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Cumbrian man jailed for sexually assaulting a child
Brendan Thompson, 56, was found guilty at Carlisle Magistrates' Court Cumbria Constabulary Author: Tom HailePublished 5 hours ago A man who invited a ch...

Cumbria Police Adopts Forcer Protocol to Protect Missing Veterans
Cumbria Constabulary has taken a significant step toward safeguarding missing veterans by adopting the Forcer Protocol. This groundbreaking initiative a...

A police inspector who faced allegations of having made sexual comments towards colleagues whilst off-duty and intentionally touching a colleague’s bare leg, has been dismissed
Simon Gee, an Inspector employed by Cumbria Constabulary since July 2020, was subject of a misconduct hearing between 11th-14th April. The hearing was c...

A police inspector who faced allegations of having made sexual comments towards colleagues whilst off-duty and intentionally touching a c
Simon Gee, an Inspector employed by Cumbria Constabulary since July 2020, was subject of a misconduct hearing between 11th-14th April. The hearing was chai

An inquest into the death of a man shot by armed police in Carlisle has been formally opened
Armed officers responded shortly after 3.30 p.m. on Monday, December 19, after being alerted to a man allegedly threatening people at an address on Bo...

An Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into a fatal police shooting in Carlisle is progressing well
The IOPC received a mandatory referral from Cumbria Constabulary following the incident on Borland Avenue, in the Botcherby area, on Monday (19 December...

Officers in Barrow are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an individual who is wanted in connection with an incident where a man was stabbed
Darren Knowles, aged 49, of Barrow, is wanted in connection with an incident that occurred earlier today on Dalkeith Street, Barrow. Police were contact...

Officers in Barrow are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an individual who is wanted in connection with an incident where a man was stabbed
Darren Knowles, aged 49, of Barrow, is wanted in connection with an incident that occurred earlier today on Dalkeith Street, Barrow. Police were contact...
Officers in Barrow are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an individual who is wanted in connection with an incident where a…
Darren Knowles, aged 49, of Barrow, is wanted in connection with an incident that occurred earlier today on Dalkeith Street, Barrow. Police were contacted

The family of a man who died following a workplace incident at Wicks Yard in Barrow have paid tribute to his life
Stuart Garnet, aged 44, died following an incident on 12 May at approximately 12:55pm. In tribute to Stuart, his family said: “Stuart was a Barrow man t...

A man who went on the run in an effort to avoid prosecution has been sentenced to 7 years on Friday 15th October for conspiracy to supply…
Jack Murphy, 26, of Lower House Lane, Liverpool was arrested in January 2021 for a Class A drugs supply operation known as Operation Funicular that spanned

Tribute paid to larger than Life Police Officer killed in fatal M6 Collision
Tribute paid to larger than Life Police Officer killed in fatal M6 CollisionA police officer who died following a collision on the M6 southbound yesterd...
Major Court Cases

Cumbrian man jailed for sexually assaulting a child
Brendan Thompson, 56, was found guilty at Carlisle Magistrates' Court Cumbria Constabulary Author: Tom HailePublished 5 hours ago A man who invited a ch...

Cumbria Police Adopts Forcer Protocol to Protect Missing Veterans
Cumbria Constabulary has taken a significant step toward safeguarding missing veterans by adopting the Forcer Protocol. This groundbreaking initiative a...

A police inspector who faced allegations of having made sexual comments towards colleagues whilst off-duty and intentionally touching a colleague’s bare leg, has been dismissed
Simon Gee, an Inspector employed by Cumbria Constabulary since July 2020, was subject of a misconduct hearing between 11th-14th April. The hearing was c...

A police inspector who faced allegations of having made sexual comments towards colleagues whilst off-duty and intentionally touching a c
Simon Gee, an Inspector employed by Cumbria Constabulary since July 2020, was subject of a misconduct hearing between 11th-14th April. The hearing was chai

An inquest into the death of a man shot by armed police in Carlisle has been formally opened
Armed officers responded shortly after 3.30 p.m. on Monday, December 19, after being alerted to a man allegedly threatening people at an address on Bo...

An Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into a fatal police shooting in Carlisle is progressing well
The IOPC received a mandatory referral from Cumbria Constabulary following the incident on Borland Avenue, in the Botcherby area, on Monday (19 December...

Officers in Barrow are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an individual who is wanted in connection with an incident where a man was stabbed
Darren Knowles, aged 49, of Barrow, is wanted in connection with an incident that occurred earlier today on Dalkeith Street, Barrow. Police were contact...

Officers in Barrow are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an individual who is wanted in connection with an incident where a man was stabbed
Darren Knowles, aged 49, of Barrow, is wanted in connection with an incident that occurred earlier today on Dalkeith Street, Barrow. Police were contact...
Appeals & Missing Persons

Cumbrian man jailed for sexually assaulting a child
Brendan Thompson, 56, was found guilty at Carlisle Magistrates' Court Cumbria Constabulary Author: Tom HailePublished 5 hours ago A man who invited a ch...

Cumbria Police Adopts Forcer Protocol to Protect Missing Veterans
Cumbria Constabulary has taken a significant step toward safeguarding missing veterans by adopting the Forcer Protocol. This groundbreaking initiative a...

A police inspector who faced allegations of having made sexual comments towards colleagues whilst off-duty and intentionally touching a colleague’s bare leg, has been dismissed
Simon Gee, an Inspector employed by Cumbria Constabulary since July 2020, was subject of a misconduct hearing between 11th-14th April. The hearing was c...

A police inspector who faced allegations of having made sexual comments towards colleagues whilst off-duty and intentionally touching a c
Simon Gee, an Inspector employed by Cumbria Constabulary since July 2020, was subject of a misconduct hearing between 11th-14th April. The hearing was chai

An inquest into the death of a man shot by armed police in Carlisle has been formally opened
Armed officers responded shortly after 3.30 p.m. on Monday, December 19, after being alerted to a man allegedly threatening people at an address on Bo...

An Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into a fatal police shooting in Carlisle is progressing well
The IOPC received a mandatory referral from Cumbria Constabulary following the incident on Borland Avenue, in the Botcherby area, on Monday (19 December...

Officers in Barrow are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an individual who is wanted in connection with an incident where a man was stabbed
Darren Knowles, aged 49, of Barrow, is wanted in connection with an incident that occurred earlier today on Dalkeith Street, Barrow. Police were contact...

Officers in Barrow are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an individual who is wanted in connection with an incident where a man was stabbed
Darren Knowles, aged 49, of Barrow, is wanted in connection with an incident that occurred earlier today on Dalkeith Street, Barrow. Police were contact...