A police operation was launched at 8.40pm on Tuesday (24 November 2020) after a house on Moor Road in Askrigg was struck by a passing white Ford Transit panel van pulling a mini digger on a trailer. The transit van, trailer and digger were abandoned at the scene. No-one was hurt in the collision and […]

It happened at around 4.10pm on Tuesday 3 November 2020 when a teenage girl got off a bus outside The Brownlow Arms. When she started walking in the direction of Forcett, the girl became aware of an old-style Toyota Hilux pick-up truck without a canopy crawling behind her. The vehicle then overtook her and stopped. […]

On Friday 27 December 2019, two farms near Askrigg, Richmondshire, were burgled. Police and local Rural Watch group members attended immediately, and sighted suspicious vehicles in the area. All three stolen quad bikes were recovered. Following forensic enquiries, a 28-year-old Keighley man was arrested by North Yorkshire Police Rural Taskforce officers in connection with the […]

A police officer and a PCSO attended the property on Lyons Road at 4.48pm on Tuesday (10 November 2020) following a concern for safety report. This initially resulted in a woman aged in her late 50s receiving treatment from the ambulance service for a minor hand injury. However, the officers noticed a strong smell of […]

North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information following an assault involving a man in a car and a man and woman outside of the car which took place near the viewing point between Hudswell and Downholme near Richmond on Saturday 7 November 2020 between 12 and 12.45pm. We are requesting the public’s assistance to help […]

Volunteer Police Cadets and Special Constables gave up their own time to help support Richmondshire Neighbourhood Policing Team on Saturday 31 October 2020. The team deployed to Darlington Road in Richmond, responding to concerns from local residents. PC Ross Moralee said: “There are often reports from residents and pupils about speeding on that road, so […]