Officers from Middlesbrough Proactive Team stopped a car they believed was acting suspiciously on Valley Road in Middlesbrough at 9pm on Friday 27th December. A large amount of suspected heroin and a large amount of cash were recovered from the vehicle. Two men, aged 51 and 57, were arrested onContinue Reading

Police are appealing for information after a group of teenagers stole a bike from a group of younger children on Hutton Road in Middlesbrough. The children aged between 12 and 13 were on Hutton Road, just off Longlands Road in Middlesbrough, near to the car wash at around 6pm. TheyContinue Reading

a person riding a bicycle and a fast car on the road

On Saturday morning, North Yorkshire Police received a report that a Honda quadbike and other items had been taken from a farm in the Whitby area. A chain securing the quad had been cut. Enquiries began immediately, and later the same day officers established it was in the Eston areaContinue Reading

Courts across the region have sentenced individuals for heinous crimes, ranging from murder and sexual assault to burglary and domestic violence. Here is a summary of the cases that saw justice served this month: Army Veteran’s Jealous Rage Leads to Prison Army veteran Steven Files, 36, has been sentenced toContinue Reading

Officers are appealing for information after a man was assaulted by a group of men in Loftus. At around 6:10pm on Friday 27th December, the man was on Gladstone Street in Loftus when he was assaulted by a group of men who pulled up in a black car. The 34-year-oldContinue Reading

Do you recognise the items in these images? Officers investigating a theft from a motor vehicle in Park Road, Hartlepool, are appealing for the owners of the items in these images to come forward. The theft happened shortly after 5am on Saturday 28 December 2024, and two people were arrestedContinue Reading

A man who stole a slushie machine, a Jägermeister dispenser, and a pizza oven from a Hartlepool bar has avoided immediate prison time. Samuel Musgrave, 49, dressed in a high-visibility vest, walked into the Out Out bar on Navigation Point on June 13 and made off with items valued atContinue Reading

A Stockton-on-Tees man has been handed a conditional discharge after admitting to stealing jars of mayonnaise and peanut butter from a local store. James Dobbing, 43, of Leybourne Terrace, appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on December 18, where he pleaded guilty to the theft and two counts of failing toContinue Reading

A problem property at the centre of drug dealing and other crime on a Middlesbrough estate has been shut down. The bad behaviour associated with the home on Dunsley Close has caused misery for those living in Berwick Hills in recent months. But after hard work from the Council’s EastContinue Reading

Armed police were deployed to Acklam Road shortly before 5 PM today, prompting a significant response near the Acklam Car Garage and Esso petrol station. Despite the heavy police presence, the incident is not believed to be connected to the garage. As of 5:30 PM, the road has reportedly beenContinue Reading