Crime

Detectives investigating an affray in Chickenley have linked it to further incidents in Dewsbury and Wakefield.

Police were called to an area near Dewsbury Bus Station this morning after a man's body was found.

A male’s body was found by a member of public this morning near Dewsbury bus station.

A man from Dewsbury and a woman from Mirfield arrested over a crash which killed a 12-year-old girl have been released under investigation.

Bosses at a cricket club hit by an arson attack are urging the culprits to come to their ground and get involved with the sport.

A number of West Yorkshire Police officers have been forced to cancel their rest days as the force struggles against a continued rising demand.

Police investigating a crash which killed a 12-year-old girl have arrested a man from Dewsbury and a woman from Mirfield.

Police investigating reports of an attempted break-in and an arson attack in Mirfield are urging anyone else who may have been a victim of crime on the same night to get in touch.

Police arrested two men this morning as part of an investigation into a series of incidents in Dewsbury.

Cricketers in Dewsbury have been left reeling by an arson attack at their club.

Today The Yorkshire Post publishes the latest in our series of in-depth investigations, commissioned following demand for this type of regional journalism from our readers.

A council has banned a man from its markets following his conviction for attempted sexual communication with a child.

A drunk driver sexually assaulted a police community support officer at the scene of a car crash after drinking four bottles of whisky.

Two men have been arrested in Batley during a pre-planned operation.

West Yorkshire Police and Action Fraud Alert are warning people about an increase in the number of crime reports in relation to online gaming fraud.

West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson has announced his preferred candidate for the position of Chief Constable.