Drug drivers, missing children, and primary school break-in - Fylde Police issue round-up of latest incidents
Officers were busy across Fylde over the weekend.
Police have highlighted a series of incidents dealt with by the Fylde Rural Task Force during night shifts over the weekend, including multiple arrests for drug driving, the safe return of three high-risk missing children and a break-in alarm at a primary school.
Officers from the Fylde Rural Task Force were also involved in a foot chase, rural patrols targeting reports of hare coursing, stop searches and the recovery of stolen property.
While working in plain clothes, officers sighted a wanted male who was detained following a short foot chase. The man was found in possession of snap bags containing white powder, a burner phone and a knife, and was arrested for multiple offences. Officers also patrolled rural areas and farms, using heat-source binoculars to check fields following reports of hare coursing.
Several motorists were arrested during the shifts after being found to be driving while under the influence of drugs.
In Kirkham, officers stopped a vehicle and found that the driver was disqualified. The driver tested positive for cocaine and cannabis, with both drugs also seized during a search. The driver was arrested. A separate vehicle was stopped in Warton after officers said the driver appeared to be heavily under the influence. They tested positive for cocaine and cannabis and were arrested.
In Lytham, officers stopped another vehicle after the driver tested positive for cocaine and cannabis. The vehicle also had no valid insurance. The driver was arrested and the vehicle was seized.
The task force also dealt with several missing-person incidents. A high-risk missing child was located in Kirkham and returned home, while two high-risk missing children were located in St Annes and also returned home.
Finally, officers carried out nine stop searches during the night shifts, attended a report of an intruder alarm at a primary school - thankfully confirmed to be a false alarm - and returned recovered stolen property to a victim, who police said was happy to have it back.