Crime

Police are speaking to witnesses in Dewsbury town centre after a mysterious 'incident' today.

Two men have been sentenced to 30 years in prison after kidnapping and torturing a man over a £300,000 drugs debt.

Police in West Yorkshire are cracking down on 'county lines' drug dealing networks that exploit children and vulnerable people.

West Yorkshire Police has a "serious problem" with its recruitment of detectives, according to a senior official tasked with scrutinising the force.

Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a missing teenager from Batley.

One in six people who report domestic abuse in West Yorkshire are men, new figures show.

The latest court reports as published in the Reporter Series September 27 edition are published below. Numbers refer to defendants’ ages.

A missing Harrogate man last seen in Dewsbury has not been in contact with his family for nearly a month.

A prominent mental health campaigner has spoken out after her son was bundled into a car and beaten by three men on Friday.

The latest court reports as published in the Reporter Series September 20 edition are published below. Numbers refer to defendants’ ages.

Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of a man in connection with an assault in Liversedge.

A week of action to tackle knife crime is being launched by West Yorkshire Police as forces across the UK turn their focus onto those carrying the weapons.

A NEW looser police uniform has been developed especially for Muslim women as part of efforts to recruit more black and minority ethnic officers.

The latest court reports as published in the Reporter Series September 13 edition are published below. Numbers refer to defendants’ ages.

Pictures of expensive Rolex watches recovered as part of an investigation into high value burglaries have been released by police.

Police in Kirklees have joined forces up with other agencies and angling clubs in the district to tackle poaching and fish theft.

Arrests of children in England and Wales have fallen by more than two-thirds since the start of the decade, new figures show.

Missing people inquiries took up 18,700 days of police time in West Yorkshire in just 12 months as officers contend with a growing number of searches often involving vulnerable children.