A man who used online chat rooms to groom and incite teenage boys into sexual activity has been sentenced to a nine-year extended sentence.

North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information about a spate of Burglaries across the rural Whitby area of North Yorkshire overnight between 21 and 22 October 2015.

Deputy Chief Constable Tim Madgwick said: “Past recruitment campaigns have targeted minority groups, including extending our reach to neighbouring counties. We have also developed an action plan with the College of Policing to address the recruitment of ethnic minority officers in the future. That said, we do have a number of Asian and mixed race officers from PC to Superintendent rank, and black, Asian, Chinese and mixed race police staff.

North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information about a burglary that occurred in Broughton Road, Malton

A man found guilty of defrauding three households in Summerbridge near Harrogate has been sentenced to two years in prison. David Smith, 51, of Newtown Road, Bedworth, Warwickshire, pleaded guilty to three charges of Fraud by False Representation. Smith was sentenced on 20 October 2015 at Leeds Crown Court.

This is an update in relation to the incident in Pickering last night (20 October 2015) which officers are treating as an aggravated burglary.