Staffordshire Police

FRAUDSTER TOOK £10k FROM OAPs

Friday, March 19, 2010

A PENSIONER who handed over £2,000 to a conman who had offered to resurface his driveway admitted last night: "I've been a fool, but I've learned my lesson."

Graham Dodd, aged 72, was one of two elderly men to give bogus workman Patrick Maughan a total of...

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Police reopen A1 lorry-push inquiry (VIDEO)

TERROR: The Arclid Transport lorry pushes a car along sideways at 60mph. Above, the dramatic footage captured on a driver's mobile phone.

Friday, March 19, 2010

A HAULAGE company has reopened an investigation into a motorway accident after a video was posted on the internet showing a car trapped sideways on...

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Yob trapped by a shopping trolley

Friday, March 19, 2010

POLICE officers who used a shopping trolley to trap and arrest a knife-wielding thug have been commended. Eight officers responded to a report of a...

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In brief: News from Trentham Lakes and Hanley

Friday, March 19, 2010

HANLEY: A teenager lost a tooth and was left with a further two hanging out after an assault in Hanley. Student Adam Jones was 18 when he was...

Riders given extra time to cross roads

SAFE PASSAGE: Sandra Durose puts the new crossing to the test. Picture: Shaun Smith

Thursday, March 18, 2010

PIONEERING technology which allows horse riders to change traffic lights at the push of a button has been installed at a crossroads. The state-of-the-...

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Policeman died after asbestos exposure

Thursday, March 18, 2010

A RETIRED police officer died from lung cancer after coming into contact with asbestos through work, an inquest heard. Neil Taylor worked for...

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In brief: News from Newcastle, Meir, Longton, Sandbach, Biddulph and Leek

Thursday, March 18, 2010

NEWCASTLE: A man accused of burgling a church has been committed to Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. Sandy Withington, aged 30, of Cauldon Avenue,...

£25,000 reward to catch ATM thieves

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

A REWARD of up to £25,000 could be claimed for information about the theft of a cash machine. Raiders forced their way into Spar, in High Street,...

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Arson at empty house causes shock on street

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

POLICE are hunting an arsonist after burning material was pushed through the front door of a house. The mid-terrace property in Duke Street, Heron...

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Match tackles policing fears

GAME ON: Jim Gibson from Chell Heath Residents' Association.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

TEENAGERS are taking on police in a friendly game of football. The match has been organised by Chell Heath Residents' Association as a way of building...

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