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Flowers at the scene where Luke Thompson was attacked

Flowers placed at scene in Pontefract where Luke Thompson was attacked

The incident took place last night (Thursday).

Driver arrested after vehicle collides with police car in Wakefield city centre

Luke Thompson

Tributes pour in to Luke Thompson who died after being attacked and hit by a car

Luke Thompson, who was 25 and from Pontefract, passed away in hospital yesterday.

Tragedy as Pontefract man who was attacked and hit by car dies in hospital

Police have warned not be approach Haik Madoyan if sighted.

Police's urgent 'do not approach warning' as they hunt for wanted Wakefield man

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Wanted: 16 people Wakefield police would like to speak to

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During the chase, the car was involved in a collision on Denby Dale Road.

Driver arrested following police chase across Wakefield city centre

A meeting heard South Kirkby had become blighted by teen gangs carrying knives, county lines drug dealing, anti-social behaviour and petty crime.

Town mayor’s stark warning to police chiefs over lack of officers

Flavell was jailed for the double attack on his partner and friend after a night drinking. (pic by WYP / National World)

Angry thug 'smirked' at partner as he stamped on her head

McNally bit a chunk from the bouncer's ear outside The Raven pub in Wakefield. (pic by WYP / Google Maps)

'Crunching' noise heard as drunken thug bit off bouncer's ear

Fifty six weapons sweeps were conducted across the force area.

More than 150 weapons seized across Wakefield and Kirklees

The council is encouraging anyone who witnessed the incident or has information about the perpetrators to come forward.

Council appeals for witnesses to find two men caught on camera fly-tipping waste

Enquiries are ongoing by Wakefield CID into an incident on Maybush Road last night.

Man seriously assaulted at his house in Wakefield

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Police renew appeal for missing teenager that has links to West Yorkshire
Police have renewed an appeal for sightings of a teenager from London who is believed to have travelled to West Yorkshire.

West Yorkshire Police Headquarters in Wakefield was among the many West Yorkshire buildings lit up in yellow for road traffic victims.

Police headquarters light up to remember lives lost on West Yorkshire's roads

Emergency services attended the scene shortly after 6.30am.

68-year-old man dies in Castleford industrial accident

Cheryl Moore was convicted of an offence at Kirklees (Huddersfield) Magistrates’ Court after allowing her dog to bark persistently and ignoring an official notice to stop.

Wakefield dog owner fined more than £3K for causing noise nuisance to neighbours

Officers came across the injured man in the road on the A639 Front Street at around 4.30am on Sunday.

Further arrests made after man seriously injured in Pontefract street

Scam-busting officers and staff from West Yorkshire Police’s Economic Crime Unit will be Wakefield’s Trinity Walk tomorrow offering help and advice ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Scam-busting officers at Trinity Walk ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

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Xhira was caught after police raided the property on Oakes Street, Wakefield. (pics by WYP / Google Maps)

Albanian 'sold a dream' in the UK found tending to drugs farm

All the stolen Fiestas had a keyless entry system.

Warning as car thieves targeting Ford Fiestas across Wakefield

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Wanted: 26 people police urgently want to speak to in Wakefield

Font Street, Pontefract

Pontefract: Teenagers arrested after man is hit by car and left in road

Scott Zahra, 41, of Cornwell Grove in Milton Keynes was sentenced for an incident outside the Sainsbury’s Local in South Parade, Ossett, on April 7. Photo: Simon Hulme/Google.

Topless driver scrapes past police car trying to make quick escape
An illegal driver scraped past a police car in Wakefield causing £2,000 worth of damage as he tried to make a quick escape.

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Thieves stole 20m of metal railway cable and caused train signal chaos

The 32-year-old man was previously locked up in September for burglary offences.

Wakefield burglar back behind bars within hours of release from prison

Mellies took the stolen jewellery to Cash Converters in Bramley. (library pics by National World / Google Maps)

Grandmother's 'broken heart' after granddaughter stole £10,000 of her jewellery

Part of the proposed site looking towards Overton. Picture by Martin Hague.

Crime gangs could target major countryside solar farm in Wakefield, police warn

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Man wanted by police in connection with Wakefield assaults and robbery

Stewart claimed she was unable to leave her home, but the DWP's investigation uncovered her lies. (pic by PA)

Cheat who said she could not leave her house claimed £45,000 in benefits

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Danny Holmes was jailed this week for the hit and run on Wakefield's Westgate. (pic by WYP / Google Maps)

'Cowardly' driver struck reveller then deliberately ran over him to escape

Picari was caught tending to a cannabis farm on Shepley Street in Wakefield. (pics by WYP / Google Maps / National World)

Desperate cannabis farmer fled house but left driving licence behind

Lea was found in her nightclothes in a bathroom, her body partly covered by fallen debris caused by a fierce blaze which took firefighters more than two hours to bring under control.

The murder of Lea Brooke 15 years on: A crime that shook a Wakefield community

Kitchen searched out abuse photos online. (pic by Adobe)

Pervert searched for 'hot young girls' and downloaded child-abuse images

Chana was given an additional two years to his life sentence. (pics by WMP / National World)

Double killer threw boiling water in inmate's face

Léa Florentina Brooke died in the blaze which started when white spirit was poured through her letterbox at her house in Walton Lane, Sandal and set alight.

Lea Brooke murder: Fresh police appeal 15 years after fatal Wakefield fire

Gareth Mellor was tracked down by NCA investigators after making a Bitcoin payment for indecent images of children via an encrypted cloud storage service.

Assistant head teacher facing jail over indecent child images

Police are appealing for anyone who saw the incident, or anything suspicious in the area, to contact them.

Teenage boy rushed to hospital after machete attack in Lupset

Hunter smashed the bottle over her partner's head during an argument in the street. (pics submitted / Google Maps)

Mum-of-three bottled boyfriend during drunken street argument

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Matthew Rycroft has been jailed for 10 years after the tragic incident on the M62

Dad jailed for 10 years for manslaughter after his 12-year-old son dies on M62

Police were called to the store on Alverthorpe Road shortly after 1.30am this morning to reports that a JCB had crashed into the store.

Update: Arrest made after JCB forklift used in attempt to steal cash machine

Paramedics attended the scene where a person was pronounced dead.

Tragedy as person dies on railway line in Normanton

15 full time PCSOs will patrol bus stations and buses across West Yorkshire to ensure safety among passengers.

New team of PCSOs will patrol buses in Wakefield, Halifax and Dewsbury

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Wanted: 18 people police urgently want to speak to in Wakefield

The officer was involved in a WhatsApp conversation where racist and misogynistic messages were shared.

West Yorkshire Police Officer dismissed over WhatsApp messages

Police are reminding people of when it is within the law to set off fireworks.

Reminder of illegal firework hours issued by Wakefield police

Lukasz Chodnicki, 38, of High Street, South Emsall, pleaded guilty to a charge of intentional strangulation and assault occasioning actual bodily harm following an attack on June 7 and was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on November 2. Photo: James Hardisty.

Man strangled wife to the point of nearly passing out before kicking her in ribs

The Criminal Behaviour Order means Mitchell John England must not enter any retail premises where he has been banned or excluded from within the Wakefield District.

Man jailed for assault on PCSO and persistent shoplifting in town centre

The new funding will be used on a range of projects throughout Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield over the next year.

Combined Authority annouces £1million funding towards making streets safer

A man has been remanded in custody after being charged with alleged sexual touching in Wakefield.

Man charged with assault and sexual touching incidents in Wakefield