18th June 2018
MODERN technology used alongside traditional policing methods has helped Durham Constabulary achieve the best detection rates in the country, says the force’s chief constable.
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18th June 2018
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after a young woman was robbed as she made her way home.
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15th June 2018
OVER 40 vehicles were stopped and checked by police volunteers during a day of action in County Durham and Cleveland.
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14th June 2018
AN officer has been commended for his work with bereaved families following fatal road traffic collisions.
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14th June 2018
ROAD policing officers from Cleveland and Durham Police are urging motorists to ‘drive sober’ in a bid to keep the roads safe during this summer’s World Cup.
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13th June 2018
A MAN has appeared at court following a robbery.
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13th June 2018
A DARLINGTON drug dealer has been jailed for more than five years.
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13th June 2018
POLICE have released a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to in connection with damage caused at a building site.
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11th June 2018
A FREE emergency services day involving police, fire and ambulance is being held in Darlington this weekend.
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11th June 2018
OFFICERS are appealing for information after a man suffered a fractured jaw in an assault.
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11th June 2018
A PARTIALLY-blind man suffered a fractured jaw when he was punched in an unprovoked attack.
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8th June 2018
WE are committed to preventing young people being seriously injured or killed on our roads and that pledge starts with our own staff, encouraging them to become road safety ambassadors.
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8th June 2018
A TEENAGER has appeared in court in connection with two phone shop robberies.
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7th June 2018
A CRIME-FIGHTING team will climb the three highest peaks of Scotland, England and Wales in just 24 hours, for a charity close to their hearts.
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7th June 2018
PRECIOUS Elvis Presley memorabilia are among belongings stolen from a property while the homeowners were on holiday.
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6th June 2018
FOOTBALL clubs across the region are backing a campaign to give drink and drug driving the boot during this summer’s World Cup.
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5th June 2018
FOUR people appeared in court today after being arrested over the weekend outside the opencast mining site near Dipton.
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4th June 2018
OFFICERS investigating a spate of thefts from unlocked vehicles are appealing for anyone with any CCTV footage of the incidents to get in touch.
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3rd June 2018
FOUR people have been arrested after renewed activity in the vicinity of an opencast mining site.
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31st May 2018
BROTHERS who pocketed more than £600,000 from online shoppers for hot tubs, saunas and other luxury products which failed to materialise have been jailed for a combined ten-and-a-half years.
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30th May 2018
POLICE are hunting two suspects who forced their way into a man’s home looking for cannabis.
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30th May 2018
POLICE are appealing for the occupants of this car to come forward following an alleged altercation about urinating in the street.
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30th May 2018
Officers in Bishop Auckland have re-issued an image of Michael Francis, 27, from Escomb, Bishop Auckland in a bid to track him down.
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30th May 2018
A MAN who was shot by armed police has appeared at court.
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30th May 2018
HEROIN with a potential street value of around £2,500 has been recovered from a property in Darlington.
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29th May 2018
The Tactical Training Centre – a joint venture between Durham and Cleveland Police to train officers in the use of firearms – won Silver.
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27th May 2018
The centre of Durham was ablaze with noise and colour today following the fifth - and biggest so far - Durham Pride!
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25th May 2018
A man in his 20s was taken to hospital following this morning’s incident in Bishop Auckland, although his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
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25th May 2018
A MAN is due to appear at court in connection with an armed robbery in Darlington.
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24th May 2018
A SENIOR officer has praised emergency service workers who saved the life of a man injured in a savage street attack.
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24th May 2018
A MAN who was rescued from a fire this morning has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.
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23rd May 2018
THE police have unveiled a rainbow coloured car ahead of Durham Pride festival this weekend.
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23rd May 2018
Edward Miller, 39 and Austin Thompson, 20 from the Bishop Auckland area were sentenced on Thursday (May 17) at Durham Crown Court.
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23rd May 2018
A PROLIFIC offender has been handed 2 years and 4 months in jail following a dwelling burglary.
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22nd May 2018
Getting to spend your working day with dogs – that sounds like a winner of a career choice, right?
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22nd May 2018
A MOTORIST who was more than four times over the legal drink drive limit has been banned from driving for more than three years.
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