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Tuesday, 5 March, 2024Officers acting on information from the community executed a warrant at a bar in Wakefield city centre in the early hours of Sunday morning (3 March).  
Thursday August 8, 2022 Police have pledged more action is on the way to target Huddersfield burglars after making a string of arrests and increasing night time patrols in the town.  
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A list of Police stations in the Wakefield district, including those with public helpdesks. Station details for Normanton (Havertop), Wakefield City Centre and Pontefract helpdesk.
Wednesday 12 October 2022 Police have pledged more highly visible operations are planned to keep the public safe in Huddersfield following an operation to detect concealed weapons yesterday.
Friday July 21 2023 A 'shameless' Leeds burglar who tunnelled into a neighbour’s cellar to steal property has been jailed.  Josef Ziga (51) from Leeds was sentenced to three years six months at Leeds Crown Court on Thursday 20 July after pleading guilty to a burglary in Leeds in January.  
Wednesday 27 March, 2024Nearly 90 pubs and bars across Kirklees have been checked by police so far this month as part of a wide ranging operation to make nights out safer.  
Monday November 20, 2023 Detectives investigating the murder of a woman in Dewsbury on Sunday night have now arrested a man.  The Homicide and Major Enquiry Team continues to investigate the incident which took place on Dearnley Street in Ravensthorpe. 
Our Strategy sets out the strategic direction for West Yorkshire Police over the next five years to deliver our part of the Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan (opens in a new browser window / tab) in achieving the overall vision of Safe, Just and Inclusive. Our Strategy continues to balance addressing the risks identified in successive Force Management Statements, with local and national priorities, to ensure that West Yorkshire Police remains one of the best performing forces in the country and delivers the best service it can to the communities we serve.
Monday 13 December 2021 A rolling programme of arrests, drugs warrants and crime prevention patrols remains ongoing on a Huddersfield estate, as authorities plan to take work to the next level.
Monday 15th January 2024 The Temple Newsam and Halton Neighbourhood Policing Team continue to conduct targeted and proactive operations as part of Operation Doleedge, to tackle and disrupt serious and organised criminality.
The Force Planning Unit is a specialist department within the Protective Services Operations Division based at Carr Gate, Wakefield. Its role is to deal with all aspects of emergency planning both planned & spontaneous and to manage the logistical requirements of the Force in relation to all major, operational events and contingencies.
Friday, 22 December 2023 Fifteen people were arrested in an operation targeting those who commit crime and/or behave anti-socially in Wakefield City Centre.
Wednesday January 24, 2024 Multiple arrests have been made and criminals disrupted as part of work to help those enjoying a night out in Huddersfield have a safer start to 2024.