CRIME

Windows smashed during criminal damage spree at Newark Castle station

The report was made at 6.09am today after a number of windows at the station and at the on-site Carriages Café were smashed.

Police and the district council said despite the dangers of the deadly gas, thousands of empty canisters have been found all over the district.

Nottinghamshire Police were called to reports of a burglary on Wednesday of last week.

Police are urging plant owners, farms and businesses to be vigilant as officers investigate the theft of two JCB telehandlers.

The charges relate to an incident on Clinton Street on October 10, which left a 15-year old requiring hospital treatment for a stab wound to his leg.

A 41-year-old man who pulled out an imitation gun after walking into a woman's home has been jailed for two years and four months.

A 16-year old boy has been arrested following a stabbing in Newark, after being spotted by an off-duty Nottinghamshire Police officer.

Newark Police have recovered a Stihl saw from a vehicle in the Newark area that is believed to have been stolen.

Nottinghamshire Police are treating a fire at a barn near the A46 Cattle Market island at Newark as a potential arson attack.

Three warrants were executed in Victoria Street, Bakewell House and Queens Court in Newark.

Newark and Bingham MP Robert Jenrick has spoken of his delight at the Home Office's announcement of the first group of police recruitment targets.

The Home Office has confirmed that an extra 388 officers will be recruited in the East Midlands, with Nottinghamshire Police recruiting 107 officers.

Newark Police seized a car in Newark last night after the two occupants failed to stop.

The man who set up the English Defence League’s (EDL) Newark division admitted threatening behaviour with intent to cause a man alarm or distress.

A vehicle was seized by police on Monday during patrols.

Knife crime reduced by 8.7% in Nottinghamshire in the last year, new statistics by Nottinghamshire Police have revealed.