Durham Constabulary Rural Crime Alerts
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Latest Durham Constabulary Rural Crime Alerts
Durham Constabulary
Monday, 18 July 2022
Firefighters tackle fire on Coast to Coast route near Stanley
Firefighters have urged members of the public to avoid the Coast to Coast route as they tackle a fire in County Durham
Durham Constabulary
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Hypodermic needles found in County Durham park used by children
Residents of a County Durham village have expressed their fury after council officers discovered 30 hypodermic needles in a well-used piece of grassland that children regularly play on.
Durham Constabulary
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
County Durham man jailed for involvement in theft of quad bikes
A man has been jailed for his involvement in the theft of, and the handling of quad bikes, stolen from rural properties last year.
Durham Constabulary
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
Woman fined after failing to assist fly-tipping investigation
A woman has been fined after failing to comply with investigations into waste being dumped in County Durham.
Durham Constabulary
Tuesday, 12 July 2022
Bishop Auckland lawnmower thief avoids jail because he provides for five kids and 18 horses
A burglar who stole sit-on lawnmowers from a Cumbria farm and a County Durham address has avoided jail because he looks after five kids and 18 horses.
Durham Constabulary
Friday, 8 July 2022
Livestock trailer valued at £6,000 stolen from Scotland recovered near Corbridge
A 28-year-old man from Bishop Auckland has been arrested after a livestock trailer worth £6,000 was recovered as part of a cross-border crackdown on rural crime.
Durham Constabulary
Thursday, 7 July 2022
County Durham defendant risked activating suspended sentence order with thefts late last year
Price initially claimed he bought it from scrap men in a pick-up van he flagged down in Woodhouses, near Bishop Auckland, but in a subsequent police interview gave mostly “no comment” replies.
Durham Constabulary
Tuesday, 5 July 2022
Op Checkpoint targets rural criminals
The latest #OpCheckpoint initiative was ran on Thursday night in partnership with officers from Durham Constabulary, Cleveland Police and Cumbria Constabulary and Northumbria Police.
Durham Constabulary
Sunday, 3 July 2022
Disgust as vandals spray paint over 'fairy doors' in South Moor near Stanley
A community has come together to recreate a magical fairy land in a County Durham woodland after vandals tried to destroy it.
Durham Constabulary
Wednesday, 29 June 2022
Durham farmer who lived James Bond-style fantasy jailed after gun found hidden in chicken coop
A farmer who convinced his girlfriend he worked for the Secret Service while living a James Bond-style fantasy is behind bars after police found a gun hidden in his chicken coop.
Durham Constabulary
Monday, 27 June 2022
Police officers confronted by 'intoxicated' teens in Rural Bishop Auckland park
Durham Police are investigating after some of its officers were confronted by 50 ‘intoxicated’ youths at the end of last week after trying to confiscate alcohol from the teenagers.
Durham Constabulary
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
County Durham boy died after motorbike fall
A four-year-old boy died after falling from a motorbike he had been riding with his seven-year-old cousin, an inquest heard.
Durham Constabulary
Sunday, 12 June 2022
Car ploughs into home in Village in County Durham
A Car has ploughed into the front of a house in a quiet County Durham VIllage.
Durham Constabulary
Thursday, 9 June 2022
STOLEN HONDA 500 QUAD - Darlington
Red Honda 500 quad bike stolen between 12-5am this morning (Friday 10th June 2022) from the Darlington area, #NorthEast England.
Durham Constabulary
Tuesday, 7 June 2022
Car left hanging over millpond after police chase in Croft near Darlington
A police chase has shattered the quiet of a village on the outskirts of Darlington this morning as a pursued vehicle ended up hanging over a millpond
