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Action Fraud is warning the public to remain vigilant against holiday and travel related fraud, as holiday bookings surge, following the Government’s announcement on how lockdown restrictions will be eased. The national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime and ABTA, The Travel Association, are reminding the public to think…

A 24-year-old man from Scarborough is due to appear in court charged with attempted robbery following an incident in Scarborough. It happened at the post office on Filey Road on the afternoon of Monday 22 March. He is due to appear at York Magistrates Court on 24 March 2021.

The gang must serve a minimum of almost 100 years in total before they can be considered for release. At around 2am, on Sunday 20 October 2019, Stefan Selvage 19, Dawid Goral, 21, Callon Brass, 22, Kieran Watkinson, 19, and Stevie Low, 23 (all pictured above and below), stabbed Solomon…

POLICE are asking for your help to find wanted man Nathan Willoughby. Willoughby (32) is wanted on recall to prison after breaching his licence conditions, a police spokeswoman said. In April last year, Willoughby was sentenced to 15 months behind bars at Hull Crown Court after he turned violent and kicked…

A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “Two premises were visited, following reports from members of the public that breaches of Coronavirus legislation were taking place. “Officers attended a premises in Scarborough at 8.35pm Friday 5 February 2021 and found a group of people inside, some of whom were found to…

Protecting our rural communities, wildlife and heritage Humberside Police have set up a new dedicated unit focusing on tackling rural, wildlife and heritage crimes within the East Riding of Yorkshire. The Rural Task Force will be based at Driffield Police Station, ideally placed within the ‘Capital of the Wolds’ and will consist…

There have been reports in your area of the fraudulent sales of mobile phones/electronic devices advertised for sale on Facebook Marketplace.The items have been listed for sale with postal delivery only due to Covid lockdown restrictions. The items are posted once the full payment has been made. The parcel has…

Shortly after 10am today (27 January 2021), North Yorkshire Police received reports of a collision between a HGV, parked cars and a pedestrian near the junction of Castle Gardens and Castlegate in Scarborough. The female pedestrian has been transported to hospital with serious injuries. The road was closed whilst emergency…

Five teenagers have been fined after admitting damaging Christmas decorations at Flemingate Shopping Centre, Beverley on Sunday 13 December. All five of the teenagers were required to pay £80 each to cover cost of reindeer as well as making a written apology. The Christmas reindeer, a popular feature of the…

Officers from the local Beverley Neighbourhood Policing Team, working alongside Op Galaxy officers, yesterday (Tuesday 1 December) carried out a misuse of drugs act warrant at a house on The Leases in Beverley. Once inside the property officers found around 80 fully mature cannabis plants, worth around £40,000 along with…