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Man charged with robbing two women in Corby

A Corby man has appeared in court charged with robbing women in separate incidents at a supermarket.

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The incident happened in Harborough Road, Kingsthorpe.

Victim punched teenager who attempted to rob him in Northampton

Police are appealing for witnesses after an attempted robbery in Kingsthorpe, Northampton.

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Northamptonshire's front line police officers will be trained and equipped with tasers.

Pledge to arm Northamptonshire's police with tasers met with widespread praise

A pledge to equip Northamptonshire's frontline police officers with tasers has been met with nearly universal applause.

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Did you video the aftermath of the crash? Please call police to help with their investigations

Did you video the scene of a fatal crash in Wellingborough Road? Police need your help

Detectives in Northamptonshire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit are appealing for video footage after a man died following a collision with a car in Wellingborough Road, Northampton.

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Police have concluded that no offence took place in the park that day

Police confirm woman was NOT raped in Becket's Park in Northampton

Officers investigating a report of a rape in Becket's Park, Northampton, have found no evidence to establish that an offence took place.

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Details supplied by Her Majestys Courts & Tribunals Service

The following people have been fined for dropping a cigarette on the street in Northampton town centre

The following people were fined £220, surcharge £30, costs £125 for dropping a cigarette in Northampton town centre:

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Arsonist sets BMW alight in Rushden

An arsonist broke into a car in Rushden before using petrol to set it on fire.

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Pensioner chases off burglars from her Northamptonshire bedroom

Officers are appealing for information after a Towcester woman chased two burglars out of her bedroom in the middle of the night.

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Police have today issued a witness appeal after woman was robbed at knifepoint in Northampton.

Woman held at knife point and had cash stolen in Northampton mugging

A woman had all of her money stolen while she was threatened with a blade near a Northampton multi-storey car park.

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Judge Michael Fowler called Dean's attack on his girlfriend "a distasteful piece of bullying".

'Distasteful bully' who kneed woman in the ribs in fight at Northampton home spared jail

A Northampton man who pulled out a woman's hair and kneed her in the ribs in front of her son in a fight has been spared jail.

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A two-week trial is coming to an end over the death of Louis Ryan Menezes, who was fatally stabbed in Drayton Walk, Kingsthorpe, in May last year

Countdown to verdict in Northampton teenager's murder trial begins after jury is sent out

The jury in a murder trial surrounding a Northampton teenager have been sent out to find a verdict.

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Hermione Hart has blonde hair usually worn in a high ponytail but she might have dyed her hair dark, police say.

Have you seen missing Northampton teenager Hermione?

Officers are appealing for information to help find a missing 14-year-old girl last seen in Northampton.

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Police conclude woman was not raped in Beckets Park as no evidence found

No evidence has been found of a reported rape during the day under a footbridge in Beckets Park leaving police satisfied 'no offence took place'.

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Who’s been sentenced at Northampton Magistrates’ Court

The following people were sentenced at Northampton Magistrates’ Court:

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Police were called to Billing Aquadrome to "keep the peace" after a disagreement broke out.

Police called to 'stand off' between travellers and private eviction firm at Northampton leisure park

A disagreement between travellers and a private firm trying to evict them has led to a large police presence at a Northampton caravan park.

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Police at the entrance at Billing Aquadrome

Police dealing with an incident at a leisure park in Northampton

Officers are currently dealing with an incident at Billing Aquadrome.

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Flowers have been left at the scene of a fatal incident which took place on Saturday night in Wellingborough Road. Picture: Kirsty Edmonds.

'I'm so so sorry for your loss': Floral tributes left at the scene of fatal incident in Northampton

An investigation is still ongoing into the death of a man following a collision with a car in Northampton.

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An officer practicing using a Taser. Photo: Northamptonshire Police

'Enough is enough': Northamptonshire Police first in UK to arm all front-line officers with Tasers

Northamptonshire Police will be the first force in the country to arm all of its front-line officers with Tasers in response to rising levels of 'sickening' attacks on staff.

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The lambs found butchered in a field near Whilton. Photo: Northamptonshire Police

'Appalling deja vu': Northamptonshire farmer's lambs butchered for third time this year in latest sheep attack

Lambs from a Northamptonshire farm have been illegally slaughtered for the third time this year 'in an appalling case of deja vu' as the spate of sheep attacks continues.

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The incident took place in Gloucester Avenue.

Dog causes woman puncture marks and bruising in Northampton attack

A German Shepard dog attacked a woman in Northampton while it was accompanied by its owner.

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Pedestrian dies after collision with car in Northampton town centre last night

Man, 19, arrested for dangerous driving after pedestrian killed on Northampton's Wellingborough Road

Police dealing with an incident at a leisure park in Northampton

Police called to 'stand off' between travellers and private eviction firm at Northampton leisure park

The weirdest shapes and sizes to ever grace our skies ahead of Northampton Balloon Festival 2019