Crime – Page 2

Barrister jailed for plotting revenge attack over Huddersfield gang shooting

Samreen Akhtar, a barrister who plotted a revenge attack for a client shot in a Kirklees gang feud, has been jailed for three years and three months following a West Yorkshire Police investigation.

September 8, 2026Huddersfield

Crime Featured North Yorkshire

North Yorkshire declares war on rural crime as Task Force turns ten

North Yorkshire Police's Rural Task Force, marking its tenth anniversary, joins National Rural Crime Action Week from 6 September, with public engagement events planned at Moorcock Show and Ruswarp Auction Mart.

September 7, 2026

Crime Featured West Yorkshire

Police facial recognition cameras identify 80 suspects in West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire Police's Live Facial Recognition cameras have now helped identify more than 80 wanted suspects since launching in November 2025, following a fresh two-day deployment in Wakefield city centre.

September 7, 2026Wakefield