Police issue warning to online sex offenders after covert work leads to more than 1,300 arrests
People using the internet to abuse children have been warned that they will be caught, with police revealing that the work of covert...
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- May 19, 2022
18-year-old charged with three counts of encouraging terrorism
An 18-year-old man from Derbyshire is accused of making online posts that encourage terrorism. The suspect was arrested from a house on...
- May 17, 2022
Additional officers in the East Midlands to tackle serious and organised crime
The East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU) has been bolstered by a number of extra police officers to tackle some of the most...
- May 13, 2022
Encouraging music fans to #BeSafeBeSound
Counter Terrorism Policing is working with music venues and UK festivals, to help people enjoy their post-lockdown live events safely...
- Apr 29, 2022
Joint warrants in Romania and the UK target violent modern slavery gang
Twenty-five warrants executed across UK and Romania Seven arrests made Twenty-seven people safeguarded Serious and organised crime gang...
- Apr 28, 2022
Woman in mobile contact with serving inmate is jailed
A woman has been jailed for eight months after she was found to have been in mobile phone contact with an inmate. She was arrested in May...
- Apr 19, 2022
Gang sent text messages to advertise drugs
Nine men, who dealt crack cocaine, cocaine, heroin and cannabis in a Lincolnshire town over several months, have been jailed. A...
- Mar 28, 2022
Jail for ‘key worker’ drug dealers who hid in plain sight
Two men who posed as key workers in order to transport and sell £4-million worth of cocaine during lockdown have been jailed. One was...
- Mar 21, 2022
Nine charged after police action in Nottinghamshire
Nine people have been charged as part of an operation tackling organised criminality. It is the outcome of proactive enforcement led by...
- Mar 18, 2022
County Lines Intensification Week sees great results across the East Midlands
Police forces in the East Midlands have had their most successful County Lines Intensification Week as a region, to date. In an intensive...
- Mar 15, 2022
Gang jailed for more than 50 years for gun smuggling plot
Seven men who ran an elaborate plot to smuggle guns into Leicester from more than 100 miles away have been jailed. The group transported...
- Mar 11, 2022
Man used secret compartment in van to import cocaine worth millions
A man, who helped an East Midlands gang smuggle millions of pounds worth of drugs into the country from the Netherlands, has been jailed....
- Jan 28, 2022
Inmate caught with £100k of drugs in prison cell
A prisoner has pleaded guilty to being in possession with the intent to supply more than £100,000 of spice-laced paper in HMP Lincoln....
- Jan 12, 2022
Fully BSL signed video produced by East Midlands police forces to raise awareness of cyber security
A first-of-its-kind video has been produced by East Midlands Police forces to help the deaf community learn about cyber security, fraud...
- Jan 7, 2022
East Mids gang used encrypted criminal phone network in multi-million pound cocaine plot
A gang who imported more than £165m of cocaine into the country have been jailed for a total of 170 years. An investigation by the East...
- Dec 22, 2021
New clips highlight radicalisation risk
Counter Terrorism Policing has produced new innovative first-person videos to show the dangers of extremism. More children and young...
- Dec 10, 2021
WhatsApp scammers pose as relatives
Scammers exploiting WhatsApp have conned hundreds of people in the East Midlands out of more than £250,000 in recent months. The...
- Dec 9, 2021
How you can help to keep our communities safe from terrorism
Members of the public are being encouraged to help the police tackle terrorism and save lives by reporting suspicious behaviour and...
- Nov 17, 2021
Free autism support event
Are you the parent of or do you care for an autistic child in the East Midlands? Check out this FREE multi-agency event at 10am on...
- Nov 16, 2021
Avoid online sales shopping costing more than you bargained for
As we approach Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and in the run up to Christmas, the East Midlands Cyber Secure team is offering free advice...
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