Great Yarmouth Crime

Any attempt to “weaponise” coronavirus by threatening to cough at police officers can never be tolerated by society.

A 22-year-old man wanted in the Great Yarmouth area for breaching the terms of his licence has been arrested.

A woman who three times ignored a police request to go home is the first person in Norfolk to face court under new coronavirus dispersal powers.

Norfolk Police has had a flood of responses from former police officers wanting to help in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, it has emerged.

Norfolk’s coastal MPs have urged the public to respect the message of the county’s chief of police and called for people to “stay home, protect the NHS and save lives”.

Victims of domestic abuse have been reassured that help is still out there despite the country being in lockdown following the coronavirus outbreak.

A warning has been issued that con artists are pretending to be police officers in an attempt to trick vulnerable people in Norfolk.

“Stay inside or lives will be lost.”

Armed police officers in Norfolk and Suffolk have shot their guns nearly 200 times in the last five years, but have not injured or killed anyone, figures reveal.

A man whose puppy was attacked by a bull mastiff has warned other owners to be wary when out walking, regardless of “how placid other dogs may seem”.

A woman who claimed she had coronavirus has been jailed after she coughed forcefully into the face of a police officer.

Police across Norfolk now have powers to enforce staying at home and avoiding non-essential travel in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Up to 9,000 prisoners could be released from the country’s prisons to help limited staff deal with the coronavirus.

Norfolk’s chief constable has urged the public to abide by the government’s lockdown to help stop the NHS getting overwhelmed and prevent people from dying.

Thieves have been targeting household products and food - prompting police to warn people to keep cars and sheds secure.

A motorbike was damaged when its fuel pipe was cut in a college car park.

A 26-year-old man has been charged with a number of drug and driving-related offences following an incident in Great Yarmouth.

Two people are in custody after failing to stop for police and crashing into parked cars.

Scammers targeted an elderly man in Norfolk claiming they were helping people through the coronavirus outbreak.

A hate crime investigation has been launched after a swastika was drawn on a wall in Great Yarmouth.

The jury in the trial of two men accused of a £1.2million conspiracy to steal Mercedes vans across East Anglia have been discharged in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

A convicted attacker who is currently serving a life sentence for attempted murder has appeared in court after being charged with murder, three years after a man’s death.

Leading LGBT charity Stonewall has argued reported figures are just “the tip of the iceberg” after it was revealed 113 transphobic hate crimes were recorded across Norfolk between 2016-2020.

Norfolk’s departing police and crime commissioner has insisted he would “continue to serve” the county after elections for the post were postponed for a year in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

A van driver arrested following the deaths of two women on the A47 Acle Straight has been released while enquiries continue.

A 32-year-old serving a life sentence for the attempted murder of a man has appeared in court charged with murder after the victim died.

A woman returned home after her husband of almost 60 years died in hospital to find she had been burgled.

A souped-up sports car was snatched in broad daylight in Gorleston.

A woman returned home after her husband of almost 60 years died in hospital to find she had been burgled.