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Man threatened officers with 'bomb' at police station

Hemel Hempstead Police Station, with glass walls and cars parked outside.

Hertfordshire Constabulary

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A man threatened police with a rucksack, which he claimed contained a bomb, after telling a member of the public that he was going to "take out" two officers.
A woman contacted police after the money she withdrew from a NatWest bank had disappeared

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Woman in her 70s victim of St Albans 'distraction theft'

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Marks & Spencer, with grey signs and glass windows.

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Man arrested following alleged St Albans M&S theft

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Nova looks at the broken stick which was used to beat him

St Albans Magistrates Court

Dog owner avoids jail after hitting pet so hard that wooden pole snaps

Will Durrant

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At around 3.20am on Sunday, July 3, a man was kicked, punched and knocked unconscious outside Metro Bank, St Albans

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Man kicked, punched and knocked unconscious outside St Albans bank

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Police in Hertfordshire are urging members of the public to secure their motorcycles

Hertfordshire Constabulary

'Secure your motorcycle' warning after 120+ thefts in past three months

Will Durrant

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Abi Giles tackles the fire.

Park drama as theatre director and café staff tackle tree fire

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St Albans Magistrates' Court.

The latest court results for the St Albans area

Laura Bill

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Scammers stock photo.

'Hello Mum' - WhatsApp scammers posing as children steal over £1.5m

Owen Sennitt

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Police officers have arrested a man from St Albans on suspicion of harassment and malicious communications (File picture)

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Police arrest St Albans man on suspicion of 'harassment'

Will Durrant

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Drug dealer Robert Stewart tried to evade law enforcement officers by hiding in a child's playhouse in Harpenden

Luton Crown Court

Drug dealer hid in child's playhouse to evade arrest in Harpenden

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Home Secretary Priti Patel meets 18 new police recruits in Welwyn Garden City

Hertfordshire County Council

Home Secretary visits Hertfordshire to meet new police recruits

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Operation Rogue Trader

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Warning after increase in doorstep rogue traders

Susanne Lashley

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The burned out car in the underground car park at Pembroke Court.

Residents flee St Albans flats after underground car park blaze

Matt Adams

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A police car bonnet reading "Police".

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Man charged following upskirting incidents

Pearce Bates

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A police car bonnet reading "police".

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Man from Wood Green jailed after spate of harassment in St Albans

Pearce Bates

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A police box could be returning to St Albans city centre.

Could a police box return to St Albans city centre?

Laura Bill

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Daisy Cooper MP talking to PC Toby George in St Albans city centre.

Warning about rise in 'dippings' in St Albans city centre

Laura Bill

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Two offside wheels were stolen from a Volkswagen Golf parked in Park View Close on July 22.

Masked men stealing wheels from St Albans car park

Matt Adams

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Officers at Hertfordshire Constabulary, the City of London Police and Action Fraud have issued warnings about WhatsApp scams

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Herts police warning following costly WhatsApp scams

Will Durrant

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The alleged abuser had parked behind the victim at a Morrisons petrol station.

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Woman reportedly abused due to disability in St Albans

Pearce Bates

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A disproportionate amount of black men are stopped and searched in St Albans.

Why are St Albans police carrying out more stop and searches of local...

Laura Bill

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A blue VW Golf, with no rear wheels.

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Wheels stolen from VW Golf parked in St Albans

Pearce Bates

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A guide dog was attacked by another dog in St Albans city centre, according to Hertfordshire Constabulary

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Guide dog attacked by another dog in St Albans city centre

Will Durrant

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Two police officers facing away from camera.

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Man loses sight in one eye after scaffold pole attack

Pearce Bates

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A man in a blue Nike hoodie.

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Police release images following St Albans burglary

Pearce Bates

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A woman with a gold necklace on.

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Jewellery stolen in Harpenden burglary

Pearce Bates

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Lime Tree Place, where the suspected gunman was seen.

'Gunman' quizzed after incident in St Albans street

Matt Adams

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St Albans Magistrates' Court.

The latest court results for the St Albans area

Laura Bill

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A police officer putting a man into handcuffs.

Hertfordshire Constabulary

Man arrested for approaching families with children

Pearce Bates

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