News from around the Force
Officers in Doncaster sniff out cannabis plants
Officers from the Urban Safer Neighbourhood Team have found over 40 cannabis plants in Hexthorpe after smelling the drug whilst out on patrol.
During regular patrols of the allotments on Bramworth Road, Hexthorpe, officers from the SNT became concerned that there was a strong smell of cannabis in the area.
Officers in Bentley bring the barn owl to Doncaster
Police Officers in Doncaster are dedicated to preventing wildlife crime across the borough.
In Bentley, they have gone one-step further to help encourage birds of prey that are endangered across the country to nest in the area and discourage the persecution of them.
Officers from the Bentley Safer Neighbourhood Team have been working in partnership with the Raptor Persecution Enforcement Group, to help increase the available nesting sites for birds of prey in the area and encourage the birds to nest in Doncaster.
Murder enquiry launched after Sheffield man dies
Detectives have launched a murder enquiry after a 29-year-old Sheffield man died in hospital at 10.55am today (1/9/10).
Police were called after the victim, who had suffered stab wounds, was found on Swanbourne Road, near Sheffield Lane Top, at around 4am today.
He was taken by ambulance to the city’s Northern General Hospital, where he died later this morning.
Detectives believe the man was attacked in or around Swanbourne Road and are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
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Sheffield woman's death was natural causes
A post mortem this morning ( Monday, 30 August) has revealed that a Sheffield woman's death was due to natural causes.
The woman, who was in her 50s, was found in the living room of a flat in Leighton Drive, Gleadless.
Police were alerted by a neighbour at about 3.10pm yesterday ( Sunday 29 August).
Relatives have yet to be traced s
Woman's body found in pond in Barnsley area
The body of a woman has been recovered from a pond in the Barnsley area this morning.
The woman, in her early 70s, was spotted by a fisherman in the Dearne Valley Park, Pontefract Road at Hoyle Mill, shortly before 9am ( Monday, 30 August). She has yet to be officially identified.
Police are not treating her death as suspicious at this stage.
The Safer Rotherham Partnership launches new public information pillars
The Safer Rotherham Partnership (SRP) installed a new public information pillar in the town centre today, which over the next twelve months will display posters highlighting the work and promoting the services of the SRP.
Lottery scam warning
Police are warning residents to be cautious if they receive a telephone call informing them they have won a lottery or prize draw.
South Yorkshire cops dismantle major cannabis networks
Highly successful South Yorkshire Police operations have taken over a million pounds worth of cannabis off the streets and dismantled two major criminal networks responsible for cultivating the drug.
Within the last two years Vietnamese and Chinese organised crime groups (OCGs) operating 20 cannabis factories across the county have been tracked down and brought to justice.
Police launch murder investigation in Barnsley
(image) Detectives investigating the murder of a 39-year-old Barnsley woman have now bailed the 38-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Police were called to Beever Street in Goldthorpe, Barnsley at about 3.15am yesterday, Sunday 15 August, where the body of the woman was discovered.
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