All news on the topic: Merseyside Police

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Liverpool riots: Families flee Disney Princess cruise ship as police officer suffers broken jaw
Merseyside Police said a number of police officers were injured tackling serious disorder in Liverpool city centre because thugs threw bricks and other missiles at them
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Inside the UK riots: Right-wing groups fueled by misinformation
Reporters investigating the dissemination of information that sparked the riots on Tuesday have tracked them to a number of far-right groups active on social media
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Southport: Police officers injured in disorder outside mosque following deadly stabbing attack
The disorder comes after the home secretary urged people not to spread "false information" about Monday’s attack or the suspect - with a 17-year-old who was born in the UK having been arrested over the stabbings.
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Two children killed and six critically injured in knife rampage by 17-year-old at Taylor Swift event in Southport
Three other children and two adults were also injured in the chaos
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Southport stabbing witnesses ’panic’ amid WhatsApp warnings of ’man attacking people’
A spokesperson for Merseyside Police said officers have arrested one man and recovered a knife from the scene after the service was called to a "major incident" in Southport
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A major search is underway for a 14-year-old schoolboy who got separated from his friends while swimming
A 14-year-old boy has gone missing while swimming with his friends at a beach on the River Mersey.
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’Will Young lookalike’ transforms from ’quiet lad’ to underworld gangster, masterminding Huyton Firm raid
Richard Caswell, known as "Will" due to his likeness to popstar Will Young was a fearful gangster who raided a stash-house and stole nearly £1 million worth of cocaine
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Bomb disposal unit summoned to Liverpool apartment after police discover ’substance,’ leading to evacuation of locals
Emergency services and a bomb squad are currently at a flat in Dingle, Liverpool near a Tesco supermarket after a warrant was carried out by Merseyside Police
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School bus driver died of natural causes at wheel during M53 crash
Stephen Shrimpton died when the coach he was driving crashed on the northbound M53 in Wirral, Merseyside, on September 29 last year. Jessica Baker was killed in the accident
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Man arrested after Jaguar electric car brakes 'failed' on M62 motorway
Merseyside Police have confirmed a man has been arrested in relation to an incident on the M62 last week in which officers had to ram a car to a halt when its brakes failed
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Ex-cop 'beat love rival after catching wife having sex in Screwfix car park'
Former Merseyside Police officer Gavin Harper is on trial for stalking and unlawful wounding after it's said he followed serving cop and estranged wife Stephanie Harper to a Screwfix car park in Birkenhead
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel shooting target in 'pain' as he tries to lift shirt in court
In August 2022, Joseph Nee ran into the house in Dovecot, Liverpool where Olivia lived with her mother as he was trying to escape gunman Thomas Cashman - today he appeared in court on drug charges
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Stalker cop's ex screamed as he caught her having sex in Screwfix car park
Former Merseyside Police officer Gavin Harper is accused of stalking his estranged wife Stephanie Glyn and watching her have sex with her new partner in a Screwfix car park, a court heard
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Suspected WW2 explosive found in UK as seaside town put on lockdown
Police in Wallasey in the Wirral, Merseyside, have locked down part of the town as bomb disposal teams were called to a street over a suspected WW2 device
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Top Encrochat dealer 'Old Belly' caught after sharing photo of own front garden
Philip Glennon was linked to the supply of 14kg of cocaine, 65kg of heroin and 5kg of cannabis, but was caught by police after sharing photographs of his children and front garden
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Fight breaks out in busy restaurant as parents shield crying child from brawl
Two women were caught on video brawling at the Restaurant Bar & Grill in Liverpool, sparking chaos among those eating their Mother's Day lunches with their families
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The reason behind Liverpool vs Man City's unusual Premier League kick-off time
Liverpool host Manchester City in a top-of-the-table Premier League clash on Sunday afternoon - and the match will be shown live on Sky Sports at the eye-catching time of 3.45pm
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Head boy was the model pupil - but he slowly became a gruesome killer
Benjamin Moglione, 23, pleaded guilty to the lesser count of manslaughter, on the grounds of diminished responsibility, following the killing of his stepdad Andrew McDiarmid
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Terrified motorist taken on 90mph M62 horror ride when brakes failed speaks out
The terrified electric car owner has spoken out after a fault in his brakes saw him speed down the M62 motorway at 90mph - and admitted he 'could've died'
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Police on high alert for crunch Liverpool vs Man City game after bus attacks
Liverpool host Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday afternoon in a huge game at the top of the Premier League and police are concerned there could be trouble before kick-off
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Son was asleep in bed when hail of bullets came flying into his bedroom
Reece Martin and Anthony Milton, both 19, have been jailed after unleashing a terrifying hail of bullets on a family in Liverpool. One of the bullets missed a man's head by only 2ft
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Jailed teen lashes out at court judge by calling him 'fat nonce'
Reece Martin and Anthony Milton have both been jailed for 12 years after shooting a gun towards a home in West Derby, Merseyside, with a mum and son inside
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'Defenceless' nan shot dead at home 'would give you the last coin in her purse'
Jaqueline Rutter, 53, was killed in her Merseyside home in October 2022 in what police described as a 'targeted attack'. Her family said she was 'a defenceless grandmother'
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Horror as car 'deliberately' smashes into house while three kids slept inside
Three children were sleeping inside when the white Toyota Hilux was deliberately driven into the house in Clock Face, St Helens, with the car found torched nearby a short time later
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Angry neighbours stage protest to stop installation of huge 30ft broadband poles
Residents in Southport, Merseyside mounted their latest protest against Openreach over their plans to put up telegraph poles in the town - and once again stopped work from going ahead