left dead after a shooting at a residence in Walsall, West Midlands [8 June 2012].

• Three arrested after stabbing in Coventry

  Three people have now been arrested after a stabbing involving a male victim, aged 22 [7 June 2012].

• Man found guilty of charity fraud

  A man has been found guilty of fraud amounting to £236,500 after an investigation was carried out into donations made to a charity that didn't exist [7 June 2012].

• Former care home targeted in arson attack

  A former care home in north Manchester has been targeted by arsonists who have caused damage worth an estimated £50,000 [6 June 2012].

• Woman killed in Bolton named by police

  A 31-year-old woman who was allegedly killed in a 'targeted attack' has been named by police [6 June 2012].

• Two deaths after 'head-on' collision on A9 at Calvine

  Two lorry drivers have died after what appears to have been a head-on crash on the A9 north of Blair Atholl. [1 June 2012]

• Crimestoppers joins forces with Tracker

  Crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers are partnering with TRACKER, the stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) expert to show our commitment to and heighten public awareness of:

• Four vehicle fires in Wrexham thought to be deliberate

  Four vehicles in Wrexham caught fire in just over an hour of each other, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has said. [25 June 2012]