Live updates: All the latest from police cordon in Sheffield amid reports a police officer was mown down
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Live updates: All the latest from police cordon amid reports police officer was mown down
Key Events
- Road closed amid reports police officer was mown down
- Major city centre road and bus route closed in both directions
- Roads gridlocked around crash scene
4:17am - Man tried to lure girl into car with claims of ‘puppies'
Police investigating reports man tried to lure girl, 13, into car on Fife Street in Wincobank, Sheffield.
Police are investigating after the 13-year-old girl was approached by a man on Fife Street in Wincobank this week.
4:12pm - The victim of a Sheffield stabbing is in a ‘critical condition’
The victim of a Sheffield stabbing is in a ‘critical condition’, as two men arrested in connection with the knife attack remain in police custody.
Officers from South Yorkshire Police were called by the ambulance service at around 2.28am this morning (Thursday, September 29) to reports of a stabbing on Arundel Gate in Sheffield city centre.
2:54pm - Schools issue warning over men in car approaching children
Several Sheffield schools have warned parents about “two older men in a car” reportedly approaching children on their way home
The warning from High Storrs School has been shared by several local schools after two recent incidents.
2:26pm - Sheffield man killed at car meet
A 23-year-old Sheffield man has died after being struck by a vehicle at a car meet.
Connor Richards was fatally wounded when he was hit by a car during the gathering in Flixborough, North Lincolnshire, on Saturday, September 24.
READ MORE: Connor Richards: Sheffield man, 23, killed in collision at car meet in North Lincolnshire
2:14pm - Woman mauled by dog in Sheffield park
A woman was left needing plastic surgery after she was mauled by a ‘pitbull type dog’ in a Sheffield park.
The incident took place at around midday on September 24 when the victim was reportedly walking through Concord Park, near to the main gates off the path that leads to Bellhouse Road, Shiregreen.
12:53pm - Suspects in custody over city centre stabbing
Two suspects are in police custody this afternoon following a stabbing in Sheffield city centre.
The males, whose ages have not yet been disclosed, were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after emergency services were alerted to a stabbing on Arundel Gate shortly before 2.30am.
12:15pm - Star readers can listen to ‘Behind the Headlines’ podcast
Star readers can now listen to the latest Behind the Headlines podcast in which our journalists discuss the biggest stories of the week.
In this weeks’ episode we discuss two breaking incidents from overnight.
11:47am - CSI officers working within two police cordons after serious incidents
Two of Sheffield’s busiest roads are shut this morning due to two separate serious police incidents, causing chaos for commuters.
Penistone Road and several of its surrounding streets are gridlocked today (September 29) after South Yorkshire Police shut the road in the early hours after a special constable was mown down.
Arundel Gate was closed by officers between Furnival Gate and Commercial Street following a stabbing at around 2.28am this morning.
10:52am - Round-up of serious stabbings reported so far this year
As a man in his 20s remains in hospital with serious injuries after being knifed in the early hours of this morning.
Arundel Gate is currently closed, and is expected to be for the rest of the morning, following the city centre knife attack.
Here are 15 stabbings we have reported on in 2022, three of which proved fatal.
10:15am - Motorists experiencing extensive delays after police close two major roads
Motorists travelling in Sheffield this morning are experiencing extensive delays, after police closed two major roads in different parts of the city.
Penistone Road is closed after a special constable was hit by a vehicle and Arundel Gate is sealed off after a stabbing.
