Crime

A man who advertised an illegal waste disposal service on Facebook has been ordered to pay £1,055 after being caught fly-tipping.

A pensioner cheated the taxpayer out of council tax and housing benefits by lying about the fact that she had over £24,000 of savings hidden in bank accounts.

Police in West Yorkshire are dealing with one of the highest rates of car theft in England and Wales.

Council flats had to be evacuated after a tenant doused his home and a communal stairwell in paraffin.

These CCTV images have been released by police.

A woman has appealed for people to be vigilant after thugs targeted her business twice in just two months.

The number of people killed or injured in drink-drive related crashes has risen to a four-year high, according to government data.

We all know that having a couple of alcoholic drinks can send you over the drink-drive limit and, potentially, land you in court.

A ‘CALLOUS’ burglar broke into his grandparents’ home while they were on holiday and stole over £3,000 worth of property.

A man was caught driving at 105mph on the M62 - while his six-week-old baby was in an ‘unrestrained’ car seat.

These CCTV images have been released by police.

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson told a judge he felt like he “was on Star Trek” when he appeared before a court via video link accused of attacking an officer at Wakefield Prison.

The charity Crimestoppers has teams out in Yorkshire today as it embarks upon regional campaign to raise awareness of ‘county lines’ drug dealing networks.

A driver has been slapped with a fine after filming the aftermath of a road accident on the M1.

Homes had to be evacuated as flames threatened to consume houses as a crop fire raged out of control in Wakefield this week, eye witnesses said.

Around 40 per cent of youth offenders in Wakefield reoffend within a year, according to a Ministry of Justice report.