25th March 2020
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are closing a number of front counter facilities until further notice.
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24th March 2020
Witnesses are asked to call Durham Constabulary on 101.
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24th March 2020
So far, the overwhelming majority of the people of County Durham and Darlington have supported efforts to fight the virus in this unprecedented emergency and we thank you for your continued assistance.
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23rd March 2020
While on routine patrol on Saturday afternoon, officers noticed a pungent smell coming from a disused building on Front Street, in Chester-le-Street.They forced entry and discovered more than 500 cannabis plants.
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23rd March 2020
Jonathon Morgan, of Allergate, Durham, appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court today charged with murder.
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22nd March 2020
Detectives investigating the death of Christopher Richie have tonight charged a man with murder.
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20th March 2020
Chief Superintendent Chris Curtis said: “Durham Constabulary has taken all necessary steps to ensure we can continue to protect the public and uphold the service that keeps the public safe every day.
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20th March 2020
“Our hearts are completely broken. Life will never be the same again.” Those are the words of the mother of Christopher Ritchie, who died after he was stabbed in Mitchell Street just before 8.30am yesterday.
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19th March 2020
The victim was asleep in a house in Langley Park when Jamie Smith burst in in the early hours of the morning and began attacking him with a bread knife and a pizza cutter.
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19th March 2020
Formal identification has yet to take place, but police believe the man to be 41-year-old Christopher Ritchie.
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19th March 2020
Officers were called at 8.30am following reports that a 41-year-old man had been found with what are believed to be stab wounds in Mitchell Street.
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17th March 2020
John Collard was found to be carrying a quantity of cocaine when he was pulled over by officers in Chester-le-Street in January last year.
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13th March 2020
The 15-year-old foreign national was found to be working illegally at Soapy Car Wash, in Bishop Auckland, along with another illegal worker. The boy is now being safeguarded by the appropriate authorities.
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13th March 2020
Do people who use their phone while driving drive you round the bend?
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12th March 2020
Last year, officers were forced to shut down the fair following a spate of anti-social behaviour incidents.
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11th March 2020
Meet Buddy, our new police dog recruit who has made a strong bond with his handler, PC Jackson.
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8th March 2020
At around 6.05pm on Saturday, the woman was walking her dog in Harperley Woods, near Harperley Hall, when she was approached by a man who pushed her and then attempted to assault her.
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6th March 2020
A MOTORCYCLIST is critically ill in hospital after suffering serious head injuries in a crash yesterday lunchtime.
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5th March 2020
A huge well done to our Checkpoint and Philomena Protocol projects who were honoured at the Public Sector Transformation Awards last night.
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3rd March 2020
The scammers are claiming to be from the Durham Cyber police team and offer to conduct cyber security presentations within schools for a monetary charge.
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2nd March 2020
Dean Ward, 30, of Bell Street in Stanley sent his victim threatening messages before launching the attack at a local nightclub.
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2nd March 2020
Maurice Holiday denied abusing the girls, but a jury unanimously convicted him of three counts of rape and six of indecent assault following a trial at Teesside Crown Court.
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28th February 2020
The family of John James Ritchie-Wilson have released the following tribute to him. The 13-year-old tragically died after going into the River Wear at Toronto Bridge, near Bishop Auckland, earlier this week.
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27th February 2020
Residents are being warned to stay vigilant after a woman fell victim to a romance fraud in County Durham.
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