Yorkshire Evening Post Crime https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/rss Visit now for the latest news direct from Yorkshire Evening Post Crime and updated throughout the day en-gb Copyright 2026, Iconic Media Group Ltd Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:21:04 GMT 2026-10-15T09:21:04Z en-gb Iconic Media Group Ltd or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026 <![CDATA[Gang jailed for over 100 years for drug dealing and money laundering]]> https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/gang-jailed-for-over-100-years-for-drug-dealing-and-money-laundering-9288560 “This was an incredibly complex investigation which involved the assistance of many officers to tackle a sophisticated conspiracy to supply class A drugs on an industrial scale”

]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:33:01 GMT 9288560 WYP 2026-10-15T06:33:01+00:00 <![CDATA[Paedophile tempted by undercover police using fake profile]]> https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/paedophile-tempted-by-undercover-police-using-fake-profile-9283168 Officer approached him in “unusual” move

]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:32:34 GMT 9283168 YEP 2026-10-15T03:32:34+00:00 <![CDATA[Police launch major crackdown on HGV crime across Yorkshire ahead of Christmas]]> https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/police-launch-major-crackdown-on-hgv-crime-across-yorkshire-ahead-of-christmas-9288036 Police are targeting HGV crime ‘hotspots’ across Yorkshire

]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2026 03:30:15 GMT 9288036 West Yorkshire Police 2026-10-15T03:30:15+00:00 <![CDATA[Armed police deployed after ‘masked man with axe’ seen following ram-raid in Leeds]]> https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/armed-police-leeds-harehills-ram-raid-9288331 Enquiries are continuing to establish what was taken

]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:15:54 GMT 9288331 Google Maps 2026-10-14T17:15:54+00:00 <![CDATA['Hate has no place in our city': Leeds commuters urged to speak out against hate crime ]]> https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/leeds-commuters-urged-to-speak-out-against-hate-crime-9287843 ‘What makes us different really is what makes us Leeds’

]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:30:57 GMT 9287843 Leeds City Council 2026-10-14T15:30:57+00:00 <![CDATA[Leeds vape shops caught selling e-cigarettes to children]]> https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/leeds-vape-shops-fined-court-latest-9287996 “The sale of vapes to children should not be happening within our communities”

]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:30:22 GMT 9287996 Google Maps 2026-10-14T15:30:22+00:00 <![CDATA[Arrest after 'high-value' cables stolen from Wakefield Trinity’s stadium]]> https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/wakefield-trinity-stadium-cable-theft-arrest-9287810 The theft happened in the summer at the rugby league ground 🏉

]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:29:22 GMT 9287810 2026-10-14T14:29:22+00:00 <![CDATA[Cocaine-fuelled Leeds thug with violent past punched partner twice in early-morning spat]]> https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/cocaine-fuelled-thug-with-violent-past-punched-partner-twice-9286815 Judge said domestic abuser has little chance of rehabilitation

]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:58:15 GMT 9286815 WYP / YEP 2026-10-14T10:58:15+00:00 <![CDATA[Police dog Roxy helps uncover drugs as arrests are made in crime crackdown at train station]]> https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/police-dog-roxy-helps-uncover-drugs-as-arrests-are-made-in-crime-crackdown-9286500 Police dog Roxy helped to sniff out offenders as part of a crime crackdown at a West Yorkshire train station

]]> Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:26:07 GMT 9286500 LDRS 2026-10-14T10:26:07+00:00 <![CDATA[Woman dragged homeless person from tent in Leeds city centre and repeatedly stamped on her head ]]> https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/woman-dragged-homeless-person-out-of-tent-and-stamped-on-her-head-9286499 Judge said the offence was “horrific”

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