All news on the topic: Northamptonshire Police

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’Walter Mitty’ cop dismissed for ’gross misconduct’ after lying about Navy rank and service
Mr Adderly wore a South Atlantic Medal, awarded to British military personnel and civilians for service in the Falklands conflict, that was deemed “110%” fake by a Ministry of Defence medal expert
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Harry Dunn's family to hold 2nd funeral after police kept remains for four years
Harry Dunn's mum said she was 'sick, angry and bewildered' when soft tissue from her teenage son was discovered on his possessions - with the family now holding a second funeral
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Over 150 police officers and staff convicted last year – see where on map
Home Office figures reveal that officers and staff members working for the police were convicted of a number of crimes - including sexual offences, violence and theft
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Moment quick-thinking officer borrows stranger's bike to chase down drug dealer
PC Lewis Marks asked a member of the public if he could use their bike as footage showed the finale of the dramatic two-wheel chase after Sean Christopher Prosser in Northampton
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Drunk motorist tells police he was driving erratically 'to avoid potholes'
The man features in compilation of clips of dangerous drivers released by Northamptonshire Police as part of the force's annual winter campaign to promote safer driving
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Grainy CCTV footage could hold key to murder five years on from brutal stabbing
The black and white clip shows a person walking through the frame from left to right at 1.55am five years ago today. Just five minutes later 26-year-old Shane Fox was murdered
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Hunt for answers in mystery that saw man stabbed to death in front of brother
Shane Fox's older brother still has flashbacks to the night the 26-year-old was stabbed in the chest. He remembers trying to stop the bleeding from the fatal wound before he died in front of him
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Family learns daughter passed long-awaited exam 3 days after she died in crash
Lucy Leahy, 23, died in a three-vehicle collision on the A509 between Bozeat and Wollaston, Northants. on November 24 and now her family have learned bittersweet news
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Man snagged after using his dogs for 'cruel and illegal' act on rural land
Northamptonshire Police said the case of Fred Holmes should act as an important warning to other dog owners to remain responsible and sensible, particularly on rural land
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Dad wrongly named Waterloo Station 'racist' says family was forced to flee home
On Armistice Day in Waterloo Station, London, a group of men were seemingly caught on camera making racist comments towards pro-Palestinian protestors leading to three being arrested - and one man wrongly being accused as a part of the group
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Prison guards at UK 'super prison' fear they will be killed amid surge in abuse
Prison officers based at HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough say they have faced ongoing abuse from inmates - who have reportedly punched, kicked and stabbed them whilst on duty
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Police chief probed for 'wearing Falklands medal despite being 15 at the time'
Chief constable Nick Adderley, 57, is facing investigation from the police watchdog after he was seen wearing Falklands War medals despite being only 15 when the conflict broke out
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Murder probe as man dies after 'being attacked by up to 4 men' near park
Surveillance footage could prove crucial, police in Northampton say, as they hunt down four men following the death of 27-year-old Tomass Tilders earlier this month
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Man put on female voice to pose as dead mum and con own grieving dad out of £56k
Daniel Cuthbert moved large sums of money, including his father’s entire redundancy pay-out, into his own account while his dad grieved for his late mother in a "despicable" fraud
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Evil dad who killed nurse wife and strangled their two kids jailed for life
Ten days before Christmas last year police broke down the door and were confronted by Saju Chelavalel, who was holding a knife and screaming “shoot me”. The bodies of his wife and two children were in a nearby room
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US airman in court facing multiple rape charges at RAF base
Lee Bogstad, a 22-year-old US airman, is accused of multiple rapes of a UK citizen at RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire, close to where an American woman fatally struck Harry Dunn with her car
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Horror moment police find 167 animals piled high in cages at squalid home
WARNING UPSETTING IMAGES Officers visited the property in Rushden, Northamptonshire, after a 999 call was made over concerns about a bad smell and flies buzzing at the windows in February
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Ex-soldier murdered wife before boarding train and telling staff 'I'm a bad man'
Phillip Dafter was found guilty of murdering his wife Diana - a 36-year-old student nurse and 'loving mother' after previously only admitting to manslaughter
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Co-op staff rushed to hospital after youths spray them with mysterious chemical
Four staff at the Co-op in Corby, Northamptonshire, were sprayed with an unknown chemical after confronting two youths acting suspiciously in the store on Sunday
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Parents of man missing for two weeks beg him to return home as river search ends
Northamptonshire Police carried out an underwater search for Jayran in part of the River Tove in Towcaster , which finished on Sunday evening
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'Amazing' boy, 16, stabbed to death walking home pictured as community reels
Tributes have been paid to Fred Shand, named locally as the 16-year-old who was fatally stabbed near Kingsthorpe College in Northampton, with one describing him as a 'polite and caring young man'
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Teacher's chilling diary entries as 'murdered' boyfriend lay buried in garden
Fiona Beal is accused of murdering her partner Nicholas Billingham after luring him to bed for sex and afterwards wrote in a diary that she wasn't a "monster", a court heard
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Teacher who 'stabbed boyfriend to death' found in bath playing 'sinister' music
Fiona Beal, who admits unlawfully killing Nicholas but denies murder at Northampton Crown Court, was reportedly found motionless in a bath after police were called out to a welfare check
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Teacher sent texts to stabbed partner's family after burying him, court hears
Fiona Beal, 49, denies murdering her long-time partner Nicholas Billingham, 42, at their home in Northampton between October 30 and November 10, 2021
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