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Detectives have launched an appeal for witnesses and mobile phone footage after two police officers were assaulted while attempting to make an arrest

Police appeal launched as two officers assaulted in street attack

West Yorkshire Police will be deploying extra officers on the streets over the Halloween and Bonfire Night period.

Police to deploy extra officers on the streets for Halloween and Bonfire Night

Kibriya Ahmed.

Update: Missing children have been found as police renew appeal to locate father

Leeds Magistrates' Court.

Dewsbury man appears in court in connection with £9m drugs bust

Officers carrying out a warrant at a premises in Ravensthorpe as part of the 'Clear, Hold, Build' programme.

Residents invited to meet police and have their say on future of Ravensthorpe

Officers executed the warrant as part of a programme of work by police and partners to reduce crime in the Ravensthorpe area.

Large amounts of drugs seized in police raid on business premises in Dewsbury

Mohammed Tasadiq Khan and some of the 100g gold bullion bars discovered during the police investigation.

Drugs network ringleader ordered to pay back £260,000

Alan Pearce was sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Man jailed for 14 years after raping young girl

Pictured clockwise from the top left are Devanyl Graham, Heather Jeffrey, Sheikh Jobe, Sophie Logan, Ben Royle, Emma Rauf, Sheldan Noel and Lamara Noel.

Crime group members who smuggled nearly £30m of cash out of UK to UAE are jailed

The crash happened on Owl Lane, Dewsbury, at around 3.30pm on Thursday, September 10.

Police appeal for witnesses after man suffers serious injuries in Dewsbury crash

Detectives have released images of jewellery stolen from a property on Staincliffe Road in Dewsbury on August 28.

Police appeal after jewellery, cash and car key stolen in house burglary
Police are appealing for information following a burglary in Dewsbury.
Dominic Brown

Chair of Staincliffe Park Volunteers Stevan Morton (right), with treasurer Pat, at the park following the theft of six treasured heritage plaques.

Theft of heritage plaques in Staincliffe park ‘senseless and mindless’

Shane Vickers.

Dealer who ran ‘West Yorkshire Cartel’ drugs line jailed

Police are appealing for information after a woman was injured in a car ramming incident in Batley.

Police appeal as woman taken to hospital after car ramming incident

Stephen Degnan, 47, from Heckmondwike, was jailed at Leeds Crown Court yesterday (Monday, August 24) for five counts of rape.

Heckmondwike man jailed for 18 years for multiple rape offences

A second body has been found at the site in Batley that was hit by a huge fire.

Second body found after Batley building blaze

The body was found by officers investigating the fire

Body found after Batley building blaze

The will appear before a court next month

Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike men charged with raping teenage girls

Mason Senior and James Kershaw have been jailed

'Bullies' jailed after kidnapping and stamping on victim

All will appear before crown court next month

Three men charged with rape of woman in Dewsbury

Officers on patrol in Dewsbury town centre. Photo: WYP

Police make 70 arrests during month-long crime crackdown in town centres

Chief Constable John Robins and Inspector Claire Gray.

New Roads Policing Inspector commits to making West Yorkshire's highways safer

Police are appealing for witnesses after a report of a sexual assault in Scholes last night (Wednesday).

Police appeal after report of sexual assault in Scholes

All three of the men appeared at Leeds Magistrates’ Court between August 1 and 3.

Three men appear in court after being charged following house robbery

AAC Lee Berry (left) and Elliott Sharrard-Williams (right) have been appointed by WYP.

West Yorkshire Police appoints two new high-ranking officers

Police investigating a robbery at a house in Heckmondwike have arrested as part of their continuing enquiries.

Man arrested after Heckmondwike robbery

Man, 30, charged with raping two girls in Blackpool alleyway

Police appeal as ‘masked men’ break into Heckmondwike home

Officers targeted roads with fixed and mobile patrols in communities from July 2 onwards.

More than 100 drivers caught in month-long road safety operation
More than 100 drivers have been prosecuted in less than four weeks in police operations to keep roads safer in Kirklees.
Dominic Brown

Three people have been arrested following a multi-vehicle crash in Brighouse yesterday evening (Thursday).

