All this week we have been telling you of things Derbyshire Police have been doing to support Operation Sceptre, the national week of action to tackle knife crime. We have always been clear that this work continues in Derbyshire throughout the year and to underline this point we have launched Operation Wintershield. This operation uses …
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Two officers have been injured during a collision on the A38. A lorry collided with a police car on the A38 northbound, between Mickleover and Kingsway, shortly after 9pm last night. The car ended up on its side and this stretch of the A38 was closed while emergency services worked to extract two officers from …
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Derwent Rural Counselling Service, which supports people with mental health problems across Derbyshire, has invested in new premises in Chesterfield. DRCS has bought the old Register Office in Chesterfield as part of ambitious growth plans for the charity which currently operates a team of 60 freelance and employed staff working from home and out of …
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A North Derbyshire man whose wife of 50 years died earlier this year is supporting an event to remember loved ones this Christmas. Bernard Haigh’s wife Jeanette died from ovarian cancer in June this year, aged 72, after being cared for on our Inpatient Unit and at home by Ashgate hospice’s Palliative Care Specialist Nurses. …
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A dedicated police operation has been created after a series of incidents targeting delivery drivers. On Monday two delivery drivers were targeted by criminals in Derby and two vans were stolen. The first incident took place in Boulton Lane, Alvaston, at around 12.40pm with the second incident occurring in Peterborough Street, Chaddesden, at 5.15pm. In …
Eight men have been arrested by officers during a series of raids on houses across Chesterfield and Sheffield. More than 50 officers from across the force carried out warrants on seven addresses in the town targeting an alleged drugs gang. Six men, aged 44, 28, 27, 24, 45 and 41, were arrested on suspicion of …
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Changes have been made to address recommendations from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Service (HMICFRS), after their inspection into Derbyshire Constabulary’s child protection arrangements. The report comes following their visit in May 2021 which highlighted some key areas where the force needed to improve. These included: Information sharing with partner agencies …
Single-use plastic campaign group, Plastic Free Chesterfield, has teamed up with Chesterfield’s first zero waste shop, Steph’s Sustainable Stuff, to give a talk to Chesterfield residents on how to have a greener, plastic-free Christmas this year. With so much excitement surrounding many elements of Christmas, being environmentally conscious can sometimes be difficult to think …
Six people have been arrested during investigations into alleged county lines drug dealing in Chesterfield. The first two arrests took place on Wednesday (10 November) and saw a man and a woman detained in Lordsmill Street. The pair were searched and a quantity of what is believed to be heroin and cannabis were found – …
Earlier this week, students at Broomfield College were given a demonstration around the importance of road safety. Youth Engagement Officer Julie Berry arranged the sessions with the support of Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and the force’s Roads Policing Unit as part of Work Experience Week, to showcase the work that emergency services must do …
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