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Detectives from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit (NWROCU) have reached a significant milestone in their ongoing investigation into online child sexual offences across the region, with over 1,000 arrests made to date.
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A registered sex offender who was serving a suspended sentence has been jailed after pleading guilty to online child sex offences.
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Regional officers and partners stand united to raise awareness of illegal vapes and tackle the issue head on.
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A Worcestershire man who tried to facilitate sexual activity with a child has been sentenced to 32 months at court and handed a lifetime sexual harm prevention order (SHPO).
A husband and wife from Bolton who trafficked women to the UK to be employed as sex workers were jailed for 13 years today.
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Partnership strikes following concerns of illegal vapes and cigarettes being sold at Newcastle shops.
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Woman arrested as co-ordinated strike day takes place investigating child sex offences and sextortion.
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Today (25 November) marks the launch of Eyes Open, a campaign to raise awareness of child criminal exploitation and county lines. Eyes Open educates young people, their parents and carers, about the dangers of grooming, exploitation, and the deceptive tactics used by county lines gangs.
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Between January and March 2020, 61-year-old Stephen Biles had been communicating online and over the phone with an adult, and discussed meeting in order to arrange for Biles to abuse the other adult’s niece at hotel.
Today, Tuesday 24 September, a former teacher from Southport was jailed for online child sex offences after a thorough investigation by detectives from the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit, assisted by officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit and Merseyside Police.