St Helens Local Policing team kick start Neighbourhood Policing Week with multiple arrests

The Local Policing team in #StHelens have kickstarted #NeighbourhoodPolicingWeek by making a number of arrests in connection to offences including sexual assault, criminal damage and theft.

• A 15-year-old boy from St Helens was arrested for Section 18 Assault following a reported stabbing just before 9:20am on Monday morning.
• Next, a 29-year-old man from St Helens was arrested for domestic violence offences including harassment as well as criminal damage and robbery following an incident in November last year.
• An 18-year-old man from St Helens was then arrested for racially aggravated criminal damage after reportedly damaging a convenience store window in August last year.
• In the afternoon, a 25-year-old man from St Helens was arrested for theft of a shop on Church Street.
• Finally, a 28-year-old man from Newton-Le-Willows was arrested following an allegation of rape, sexual assault and other sexual offences which occurred between March 2020 and January 2022.

A/Chief Insp Rob Budden from the St Helens Local Policing team said: “I am proud that we have made these arrests and taken a number of dangerous individuals off our streets.

“This week, we will continue to showcase the sort of activity we get up to every day of the year. Yesterday was a positive start to the specific week of action and I hope the public continue to welcome extra patrols and activity in order to make their communities safer.”