UK Policing News

Police have seized a number of illegal e-bikes, e-scooters and off-road bikes from the streets of Preston as part of ongoing efforts to tackle anti-social behaviour. https://news.lancashire.police.uk/news/2026/october/27-illegal-e-bikes-and-e-scooters-seized-in-preston-police-crackdown/ Well done by police by getting nuisance vehicles such as e-bikes, e-scooters off the roads and pavements.👏

Yesterday (Sunday 4 October 2026) Wythenshawe Neighbourhood Officers were conducting proactive mobile patrols when they noticed a suspicious motorbike with its engine running in Hatchett Woods. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/october/quick-thinking-officers-arrest-man-linked-to-vehicle-theft-and-drug-supply-in-wythenshawe/ Good work by the quick-thinking officers who arrested a drug dealer and theft of a motor vehicle along with his class A drugs, cash and numerous mobile phone devices.👏

We were called to reports of a burglary at a property on Furness Avenue, Bolton at 11.45am on Saturday 3 October 2026. Officers attended on a priority response and quickly detained the suspect inside the property. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/september/district-officers-arrest-man-on-suspicion-of-burglary-in-bolton/ Good arrest by officers who found the burglar inside the property.👍

A man's in custody after Operation Fearless officers recovered hundreds of wraps of drugs in Handsworth. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/october/op-fearless-a-mans-in-custody-after-operation-fearless-officers-recovered-drugs-in-handsworth/ Good spot by officers who spotted a suspected drug deal that lead to his arrest and removed close to 200 wraps of suspected crack cocaine, and more than 100 wraps of suspected heroin.👏

Members of a Liverpool organised crime group have been jailed for trying to smuggle drugs to Australia and New Zealand, following a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/liverpool-crime-group-guilty-of-australia-and-new-zealand-drug-smuggling-attempts Good result for the NCA in bringing down the Liverpool organised crime group for drug smuggling attempts👏

Two men have been arrested and over £150,000 seized thanks to the proactive work of our Force Contact, Crime and Operations Centre (FCCO) and Transport Policing and Crime Command (TPACC) teams https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/september/co-ordinated-gmp-response-sees-two-arrested-and-over-150000-seized-on-manchesters-motorway-network/ Good stop by officers from our newly formed TPACC team and Cash seized following vehicle stops and two men arrested.👏

We’ve recovered more than 500 wraps of Class A drugs and arrested a man after one of our police cars was rammed in Walsall. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/october/drugs-recovered-after-police-car-rammed-in-walsall/ Good work by officers who got a drug dealer and his drugs that wont ever get sold on the streets.👏

The convicted kingpin of an organised crime group that smuggled hundreds of people both into and out of the UK has been told to hand over £290,000 within three months, or face an extra two years in prison. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/people-smuggling-boss-hit-with-scpo-and-told-to-hand-over-290k-proceeds-of-crime-or-face-more-time-in-jail Good the smuggling boss has been put behind bars and Snaresbrook Crown Court granted a confiscation order for the sum of £290,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act,👏

An abuser who raped one girl and sexually assaulted another has been jailed for 17 years. https://www.durham.police.uk/news/durham/news2/2026/10.-october/child-rapist-jailed-for-17-years/ Good the Child rapist has been given a decent sentence and off the streets.👍

A fraudster who fled the UK before being sentenced for his role in a €2 million money laundering scheme has been jailed, 15 years after the offending took place. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2026/october/fugitive-criminal-jailed-15-years-after-2-million-money-laundering-scheme/ For a man on the run from the law has been brought to justice and as now has been jailed, 15 years👏

A woman has been arrested following a search of a house in Liverpool where suspected crack cocaine and heroin were found along with knives and a haul of fireworks. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2026/october-2026/woman-arrested-following-discovery-of-suspected-crack-cocaine-and-heroin-knives-and-fireworks/ Good work by MSP in arresting the woman who was a drug dealer and her drugs removed with a machete and a Rambo knife and She is still in police custody👏

A man has been jailed after a vicious attack on a woman in Bagshot in January. https://www.surrey.police.uk/news/surrey/news/2026/10---october/i-refuse-to-be-defined-solely-by-what-was-done-to-me/ Good work by bringing the man who raped her, threatening to kill her to justice after the woman reported it to police will no spend a long time behind bars.👍

Officers from our road crime policing team used stinging tactics to bring a vehicle to a grinding halt to prevent a large quantity of cocaine coming into Nottingham. https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/nottinghamshire/news/news/2026/october/operation-reclaim-officers-sting-vehicle-to-prevent-large-quantity-of-cocaine-coming-into-nottingham/ Good work by officers that officers used the stinging tactic to burst the tyres and then boxed the vehicle in and made the arrest of the drug dealer and recovered the drugs and a large machete👏

A man has been jailed following a large-scale money laundering investigation which found that over £17 million in cash had been laundered. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/september/two-people-jailed-following-investigation-into-multi-million-pound-money-laundering-scheme/ Good work by The Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) in bringing them to justice and The recovered funds and other assets will be subject to confiscation.👏

A criminal defence solicitor who became involved in the supply of cocaine and class C drugs is among three men jailed following a major South Wales Police investigation. https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2026/september/solicitor-among-three-convicted-after-major-organised-drugs-investigation/ Good work by SWP in arresting and putting drug dealers behind bars.👏