Although officers do not believe the two men pictured were directly involved, it is believed that they may have vital information that may help identify the offender. The incident happened at the Barkers store at 2.05am on Christmas Eve, 24 December 2018, and initially involved one man who walked onto the High Street from Barkers […]

More than 500 home safety packs have been delivered to households in the town and its surrounding villages. The crime prevention information, and increased police patrols, are part of Operation Bright, which aims to make homes in the Hambleton district less vulnerable to crime. Burglaries typically increase when evenings are darker. There were 23 burglaries […]

It occurred within a section of roadworks on the north-bound carriageway, south of the junction with the A170, at around 6.45pm on Friday (14 December 2018). The driver of the black Vauxhall Insignia, a man aged in his mid-40s from York, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been informed and are […]

On 17 November 2018 at around 1.50pm, a man entered Market Cross Jewellers in the Market Place, Thirsk. The man snatched two rings out of a customer’s hand and ran out of the shop and down the street on foot. Police investigating the incident are appealing for information to try and help identify the man […]

It happened at Thomas the Baker shortly after 9pm on Thursday 29 November 2018. Two offenders, one described as wearing a black jacket with hi-vis trousers and the other wearing a grey jacket and black bottoms were seen to exit a vehicle at the rear of Thomas the Baker, which is close to the Applegarth […]

It happened on the A61 between Busby Stoop and Carlton Miniott and involved a green Volkswagen Bora and a black Ford Focus The driver of the Bora, a 23-year-old man from Thirsk, has been charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and five counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. The […]