Three arrested and two taken to hospital following multi-vehicle crash

The fields are just off Walkley Lane, Heckmondwike.

Arson arrests made and police appeal after Heckmondwike fields set on fire

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously assaulted at a service station in Staincliffe yesterday (Sunday).

Police appeal after ‘targeted’ assault at Staincliffe service station

Jake Dougherty, left, and Lee Harris

Men jailed after extensive investigation dismantles drugs emprire

Take a look at West Yorkshire Police’s new home and headquarters for Kirklees - in our very own Dewsbury.

Former Dewsbury college building transformed into new 'impressive' police HQ

Police carried out an operation to catch unsafe drivers in West Yorkshire last week

Police catch 30 drivers using undercover HGV on motorways

PCSO Graham Dyson.

Meet the retired police inspector who now serves Heckmondwike as a PCSO

Four courageous police officers have been nominated for a national bravery award after their actions during a dangerous incident in Dewsbury.

Officers nominated for bravery award after stopping knife attack

Hussain (pictured) helped attacked the man on Garden Street.

Knife-blade tip left embedded in man's skull during horror attack

Mannion (pictured) was found guilty of manslaughter after killing Red Lion patron Tony Powles.

Thug found guilty of killing 'much-loved' man in pub altercation

Dozens of budding young detectives at Carlton Junior School in Dewsbury have showcased their sleuthing skills in a special project with West Yorkshire Police.

Crime fighting schoolchildren learn tricks of the trade to beat burglars

Sabeel Ayub, Faizaan Bashir and Fahim Iqbal have been jailed for a combined total of 38 years following the attack in Dewsbury

Three men jailed after vicious assault in which victim nearly lost a leg

Top from left, Basharat Wali and Jagtar Sahota. Bottom from left, Mohommed Chhibda and Zahid Hussain

Three men imprisoned for non-recent child sexual abuse

Brake (pictured) went to his ex's home with a hammer and put her windows through.

Jealous ex in terrifying hammer attack on Leeds family home

Michael Doherty, also known as Michael Moore, received a life sentence with a minimum term of 33 years.

Man given life sentence for murder of 'loving and vibrant' 21-year-old

Two people have been charged with attempted murder.

Pair in court charged with attempted murder

West Yorkshire Police have confirmed why a Gomersal graveyard was cordoned off yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon. Photo by Waseem Saleem.

Police attend Gomersal church after reports of disturbed graves
West Yorkshire Police have confirmed why a Gomersal graveyard was cordoned off yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon.
Adam Cheshire

Ten of the defendants

Twenty people jailed for 277 years after major investigation into sexual abuse

Six men have been sentenced following the death of 39-year-old Shamus Hussain on July 12 2026.

Six men jailed for killing Shamus Hussain in Dewsbury

Police are appealing for witnesses after a vehicle failed to stop for officers in Dewsbury.

Appeal: Three taken to hospital after vehicle fails to stop for police

All Kirklees College centres were put into lockdown earlier today (Thursday) as a 'safety precaution' following advice from police after receiving threatening messages. They have now re-opened to students and classes will be running for the rest of the day

College centres re-open after being put into lockdown following police advice

The action by Kirklees Partnership Team was taken against the Top Shottaz premises as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected Class B drugs dealing in the town centre.

Dewsbury business ordered to close for three months by police

Chloe Watson Dransfield (inset) died after being stabbed on Kennerleigh Drive in Austhorpe.

Teenagers deny murdering Chloe Watson Dransfield in knife attack

Two arrests have been made.

Two arrested after police appeal to find couple wanted over offences in Mirfield

The latest crime statistics show the areas of Yorkshire where you're least and most likely to be burgled

The safest places to live in Yorkshire, with the lowest burglary rates

Officers carried out patrols in communities including Dewsbury, Mirfield, Liversedge and Cleckheaton

Thousands of drivers prosecuted during year-long police operation in Kirklees

A man has been arrested over an alleged assault on a canvasser in West Yorkshire.

Man arrested for allegedly assaulting canvasser in West Yorkshire town

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