Man charged with Leeman Road murder

Detectives investigating the death of Nicole Selena Waterhouse in York have charged a 25-year-old man with her murder.

The man has also been charged with the attempted murder of Karen Browne.

He was arrested in the early hours of Monday 21 October 2013 following an incident at Phoenix Boulevard in the Leeman Road area of the city during the evening of Sunday 20 October 2013.

He has been remanded in police custody and is due to appear at York Magistrates’ Court this morning (Wednesday 23 October 2013).

Crime down in York

Figures released by the Office of National Statistics for a 12 month period up until June 2013 showed crime had reduced by 6%.

They confirm that the North Yorkshire Police area is the safest place to live in England, with 42.43 recorded crimes per 1000 people.

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More up-to-date figures show that during a 12 month period up to September 2013, crime in the North Yorkshire Police area has been reduced by 4% to a total of 34,368 crimes.

This equates to 1,598 fewer victims of crime in our communities.

The figures also highlight that certain types of crime are being effectively tackled and continue to fall, with the following positive results:

•Robbery has been reduced by 11% – with 15 fewer victims compared to the same period last year

•Burglary has been reduced by 5% – with 241 fewer victims

•Vehicle crime has been reduced by 16% – with 518 fewer victims

•Theft from a person has been reduced by 9% – with 49 fewer victims

•Cycle theft has been reduced by 4% – with 59 fewer victims

•Violence with injury has been reduced by 6% with 208 fewer victims

•Criminal damage has been reduced by 9% with 587 fewer victims

•Drug offences have been reduced by 8% – with 166 fewer crimes

•Possession of offensive weapons have been reduced by 24% – with 50 fewer crimes

Reports of sexual offences have increased by 16%, which officers believe is due to more victims having the confidence to come forward and tell the police, thanks to improved facilities such as North Yorkshire Police’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC).

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Appeal: York student assaulted near Tesco on Tadcaster Road

York police are appealing for information after a college student sustained serious facial injuries during an assault on Tadcaster Road.

Between 10.35am and 10.45am on Wednesday 9 October 2013, the 19-year-old man was walking back to York College with a group of friends after attending Askham Bar Tesco store.

As the group walked along the pathway which leads to the college, an altercation took place between the group and two men who were walking towards them.

Following an exchange of words, during which the victim stood up for a younger member of the group, the victim was assaulted and sustained a broken cheek bone, jaw and eye socket.

The two suspects are described as both aged around 18, both white, one around 6ft tall, of stocky build and wearing a grey shirt, the other is around 5ft 11in and of slim build with ginger hair.
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Dringhouses daytime burglaries, Foxwood auto crime arrest

The police are reporting that there were 4 day time break in yesterday (Wednesday) in the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe area.

Windows were smashed to gain entry.

Police are urging everyone to keep an eye out for suspicious behaviour and report accurate descriptions via 101.

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