West Yorkshire Police

The Yorkshire Ripper’s ’14th victim’: How top police chief portrayed by David Morrisey in ITV drama The Long Shadow suffered heart attack after notorious hoaxer ‘Wearside Jack’ tricked cops into believing they were hunting a killer from Sunderland

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The Yorkshire Ripper’s ’14th victim’: How top police chief portrayed by David Morrisey in ITV drama The Long Shadow suffered heart attack after notorious hoaxer ‘Wearside Jack’ tricked cops into believing they were hunting a killer from Sunderland

He was widely regarded as a ‘top notch copper’, an old school policeman with three decades experience.  Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield was the man who led West Yorkshire Police‘s hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper.  But, after suffering a near-fatal heart attack in 1979 and being taken off the case, he went on to retire … Read more

EXCLUSIVE – Revealed: Mother whose autistic daughter, 16, was dragged from home by police after saying a female officer was ‘a lesbian like nana’ is set to take legal action against the force

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EXCLUSIVE – Revealed: Mother whose autistic daughter, 16, was dragged from home by police after saying a female officer was ‘a lesbian like nana’ is set to take legal action against the force

A mother whose autistic daughter was dragged from home by seven cops after saying a female officer was ‘a lesbian like nana’ is set to take legal action against the force, MailOnline can reveal today. The 16-year-old girl, who also suffers from spinal disability scoliosis, had been driven to her home in Leeds, West Yorkshire, … Read more

Mother whose autistic daughter, 16, was dragged from home by police officers says girl is NOT homophobic as police confirm no further action will be taken against the teenager

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Mother whose autistic daughter, 16, was dragged from home by police officers says girl is NOT homophobic as police confirm no further action will be taken against the teenager

A mother whose autistic child was dragged from her home by seven cops and arrested for saying a female officer ‘was a lesbian like her nana’ has insisted her daughter is not homophobic and blasted police for overreacting.  The 16-year-old girl, who also suffers from spinal disability scoliosis, had been driven to her home in Leeds, … Read more

Former boss of Government-backed Falcon turnaround academy trust, 52, is charged with historic child sex offences

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Former boss of Government-backed Falcon turnaround academy trust, 52, is charged with historic child sex offences

Former boss of Government-backed Falcon turnaround academy trust, 52, is charged with historic child sex offences By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter Published: 09:40 BST, 4 August 2023 | Updated: 09:50 BST, 4 August 2023 The former boss of an academy trust launched by the government to take on schools nobody else wanted to run has been … Read more

Police launch appeal to find missing 12-year-old schoolgirl who vanished two days ago 

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Police launch appeal to find missing 12-year-old schoolgirl who vanished two days ago 

Police launch appeal to find missing 12-year-old schoolgirl who vanished two days ago Hannah Binns, 12, was last seen at home in Pontefract around 9pm on Friday  West Yorkshire police are appealing for any information to find the missing girl By Sukhmani Sethi Published: 11:50 BST, 18 June 2023 | Updated: 12:05 BST, 18 June … Read more