All news on the topic: South Yorkshire Police

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Woman and children among six injured after ’shooting’ on Sheffield estate
Five teenagers have been arrested in connection with an air rifle shooting in Sheffield which left six people injured.
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Asylum seekers ’slept in the woods’ as rioters attacked Rotherham hotel in a ’disgusting display of thuggery’
A senior South Yorkshire Police officer describes "a particularly sickening moment" when a wheelie bin was pushed against the Holiday Inn, which provides accommodation for asylum seekers, and set on fire "with the clear intent to cause serious harm to the residents and staff".
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Police accused of 'waiting for miners to die' as strike files remain concealed
Many picketing miners think South Yorkshire Police orchestrated the violence at the coking plant near Rotherham on June 18, 1984 and have been campaigning to have the police files made available
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Leeds fan who fell from Chelsea stands is hooligan jailed for punching goalie
The Leeds fan was taken to hospital following the heavy fall from the top tier of the Shed end at Stamford Bridge during FA Cup fifth-round tie against Chelsea
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Five UK motorways have speed limit cut to 60mph
The speed limit on the M1 and other motorways has been slashed - with £8,000 of fines a day dished out as part of a trial to make roads safer amid a growing spate of crashes and pile-ups
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Cops looking for 'man in long black wig' after pensioner conned out of £22,000
South Yorkshire Police have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in relation to an elderly man getting cruelly defrauded out of £22,000 in Rotherham
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'Evil' Ian Beale lookalike on the run who conned grans is the 'devil incarnate'
Hazel Wilkins was allegedly duped out of her life savings by on-the-run Eastenders Ian Beale lookalike, John Eric Wells - South Yorkshire Police are still looking for him
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Manhunt for Ian Beale lookalike who conned lonely people out of £400,000
South Yorkshire Police first launched an appeal for John Eric Wells in September 2019 - but, more than four years later, he still hasn't been caught as cops continue their manhunt
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12,000 nurses, police officers and firefighters off sick in waiting list chaos
A whopping 8,614 nurses, 2,752 police officers and 568 firefighters are away from work for long term health reasons, according to data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats
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Police issue update on Adam Johnson investigation after tragic ice hockey death
Nottingham Panthers star Adam Johnson tragically died after his throat was slashed by the skate of an opposition player in Sheffield on October 28 last year
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Teen called mum to scream eight terrifying words as she was attacked in street
Cheyenne Sirvent attacked two teenage girls with a metal pole claiming he thought they were trying to burgle his home in Sheffield, before calling South Yorkshire Police to protect him
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Adam Johnson's death to be reviewed by coroner after fatal skate-blade injury
A senior coroner is set to review all the evidence in the inquest into the death of Nottingham Panthers player Adam Johnson, who died in an ice hockey match last year
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Horrific new footage of Battle of Orgreave emerges 40 years after Miners' Strike
Channel 4’s three-part series also includes miners speaking on camera for the first time after suffering physical and mental scars at the Battle of Orgreave during the 1984 Miners’ Strike
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Man dies in front of horrified Asda shoppers as emergency services rush to scene
South Yorkshire Police attended the Asda in Handsworth, Sheffield and today confirmed it was a "sudden death" and there are "not thought to be any suspicious circumstances"
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Teen's eyes rolled to back of head and he stopped breathing after being 'spiked'
Teenager Yiannis Revenikiotis was admitted to hospital with terrifying symptoms after leaving a drink unattended at the Tropicana bar in Sheffield - he thinks it may have been spiked
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Teen 'seriously injured' after being stabbed at popular shopping centre
Two young men, both 19, were taken to hospital with stab injuries following an incident at Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield on Tuesday - with two arrested
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Moment UK's 'most prolific shoplifting couple' steal Irish Cream liqueur at Aldi
Lovers Scott McSpadden and Tanya Momot have convictions for more than 60 thefts between them, with their latest ruse seeing four bottles of Irish Country Cream Liqueur pinched from Aldi
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Fresh hope in hunt for missing Ben Needham as mum shares heartbreaking update
In 1991 Kerry Needham's son Ben vanished when he was just two-years-old but the miraculous return of missing teen Alex Batty earlier this year is giving her fresh hope of seeing her boy again
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Man, 23, charged with murder of Good Samaritan dad killed after helping woman
A man has been charged with murder after a father-of-two died after being hit by a car while trying to help a stranger. Chris Marriott, 46, died after he went to the aid of a woman he spotted lying unconscious in the street in Sheffield on Wednesday
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Heartbreaking tribute to dad who died helping woman in wedding row
Chris Marriott had been out enjoying a post-Christmas walk with his wife and two young children when he spotted an unconscious woman and rushed to help her - only to get struck by a car
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Bystanders lift car to try and save 'Good Samaritan' run over after wedding row
Christian Marriott had been out on a post-Christmas walk with his wife and two young sons, aged eight and six, when he saw an injured stranger - the dad rushed to help her but was killed in an alleged car ram attack
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Dad killed in front of children was hero passer-by trying to help injured woman
South Yorkshire Police have launched a murder investigation in Sheffield after Christian Marriott was killed in an alleged car ram attack, as it was claimed he had rushed to give a woman first aid
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Owner of XL Bullies filmed jumping at woman's car insists they were 'friendly'
South Yorkshire Police seized the two XL Bullies but residents in Arbourthorne, Sheffield, insist the dogs "never tried to hurt anyone" despite being seen running loose in a viral video
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Two 'XL bullies' run wild jumping at woman's car and tried to attack another dog
The two dogs, thought to be XL Bullies, also approached a child's pram on a residential street in Arbourthorne, Sheffield, where South Yorkshire Police were called
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Mum 'felt sick' seeing toddler covered in blood from dog attack needing surgery
Elouise Smith, aged three, needed three hours of surgery after she was attacked by a Staffy-cross at a friend's house in Doncaster, with her mum saying she "felt sick" when seeing her covered in blood