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Calderdale police hunt man wanted on recall to prison for the last 10 months

Calderdale police officers are wanting to trace a 31-year-old man who is wanted on recall to prison after breaching the terms of his licence.

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Police officers seized 8,000 and 104 vehicles in the operation

Police seize £8,000 and more than 100 illegal cars in crackdown

More than 100 vehicles and £8,000 in cash have been seized by West Yorkshire Police in a clampdown on illegal cars.

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Speeding drug-driver jailed after crashing Subaru Impreza and injuring his three-year-old son

A drug-driver who lost control of a speeding Subaru Impreza and injured his own three-year-old son in the Calderdale crash has been jailed for a total of 22 months.

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The huge pile of fire extinguishers dumped on Windy Hill

Hunt for fly tippers who dumped hundreds of fire extinguishers at beauty spot

A police officer has shared this shocking image of hundreds of fire extinguishers that were illegally flytipped near the Pennine Way.

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Fire crews tackled the blaze on Old Lane on Wednesday

Police step up hunt for Halifax arsonists who torched barn with 150 pregnant sheep inside

Police officers in Calderdale have stepped up their hunt for arsonists who set fire to a barn in Halifax containing 150 pregnant sheep.

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Vehicles seized as police continue crack down in Calderdale

West Yorkshire Police seized four vehicles in Illingworth and Brighouse as they continued to crack down on drivers breaking the law in Calderdale.

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Demand for more crime details in Calderdale to protect communities

Give us more information about what crimes are happening, where they are happening and what the outcomes are, is the request from councillors to their Community Safety Partnership.

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West Yorkshire Police are recruiting new detectives - this is how you can apply

West Yorkshire Police are advertising for Detective Constables - and you don’t need any experience to apply.

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Dee Collins, Chief Constable for West Yorkshire Police, has announced her retirement.

West Yorkshire Police Chief Constable announces retirement

Dee Collins, West Yorkshire Police Chief Constable has announced she will retire at the end of April due to 'health challenges'.

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Left: Conner Scothern, and right, Alice Cutter, who allegedly billed herself as the Buchenwald Princess after the Nazi death camp

Yorkshire neo-Nazi terror suspect who entered Miss Hitler competition was 'central spoke' within National Action, court told

A neo-Nazi terror suspect who entered a Miss Hitler contest was obsessed with "ethnic cleansing", a court has heard.

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Mobile speed cameras will be at these Calderdale locations next week

Mobile speed cameras will be at the following locations across Calderdale from the week commencing Monday, March 25.

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The incident happened at Greenhead Park, Huddersfield.

Man, 25, seriously injured after being stabbed in chest in Huddersfield

West Yorkshire Police are today appealing for witnesses following an assault in Huddersfield last month.

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Flaming hell! Hundreds of fire extinguishers dumped at Yorkshire beauty spot

A police officer has shared this shocking image of hundreds of fire extinguishers that were illegally flytipped near the Pennine Way.

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These Calderdale cases have been heard at Bradford Magistrates Court

These Calderdale cases were heard at Bradford Magistrates Court.

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Halifax teeanger found safe and well

A teenager who went missing Pellon, Halifax, has been found.

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Left: Conner Scothern and right, Alice Cutter. Photos: SWNS

Halifax Neo-Nazi terror suspect won Miss Hitler beauty contest, court told

A neo-Nazi terror suspect entered a "Miss Hitler" beauty contest in a bid to attract new members to a far-right extremist group, a court has heard.

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Wanted in Calderdale - these are the people police urgently want to speak to

These CCTV images have been released by police in Calderdale of people they would like to speak to.

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File photo of a woman using a mobile phone while driving as fiercer fines are failing to stop motorists using hand-held mobile phones while driving, figures show

Mobile phone use at the wheel 'rockets' as tougher penalties fail to put motorists off

Road safety charity Brake has called for more investment in traffic cops after new research suggests younger drivers are increasingly likely to use their mobiles at the wheel.

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CCTV released of suspect who hit Halifax schoolgirl in the head during snicket attack

CCTV footage has been released of a suspect involved in an attack on a teenage schoolgirl in Halifax.

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CCTV released after man hits 13-year-old schoolgirl in the head in Lightcliffe

Police have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to after a 13-year-old girl was hit in the head in Lightcliffe.

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