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Community Notices

Appeal to find people affected by social media supermarket scams

Have you been affected by social media ads offering fake supermarket offers? Derbyshire Police officials are appealing for information following a rise in social media advertisements offering heavily discounted supermarket deliveries, electronics, and household goods. Organised criminals have been advertising deals on social media, claiming to offer genuine discounts on major retail and grocery orders. People who transfer money to these sellers often find their orders never arrive. If you have responded to one of these adverts, paid money, and […]

today25 August 2026 10

Credit: Ilkeston SNT

Ilkeston

Closure notice served on Ilkeston property

Officers from the Ilkeston Safer Neighbourhood Team have issued a full closure order at a property at Jackson Avenue in the town. A closure order is a power Police use under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 and it is used to shut down properties that are linked to persistent anti-social behaviour or serious crime. It restricts access to a premises for up to 3 months and it is a criminal offence to enter the property during this […]

today21 August 2026 63

Borough Wide

Appeal for information launched following road rage incident in Ilkeston

Police officers in Erewash are appealing for information following a road rage incident in Ilkeston in which a man was assaulted. A black BMW and a white Range Rover were involved in a collision in Chalons Way at about 5:50pm on Saturday 1st August. Witnesses described how a man driving the BMW then got out of the vehicle and assaulted a man driving the Range Rover. The victim, a man aged in his 50s, was taken to hospital to be […]

today5 August 2026 39

Borough Wide

Three people assaulted by man at petrol station

Ilkeston Police Officers are appealing for the public’s help to identify a pictured after three people were assaulted at a petrol station. The incident occurred at the Asda petrol station in Nottingham Road in the town at around 1:30am on Sunday 31st May. Three people, two men in their 20s and 30s, and a woman in her 20s, were assaulted by the man. A car was also damaged in the incident. The man pictured was in the area at the […]

today3 August 2026 16

Dr Daniel Hay, a former University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust obstetrician and gynaecologist. Image from Daniel Hay.

Derbyshire

Death of Derby Doctor Daniel Hay leads to investigations being dropped leaving victims feeling “failed and disheartened”

The police have dropped all investigations into former Derby doctor Daniel Hay following his death, leaving his victims “failed and disheartened”. Former Derby doctor Daniel Hay, aged 61, from near Alfreton, died in April in the midst of criminal and NHS investigations into harm caused to hundreds of women over nearly 20 years. In January, the police had dropped six out of 36 cases involving Mr Hay, citing a lack of evidence sufficient for prosecution. It has now been confirmed […]

today30 July 2026 35

Borough Wide

New Police Inspector for Erewash provides his first quarterly update

The new Police Inspector for Erewash has provided his first quarterly update for the area. Inspector Fowkes detailed that a busy start to the year had continued into the second quarter with work to tackle the problems raised by members of the public through neighbourhood meetings, online reporting and local engagement events. In the fight to tackle drug related crime, a policing operation was carried out in the Ilkeston area; utilising stop search powers. 16 person searches led to positive […]

today29 July 2026 10

Derbyshire Police HQ in Ripley, Derbyshire. Image by LDRS.

Derbyshire

Police officer sacked for sexual assault

A Derbyshire police officer has been sacked after kissing a colleague twice without consent and sending inappropriate sexual texts to another. The acting sergeant, who has not been named for medical reasons, kissed a member of staff – named only as PC B – inside a station locker room while off duty and again, on duty, in a police vehicle when parked in a layby on the A38. It was found the officer also sent an unwanted WhatsApp text to […]

today27 July 2026 60

Little Eaton

Body found during search for missing man

A body believed to be that of a missing Little Eaton man publicly named only as 'David' has been found. Officers made the discovery on the evening of Saturday 25th July. The 80-year-old’s family have been made aware and are being supported by specialist officers. A statement from Derbyshire Constabulary said: "Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time." There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances. A file is being prepared for the coroner.

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The knife recovered from a stop-search in Wiltshorpe Road, Long Eaton (Credit: Derbyshire Police)

Borough Wide

Arrest made for drug and knife offences in Long Eaton

Police officers from the Long Eaton Safer Neighbourhood Team have taken action after spotting a young male on a bike who was loitering and acting suspiciously on Wilsthorpe Road. On Monday 13th July, offices went to speak to the male who then tried to make off, but after a brief tussle, he was detained for a stop-search under Section 23 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. During the search, officers found scales, a burner phone, cannabis and a knife. The […]

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