Thursday, December 4, 2025
Officers from Preston’s Neighbourhood Policing Team and Task Force joined forces with partner agencies yesterday (Wednesday 3rd December 2025) for a day of action in Preston.
The operation was aimed at tackling retail crime and anti-social behaviour in the City Centre as part of the Safer Streets Winter campaign which will run until the end of January and will focus on keeping people safe during the festive season through visible neighbourhood policing and stronger partnerships.
Officers carried out plain-clothed and high-visibility patrols in the area, using the Mobile Police Station on the Flag Market to engage with the public, listen to their concerns and sign them up to our online messaging platform In the Know.
Officers also conducted joint patrols with anti-social behaviour officers from Preston City Council.
As a results of the action, 9 people were arrested on suspicion of a range of offences including shoplifting, possession of bladed article and theft of motor vehicle.
The following charges have been made:
· Gary Stock, 43, of Maudland Bank, Preston is charged with theft from a shop.
· Matthew Greenage, 23, of Tulketh Road, Preston is charged with 2 x theft from a shop.
· Daniel Newton, 39, of Crompton Street, Preston is charged with theft from a shop.
· Zane Scamp, 51, or Tulketh Road, Preston is charged with theft from a shop.
· Miguel Dipalma, 57, of Manchester Road, Preston is charged with possession of a bladed item.
Three teenagers arrested for theft of a motor vehicle have been bailed pending further enquiries and one man was served a community order for low-level shoplifting.
Preston City Centre Sergeant Tom Rettie said: “This Winter of Action is all about making the winter as bleak as possible for criminal by tackling retail theft, abuse of shop workers, organised criminality and anti-social behaviour.
“We carry out activities like this one every day to make sure that Preston is a safe and welcoming place and we will continue to do so in the run up to Christmas and beyond to ensure that everyone can enjoy our city safely.”