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Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Yahoo
Appeal after string of indecent exposures
Police are investigating a string of indecent exposures in Nottingham. A man has exposed himself to multiple women near Nottingham Arboretum in "recent weeks", Nottinghamshire Police said. The force said women had been targeted in North Sherwood Street, Addison Street and Waverley Street. The suspect is described as being in his 40s and 50s with blonde hair, while victims described him as "tall and having a skinny build and a scruffy look". The force said the man had not made any attempt to approach the victims but did "cause them some alarm". Sgt Karl Browne said: "Everyone has a right to feel safe when going about their daily business. "We will not tolerate this behaviour, and would urge anyone who sees him to contact us immediately." He added anyone who saw the man should call 999 "immediately". Follow BBC Nottingham on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Nottinghamshire Police
BBC News
11-02-2025
- BBC News
Historical bell stolen from war memorial in Nottingham park
A bell has been stolen from a war memorial in a Nottingham Police said the bell was taken from the Chinese Bell Tower, in the city's force said Nottingham City Council, which runs the Arboretum, had recently noticed the bell was missing though it was unclear exactly when it was England said the bell was installed in the tower in the 1950s to replace one looted by British troops from a temple in Canton during the Anglo-Chinese War (Opium War) of 1857-61. The original was donated to a Karl Browne said: "Thankfully the stolen bell is not the original one that was erected at the park in 1862."However, the replacement still carries much historic significance, having been the centrepiece of the Chinese Bell Tower for many years."Since the theft was reported to us, we have trawled local CCTV and liaised with scrapyards and local dealers to establish if any person tried to sell it for scrap metal and have it melted down."Anyone with information about the bell is urged to contact the police.
