Rural residents asked to be vigilant following vehicle thefts

Officers are asking rural residents to remain vigilant following vehicle thefts from outbuildings in Teesdale overnight.

Three suspects targeted an address in Mickleton in the early hours and took a quadbike and scrambler bike from an outside shed.

The residents awoke during the incident and called the police who descended on the area and with the help of the police helicopter, traced the Ford Mondeo Estate getaway car which had crashed into a wall between Romaldkirk and Egglestone Bridge.