Crime

A 46-year-old man has been charged in connection with an assault on another man in Melton.

Police were called out to Whissendine at the weekend after reports of hundreds of people attending an illegal rave.

Police have today (Thursday) removed their forensic tent from a Melton building site where human bones were discovered but they are still investigating how long the remains have been there.

Police have launched an investigation after human bones were discovered on a building site in Melton.

Police have today (Tuesday) arrested a suspect in connection with thefts of lead in the Melton area.

Police have arrested a 29-year-old local man in connection with an assault in Melton town centre which left a teenager needing facial surgery.

A teenager needed surgery to his face after being punched in an incident in Melton town centre.

A complaint by a former organiser of the Melton Poppy Appeal over how some of the proceeds were being spent has led to an investigation being carried out at the town branch of the Royal British Legion.

An extra 89 police officers will be patrolling across Leicestershire following a £750million cash injection by the government.

A Melton teenager says being named Leicestershire Police’s cadet of the year will hopefully help him achieve his dream of becoming a full-time officer.

A 40-year-old Melton woman has been found guilty of assaulting another woman by beating her.

Van owners across the Melton borough are being warned by police that thieves are more likely to target their vehicles next month as the evenings get darker earlier.

A 20-year-old Syston man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman and a police officer in an incident at Leicester.

A 30-year-old Melton man has admitted breaching a restraining order which prevented him from contacting a woman.

Hundreds of new police officers are being sought to bolster the ranks across Leicestershire in a major recruitment drive, with a starting salary of £24,000.

Around one hundred people ran 25km in Melton Country Park on Saturday in a bid to raise awareness of those suffering from being involved in modern slavery.

A Melton shop assistant has decribed the actions of a group of young teenagers who ran into his premises yesterday morning (Sunday) and stole more than £30 of food, crisps and chocolate before brazenly eating it all in the town centre as ‘disgusting’.

Police arrested a 24-year-old man this morning (Thursday) in connection with a burglary in Syston.

Staff hope to reopen Twinlakes Family Theme Park tomorrow (Thursday) following the robbery and fire at the site early yesterday morning.