Crime

Police chiefs have voiced concerns about a terrifying drug known as monkey dust.

Police are appealing for information after a shop window was damaged in Buxton.

People smoking cannabis in their own homes continues to cause problems in some communities across the county.

Police want to speak to two men in relation to distraction thefts in Buxton and Chapel-en-le Frith.

Two shops of the same chain were targeted within hours of each other and police are treating them as linked break-ins.

A serial thief has been given a chance to beat his drug addiction by merciful magistrates but they warned that if there is any further offending he could face jail.

A motorist who was found slumped over the driving wheel of her vehicle has narrowly been spared from jail after she failed to provide a drink-drive specimen.

A boozed-up driver was caught drink-driving after he went around a fire engine during an incident so he could get to a takeaway.

A banned driver who was caught behind the wheel of a car has been given a community order with 80 hours of unpaid work.

A sledge-hammer wielding vandal who smashed a front door at a property has been ordered to pay £335 in fines, costs and compensation.

Derbyshire police and fire services are hosting an open day, today, Saturday, August 4, for all the family with a series of demonstrations.

The latest intake of Derbyshire police officers have been sworn into their new roles at the joint police and fire headquarters.

Derbyshire police from the Bakewell Safer Neighbourhood Policing Team have been visiting Age UK’s Bakewell Day Centre.

The Met Office has forecast a dry day with sunny spells and patchy cloud across Derbyshire and the East Midlands today, Saturday, August 4.

A concerned mother has urged youngsters to be vigilant after her 11-year-old daughter and two friends were approached by a man in a Derbyshire park.

Police seized the car of a lane hogger on a Derbyshire road - leaving him to walk back to Bradford.

A convicted murderer who absconded from a Derbyshire prison has been arrested.