Fakenham and Wells Crime

All three of the county’s prisons remain overcrowded as a report from HMP Bure has said doubling up of prisoners in cells poses a “serious risk”.

A man who wanted to “put something back into society” has been praised for his volunteering efforts during the last two decades.

A prison officer with more than 30 years’ service has been fined and banned from driving after being caught at twice the legal alcohol limit.

A Norfolk farmer and member of European parliament has told how he was embroiled in a major terrorist attack for the second time in two years.

Norfolk’s police chief has said he will make a case for more police officers on the street, but it would mean a rise in council tax.

A Norfolk MP has called for urgent action after claiming people with mental health issues are still being unlawfully detained and transported in police vehicles.

A family have been left saddened after their Christmas decorations were stolen just two days after they were put up, with police also investigating another incident of a similar kind.

Police have issued an appeal after windows were smashed at a property in a north Norfolk town.

The number of fixed-penalty notices (FPNs) issued to cyclists in Norfolk has fallen dramatically over the past two years, new figures have revealed.

A gang which committed more than 200 burglaries across the eastern region over an 11-month period, carried out almost 100 of the raids in Norfolk.

A man in his 20s was assaulted by a group of other men outside a Norfolk pub early one morning.

A major operation involving six government agencies and four police forces cracking down on illegal and unsafe activity on Norfolk’s roads has taken place.

A woman’s “idyllic” home was turned into a “part-dream, part-nightmare” after a crime gang had committed a burglary there, a court has heard.

Police are investigating after a fight broke out during a Christmas lights switch-on in a mid-Norfolk town.

A driver nearly five times the legal alcohol limit and one under the influence of cocaine were among the first arrests made in a Christmas crackdown on drink and drug driving in Norfolk.

A policeman from Norfolk has denied spying on a naked female officer while she was showering at their shared section house, a court has heard.

A woman followed a drug-driver and used her car to pen him in on a driveway because she was worried about the state of his car, a court heard.

Norfolk Police are set to lead a national campaign warning homeowners and businesses to be vigilant against thieves stealing heating oil.

A laptop and money were stolen after a house was broken into in Dereham last week.

Norfolk County Council is warning people to be aware of cold callers pretending to represent trading standards who are using ‘gift card scams’ involving the purchasing of fake vouchers.

Norfolk’s police commissioner is concerned that only 5pc of people report being the victim of a scam.

Community groups which use a Norfolk preschool and scout hall are reeling after a brick wall just outside the building was destroyed.

A local football club has received an overwhelming show of support from the local community after their brand new match balls worth around £200 were stolen before they had even been used.

A mother has described the terrifying moment a brick was thrown at her windscreen while she was in a car with her five-month-old baby.

Five suspects aged as young as 10 have been arrested following criminal damage to a property’s windows, a garden fence and cars in Swaffham on Sunday November 11.

A police officer has warned lives have been put at risk after a group of young people threw stones and flashed lights at cars on a busy Norfolk road.

A former care home employee will appear in court charged with multiple sexual offences and wilful neglect.

Norfolk’s police and crime commissioner has announced that he will not be seeking re-election when his term ends in 2020.

Several arrests were made, including for assaulting a police officer, at an illegal rave in rural north Norfolk.