{"id":41,"date":"2026-04-28T13:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/police-raid-lancashire-funeral-homes-after-concerns-over-practices-as-two-arrested\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T13:17:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:17:37","slug":"police-raid-lancashire-funeral-homes-after-concerns-over-practices-as-two-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/police-raid-lancashire-funeral-homes-after-concerns-over-practices-as-two-arrested\/","title":{"rendered":"Police raid Lancashire funeral homes after &#8216;concerns over practices&#8217; as two arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_4f8be1\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Two funeral homes in Lancashire have been raided by police, with two people arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation<\/h2>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37081541\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1_Funeral-home-raid-5.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Two funeral homes in Lancashire have been raided by police\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Two funeral homes in Lancashire have been raided by police<cite aria-label=\"Image: LancsLive\/MEN Media\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: LancsLive\/MEN Media)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two funeral homes in Lancashire have been raided by police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two people were arrested on suspicion of fraud by false representation as officers raided two Martin\u2019s Funeral Directors properties at Tulketh Brow in Ashton-on-Ribble and Stonebridge Parade in Longridge on Tuesday. Police also carried out searches at a private address in The Friars in Fulwood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There was a large police presence at the scene in Tulketh Brow on Tuesday afternoon, including forensic officers and a <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/teamdogs\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">dogs<\/a> unit, <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lancs.live\/news\/lancashire-news\/live-martins-funeral-directors-preston-33851252\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Lancashire Live<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Lancashire Police said the raids come after they were contacted earlier this month &#8220;in relation to concerns about some of the practices at Martin&#8217;s Funeral Directors&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37081603\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37081603\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.33\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0_Funeral-home-raid-2.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Officers raided two Martin\u2019s Funeral Directors properties \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Officers raided two Martin\u2019s Funeral Directors properties <cite aria-label=\"Image: LancsLive\/MEN Media\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: LancsLive\/MEN Media)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s, both from Preston, have been arrested and remain in custody for questioning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A force spokesperson said: &#8220;We appreciate that reading about this may cause concern but while enquiries remain at this early stage it would be inappropriate to comment any further.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Anyone with information or concerns is asked to contact police on 101, quoting log 0212 of April 28.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">This is<\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> a Breaking News story. 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