North Yorkshire Police are appealing for witnesses and dash cam footage following a serious collision on the A59 near Poppleton yesterday evening (Wednesday, 20 February). A call was received by police just after 4pm reporting a two vehicle collision on between Poppleton and Hessay. The collision involved a grey Nissan Note which was travelling towards […]

Scott Lillywhite, 46, of Meadow Lane, Eastfield was found guilty of harassment at Scarborough Magistrates’ Court on 18 February 2019. He was given a surcharge to pay victim service £85 and made to pay £85 costs to the CPS. A restraining order was also granted by the court against Lillywhite to protect his 93 year-old […]

At 3.30pm on Tuesday 19 February 2019, North Yorkshire Police received several calls about two men going door-to-door in a ‘no cold calling’ area in Carlton, Selby. One caller was particularly concerned as she did not feel they were genuine, and there were elderly residents living in the area. Officers and PCSOs from Selby Neighbourhood […]

The event will take place on Monday 25 February at Eastfield Library Community Hub between 4pm and 6pm. The dot peen property marking system allows police to etch a unique reference number onto a range of items, which can include the postcode of the owner. This acts as a deterrent to potential theft, and will […]

CC Winward now provides a written statement in court cases involving physical and verbal assaults and hate crimes against police officers, staff and volunteers. The Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 received Royal Assent last year. It doubles the maximum sentence from 6 to 12 months in prison for assaulting an emergency worker. On […]

Police were called at 12.25pm on Sunday 17 February to an incident at Currys on Seamer Road when a number of mobile phones were stolen. A short time later, police arrested four suspects in the local area, followed by a fifth in York on Monday 18 February. All five suspects, who are from Leeds, have […]