Archive - December 2011

North Yorkshire Police are wishing all motorists a safe and sober new year as drink drive patrols gear up for this weekend's festivities.

As 2011 draws to a close and the new year beckons, it has been confirmed that North Yorkshire and the City of York remains the safest and lowest crime area in England.

Police Community Support Officer Laura Simpson is the latest member of North Yorkshire Police to keep in touch with her local community through the social networking site Twitter.

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision at McArthurGlen designer outlet near York.

Police are appealing for information following a serious collision on the A661 between Harrogate and Spofforth.

Police in York are investigating a suspicious blaze which occurred at the former Turf Tavern pub in the early hours of Christmas Eve.

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and information about an assault on a female dog walker in Harrogate.

Police are appealing for information following a serious collision on the A661 between Harrogate and Spofforth.

The 28-year-old woman arrested in connection with the fatal collision on the A19 near Northallerton has now been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses to a fatal road traffic collision on the south-bound carriageway of the A1 near Allerton Park (junction 47).

Police enquires remain ongoing into the fatal collision on the northbound A19, just past the A684 junction on the outskirts of Northallerton, which occurred at about 9.10pm on Tuesday 27 December 2011.

North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and information about a road traffic collision in the Harrogate area on Christmas Eve (Sat 24 Dec) which left a dog walker seriously injured in hospital.

Generous North Yorkshire Police officers and staff have donated hundreds of Christmas presents to victims of domestic abuse.

Thousands of motorists have been stopped as police enforce their anti drink and drug drive crackdown this Christmas.

Police are on the hunt for a life-size aluminium rhino which was stolen from Scarborough College.

Police are appealing for witnesses after a local man sustained serious head injuries at the Black Horse Pub in Kirby Fleetham near Northallerton in the early hours of Wednesday 21 December 2011.

Four men have been arrested in Selby on suspicion of stealing from a local school's fuel tank.

Police issued precautionary safety advice to residents in Baldwin Street in Harrogate after officers discovered what appeared to be a potential explosive device inside a property in the street.

North Yorkshire Police will be carrying out mobile safety camera enforcement on the following roads between Wednesday 21 December 2011 and 3 January 2012.

Police in Harrogate have issued an e-fit of a man who approached a 17-year-old girl in the town and made inappropriate comments.

Six men and a youth were found guilty of animal cruelty offences on Monday 19 December 2011 after they killed two badgers with dogs.

York Safer Neighbourhood Commander, Superintendent Lisa Winward, has been on a 10-week leadership training course at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

Four North Yorkshire Police officers have been presented with Royal Humane Society Awards for saving a man's life during a dramatic rescue from the River Derwent in Malton.

Detectives investigating a series of robberies in York are appealing for two potential witnesses to come forward.

Detectives investigating a hand-bag robbery in York on Thursday (15 December 2011) have stepped up their appeal for information after receiving three more reports of robberies in the city.

North Yorkshire Police are continuing the fight against the theft of catalytic converters with the arrest of three men.

Fourteen North Yorkshire and City of York charities and groups are celebrating this week after they were chosen to receive an award from a pot of criminals' cash.

Detectives in York are appealing for witnesses after a woman was robbed in the city.

Police in York are appealing for the public's help to trace a man wanted for recall to prison.

Detectives are appealing for information following a burglary on the A167 between Northallerton and Darlington.

It's Christmas time, there's no need to be afraid - unless you're a drink driver.

Thirsk police are warning residents of a scam that appears to be 'too good to be true'.

Police are appealing for information after flowers and a photograph were stolen from a memorial for a fatal road traffic collision.

Police in York are offering free cycle marking in the run up to Christmas.

Selby police are investigating after a horsebox and a generator were stolen from an industrial estate in Eggborough.

York police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist was injured in a collision on Haxby Road.

Selby police will be repeating their successful Operation Private this weekend as officers take to streets to deter Christmas shoplifters and provide crime prevention advice to local people.

North Yorkshire Police will be carrying out mobile safety camera enforcement on the following roads between Wednesday 14 December and Tuesday 20 December 2011.

Police have issued a CCTV image of a vital witness they are trying to trace following an assault on a woman in Thomas Street, Scarborough.

Detective Superintendent Ray Galloway, of North Yorkshire Police, said:

York Safer Neighbourhood Commander, Superintendent Lisa Winward, is currently honing her skills at the National FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

North Yorkshire Police Authority is pleased to announce that Tim Madgwick has been offered and has accepted the position of Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) for North Yorkshire Police.

Detectives in Stokesley are investigating following a number of recent burglaries.

Police are asking motorists to avoid the Reeth area at present following flooding in the area.

Police in York are asking for the public's help to locate a Toyota Hilux following the theft of a gritter.

Police are investigating following a spate of thefts from churches in Knaresborough, Harrogate and the surrounding areas.

Police in Northallerton are appealing for the public's help to identify a suspected moped thief.

Police in York are appealing for information following an aggravated burglary in the city.

If you are in any doubt that drink driving ruins lives, Trevor McCabe's story will change your mind.

Harrogate police are seeking witnesses after an 81-year-old Harrogate man was knocked down on West Park on Monday morning.

North Yorkshire Police will be carrying out mobile safety camera enforcement on the following roads between Wednesday 7 December and Tuesday 13 December 2011.

Police in York are appealing for help to trace a cyclist following an assault in Poppleton.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision near Ripon.

York Safer Neighbourhood Commander, Superintendent Lisa Winward, is currently honing her skills at the National FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

Skipton police are appealing for vital witnesses to come forward following a fatal road traffic on the A59 at Blubberhouses.

Two men from County Durham have been ordered to pay substantial court costs after being found guilty of disturbing a badger sett in Richmondshire.

Police in Malton are appealing for information following the theft of a mobile phone which holds treasured images.

Detectives investigating a robbery in Harrogate are appealing for witnesses to help with their enquiries.

Police in Selby have released an image of three men they would like to speak to following an assault in the town.

Police searching for 55-year-old Byram man, Clive Bury, have extended their enquiries to Scarborough

North Yorkshire Police's Christmas drink and drug drive campaign gets under way today with officers warning that they are better prepared than ever to catch offenders out.

A York motorcyclist has today (1 December 2011) been banned for three months after riding his Suzuki motorcycle at 116mph on the A1237, at Huntington in York during rush-hour traffic.