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Scarborough police have renewed their appeal to find wanted man Ben Fisher.
Detectives in York are appealing for two vital witnesses to come forward following an attempted robbery in the city.
Below are enforcement locations for North Yorkshire Police's mobile safety cameras for week commencing Wednesday 19 June 2013.
Appeal for information.
Selby police are appealing for witnesses and information about the theft of charity bags from Hemingbrough near Selby.
North Yorkshire Police have issued a fresh warning to motorists to lock their vehicles and remove all valuables following a spate of thefts.
Stokesley police are appealing for information following a theft from a car in the town.
York police are appealing for witnesses to an assault on Station Avenue which happened in the early hours of Saturday 15 June 2013.
York police are appealing for information after a man was knocked unconscious in York.
Five vehicle owners are to receive compensation after they bought "clocked" vehicles from a rogue motor trader from York.
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information about a road traffic collision in Knaresborough which resulted in the death of a 91-year-old female pedestrian.
Drink and drug drivers have been warned that North Yorkshire Police will be out looking for them this weekend as their summer crackdown continues.
Selby police are urging the public to come forward following a large fight in the town.
Police are warning people in the Selby area to be on their guard against doorstep callers after an 18-year-old man was arrested on Thursday 13 June.
Two men who used a cash passport account to launder money have been jailed for 21 months each at Teesside Crown Court.
York police are appealing for the public's help following a report of a sexual touching incident in the city.
An Australian police officer visited officers in York to share best practice in dealing with domestic violence.
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for the public's help to trace a Selby man who is wanted in connection with an assault.
A "day of action" involving 40 members of York North Safer Neighbourhood Team has been hailed a huge success.
Scarborough police are appealing for information following a theft from a shed in the town.
North Yorkshire Police are appealing for the occupants of a light-coloured Vauxhall Zafira who stopped and spoke to a 14-year-old girl in the village of Escrick, to contact them.
Selby police are appealing for the victim of a theft of lead to come forward after the recovery of a quantity of lead was recovered.
Harrogate police are appealing for a woman car driver to come forward after she failed to stop following a minor collision in the town.
North Yorkshire Police's new Chief Constable Dave Jones is hosting a webchat between 5pm and 6.30pm this coming Monday (17 June 2013).
Police are appealing to the public to be vigilant after a vehicle was broken into at Cod Beck Reservoir, near Osmotherley.
Richmond police have released CCTV images of two men suspected of stealing cash from a fruit machine at Scotch Corner.
Scarborough police are appealing to the public to help them find a wanted man.
A nuisance street drinker has been given an Anti-social Behaviour Order to prevent him causing further trouble in the City of York.
Below are enforcement locations for North Yorkshire Police's mobile safety cameras for week commencing Wednesday 12 June 2013.
This week North Yorkshire Police announced plans to invest in an improved and dedicated Major Crime Unit based in Harrogate.
Selby police are investigating a suspicious barn fire near the town.
A 38-year-old man is due to appear at York Magistrates' Court charged with theft from a motor vehicle.
Scarborough police are investigating after items of clothing and two sets of car keys were stolen from the beach.
Easingwold police are appealing for witnesses after two men were assaulted outside a local pub.
Three men have been charged with affray after threats of unlawful violence were allegedly made to a man in Norton on Saturday (8 June 2013) evening.
Police have arrested a West Yorkshire man on suspicion of burglary.
A man has been jailed for his part in an £80,000 cannabis growing operation in Ripon.
More motorists face losing their licences as North Yorkshire Police's summer drink and drug driving campaign enters its second week.
North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a cyclist died on the Bedale to Masham road.
York police have made two arrests following a burglary in Brompton Road.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist sustained serious injuries in a head-on crash on the A59.
Police are investigating after a cyclist was assaulted on Crichton Avenue in York.
Residents have been invited to a public meeting in Riccall where they have the opportunity to look around one of North Yorkshire Police's new Mobile Safety Camera vans.
Police in Craven are appealing for witnesses after two people died in a road traffic collision on the A65 near Skipton.
A York couple have been jailed for a total of three years following a complex investigation into theft and money laundering.
Drink drivers who think they can get around the law have had a sobering week since the beginning of North Yorkshire Police's summer enforcement campaign.
Detectives in Northallerton are appealing for the public's help following a burglary near the town.
Selby police are asking for the public's help following the theft of an exercise bench near the town.
Scarborough police are appealing for information following an act of arson in the town.
Police in Catterick and Richmond are urging residents to be vigilant after a spate of recent shed break-ins.
Three men are due to appear York Magistrates' Court on Monday 24 June 2013, charged with conspiracy to steal.
Selby police are appealing for witnesses and information about a commercial burglary which occurred in Camblesforth, Selby.
Scarborough police are investigating after an elderly woman's handbag was stolen while she was out shopping.
York police are urging motorists to be vigilant after a number of thefts from vehicles across the city in recent weeks.
North Yorkshire Police are continuing their fight against bogus callers as a suspect is remanded into custody.
The new chief constable of North Yorkshire wasted no time in making his presence felt after helping to detain a man just hours into his first shift.
Below are enforcement locations for North Yorkshire Police's mobile safety cameras for week commencing Wednesday 5 June 2013.
Following a public meeting in Huntington held to allay residents' concerns about animal shootings in the area, York police can confirm that there have been no incidents for more than a week.
York police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted in the city.
Bedale police are appealing for information following the theft of four pedal cycles from a property in the village of Burrill near Bedale.
York police are appealing for the public's help to identify three men following an assault in the city.
A North Yorkshire businessman has been handed a jail term of five years and four months after conning three business associates out of £1.24m.
Police are currently investigating the circumstances of a woman's death after a body was found at Monk Fryston on Saturday 1 June 2013.
Police are appealing for vital witnesses after a collision near Stokesley left two people with critical injuries and two seriously injured.