Archive - February 2011

Police officers are appealing for information following a serious road traffic collision near Thorpe Perrow.

Police in Catterick Garrison are to host an event for the public to meet representatives from a range of local agencies.

A prolific gang of distraction burglars are beginning long prison sentences after pleading guilty to posing as police officers to prey on elderly victims.

Police are asking for the public's help to identify a man following an attempted robbery in Selby.

Police in Whitby are asking for witnesses following a fire in the town.

Detectives in Malton are appealing for information about a dark-coloured hatchback car following a burglary and the theft of two cars.

Olympic fans can get a head start on criminals by visiting a new website offering guidance on buying tickets.

Scarborough police are hosting a bikers' safety event with free riding advice and bike safety checks on offer.

Police have recovered a medallion believed to be the Mayor of Pateley Bridge's regalia, after it was sold to a jewellers in Doncaster.

Safer Neighbourhood police officers in Stokesley joined forces with a local school for a litter-picking session in the town.

Detectives in York are appealing for witnesses to come forward following an assault in the city.

Filey police are asking for information after an assault on Sands Lane, Hunmanby.

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and information after thieves targeted a cash machine at Catterick Garrison.

Detectives are investigating two unconnected reports of serious sexual assault in Bedale.

Police in Scarborough are appealing for information after thieves broke into a car in the town.

A Bulgarian lorry driver has been banned from driving and fined after pleading guilty to causing a serious collision in Barlby.

Police in Scarborough are trying to trace a driver who failed to stop following a collision.

Northallerton police are investigating after over £5,000 worth of power tools were stolen from a local business.

Police in Scarborough are appealing for information following a burglary near to Snainton.

Police in Scarborough are appealing for a driver to come forward following a road traffic collision in the town.

Skipton police are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in a supermarket car park.

Scarborough police are appealing for witnesses after a man was robbed in Eastfield.

Detectives are asking for the public's help following a burglary in Helperby.

Police are reminding householders to take crime prevention steps following three burglaries and two attempted break-ins in Great Ouseburn.

A new service enabling residents greater access to their local policing team is being launched in Richmond.

Detectives investigating the attempted murder of Dominic Conlan have made a further arrest and recovered a vital piece of evidence.

Policing in North Yorkshire was boosted by over 700 extra hours of patrol time as 130 volunteer police officers took to the streets.

Detectives in Harrogate are investigating after an elderly woman was targeted by a bogus caller in Cundall.

Police officers have praised the actions of a couple from Sutton-on-the-Forest who helped bring their neighbours' burglar to justice.

North Yorkshire Police have stepped up the fight against credit and debit card fraud.

Police in Scarborough are appealing for witnesses and information after a 45-year-old local man was assaulted and had his wallet stolen.

Tadcaster police are appealing for information following the theft of an HGV from the Bilbrough service area on the eastbound A64.

Malton police are appealing for information following an assault in the Royal Oak pub in Market Place on Friday 4 February.

Police are investigating after Kirk Deighton Cricket club was targeted by vandals.

Police are appealing for information after brazen thieves stole almost £18,000 worth of diesel from the Total filling station on the A64 near Steeton.

York police are appealing for witnesses after a woman's handbag was snatched in the Fishergate area of the city.

Detectives are appealing for information following a burglary at a house in Faceby near Stokesley.

Police in Pateley Bridge are investigating after burglars stole the town Mayor's regalia.

Police are carrying out enquiries at Nun Appleton, a hamlet in the Selby area, after a small dinghy was found upturned in a remote part of the River Wharfe.

Police are investigating after an expensive handbag was stolen from Northallerton Equestrian Centre.

North Yorkshire's Special Constabulary will be out in force as part of a nationwide event to highlight their work.

York police are investigating after a man was robbed of his wages on his way home from work.

Thirsk police mounted an anti-drugs operation on Saturday 5 February to send a clear message that drug crime will not be tolerated in the town.

Police in Scarborough are appealing for help after a mini-moto motorcycle was stolen from a back garden on Oxcliff.

Police are appealing for information as enquiries continue into a high-value burglary at Helperby, a village about five miles west of Easingwold.

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a rear spoiler was stolen from a car in Scarborough.

Detectives are investigating a distraction burglary at the home of an 81-year-old woman in Northallerton.

New Year got off to a bad start for some of York's most wanted crooks thanks to Operation Secure, the city's ongoing crime blitz.

Police in Richmond are appealing for information following a burglary in the town.

Clifton police have made nine arrests as they continue to crack down on drugs.

Police in Scarborough are investigating the theft of handbag from a hotel reception area.

Police in Northallerton are appealing for information following a number of recent arson attacks in Hambleton and Richmondshire.

Tadcaster police are hunting thieves who put the public at risk by stealing drain covers.

Three men have been hit with fines totalling more than £1,000 after being found guilty of poaching offences in Richmondshire.

Police and the fire service were called at 6.15am on Thursday 3 February to an incident at 3M on the Standard Way Industrial Estate in Northallerton.

A travelling criminal has been handed a large fine after being found guilty of poaching in Richmondshire.

North Yorkshire Police Authority can confirm that Deputy Chief Constable Adam Briggs has requested to retire on 6 February 2011.

A cycle thief has been caught in the act thanks to a sharp-eyed member of the public.

Passenger safety was at the forefront of a joint operation by the police and Selby District Council.

Four young people from the Tadcaster area have taken a petition to their Community Engagement Forum to ensure their views are counted.

Detectives investigating the attempted murder of Dominic Conlan have intensified their search for information.

A turf cutting ceremony has paved the way for a new state-of-the-art police station for Harrogate.