Four men arrested in Blackburn on suspicion of range of violent, sexual and fraudulent offences

As part of a day of action held by Blackburn CID yesterday to target wanted suspects, the four men were arrested.

A spokesperson for Hyndburn Police said: “We often tell you about proactive arrests our uniform officers make, but today we thought we’d put the spotlight on our CID officers and tell you what they were up to.

“At 12.36pm, a 36-year-old man from Haslingden was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

“This related to a call we received at 11.26am on 9th November from our colleagues at Royal Preston Hospital who were treating a man with a number of significant injuries, consistent with being the victim of an assault.

“The man, who is in his 30s, had been brought to hospital, having been found b paramedics collapsed on the floor inside a property in Bank Street, Church. He remains in a serious but stable condition at this time.”

Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, Marcus Warburton, 36, of Regent Street, Haslingden, was charged with Section 18 Assault. He was remanded into custody to appear at Blackburn Magistrates Court this morning.

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They added: “At 1.21pm, a 41-year-old man from Darwen was arrested on suspicion of stalking and sexual assault. He has since been released on conditional bail while our enquiries continue.

“At 1.26pm, a 42-year-old man from Blackburn was arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering to the value of £75,000.

“He has since been released under investigation while our enquiries continue.

“At 4.58pm a 49-year-old man from Accrington was arrested on fraud to the value of £497,183.26 and money laundering.

2He has since been released on conditional bail while our enquiries continue.”

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