Robert Croughton attempted to force his way into the flat on Alder Lane while armed with a knife A KNIFEMAN attempted to force his way into an innocent woman’s flat while brandishing a blade. Robert Croughton was spared jail this week over the terrifying incident, as well as his part in a brawl outside a town centre nightclub. Warrington Magistrates Court heard that the victim was woken up by a disturbance outside her apartment on Alder Lane in Orford at around 7.30am on a Saturday in January last year. Shortly afterwards, the 38-year-old defendant began violently banging on the door to her home.
Scott Naughton POLICE are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a wanted man. Scott Naughton, from Widnes, is wanted by Cheshire Police after he failed to attend Warrington Magistrates Court on Tuesday, January 12. The 32-year-old, of Leigh Avenue, was due to appear in court in order to face charges of failing to comply with supervision requirements following his release from prison, having been handed a 10-week stretch in 2019 for a series of thefts from industrial premises. Naughton, who also has links to Runcorn, is described as being white and 6ft in height with a proportionate build. He has dark brown hair and green eyes.
Colin Poole A SHOPLIFTER who stole nearly £200 of chocolate from a convenience store has been jailed. Colin Poole pinched £180 of chocolate bars from the Co-op on Hale Road in Widnes during two visits on Friday, January 29. The 39-year-old also took meat worth £101 from a shop on Fir Park the following day. He had been handed a criminal behaviour order by a court only days earlier, which banned the persistent thief from entering any Co-op store in the town. Poole, of no fixed address, admitted three counts of thefts and breaching a CBO at Warrington Magistrates Court on Monday, February 1, and was handed 24 weeks behind bars.
Police were called to St Katherine s Way in Howley on Friday night. Picture by Google Maps. ARMED police arrested a man carrying a weapon after an assault on Friday night. Officers detained a suspect on St Katherine’s Way in Howley at around 10pm on January 29 following reports of a woman being attacked. She suffered minor injuries as a result. Ryan McGarvey has since been charged with assault, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and breaching bail conditions in relation to the incident. The 28-year-old, of St Elphin’s Close in Howley, is due to appear before Warrington Magistrates Court later today, Monday, in order to face these charges.
Flooding in Sankey Bridges last month BURGLARS have targeted another house which was left devastated by flooding from Storm Christoph. A break-in was reported at an address on Rostherne Close in Sankey Bridges at around 6.30am on Saturday, January 30. Members of the public reportedly caught the suspect red-handed, with police having arrested a 40-year-old man at the scene. Sebastian Sarota, of no fixed address, has since been charged with theft in relation to the incident. He is due to appear before Warrington Magistrates Court in order to face this charge later today, Monday. A Cheshire Police spokesman said: “At 6.30am on Saturday, January 30, police were called to reports of a burglary at an address on Rostherne Close.