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Police issue warning after 153 per cent rise in 'sextortion' scams across County Durham

People are being urged to be aware of the dangers of sextortion - a form of blackmail in which scammers trick victims into sharing intimate and explicit images of themselves

Chronicle Live · Nov 3, 2022

Body found in search for missing Consett man Wayne Parker, police confirm

Police said a body has been found in the search for missing man Wayne Parker

Chronicle Live · Oct 25, 2022

Fugitive cage fighter's drug ring taken down as police find £100k disguised as presents

Police are still hunting Darren Towler who was handed a heavy sentence in his absence

Liverpool Echo · Oct 20, 2022

Concerns grow for missing man, 51, believed to be in the County Durham area

Officers from Durham Constabulary have launched an appeal for more information after the man's disappearance

Chronicle Live · Oct 3, 2022

Northumbria and Durham police speed limit thresholds - and how they could change soon

London drivers were caught by police quietly cutting the speed limit buffer zone by 1mph, putting the capital under same rules as the North East

Chronicle Live · Oct 1, 2022

County Durham families to pay respects as World War Two airmen are laid to rest after nearly 80 years

The wreckage of the ill-fated RAF bomber was discovered in Lake Markermeer, near Amsterdam in 2020

Chronicle Live · Sep 28, 2022

Thief steals car with two-year-old toddler in the backseat

Officers are investigating the incident, which took place in Church Street, Quarrington Hill, near Durham City, at about 7pm on Wednesday

Manchester Evening News · Sep 22, 2022

Police investigation after car was stolen in County Durham with two-year-old girl inside

The little girl was located unharmed a short while later but the family cat has not yet been located

Chronicle Live · Sep 22, 2022

Body of a man found in the River Wear after emergency services rush to the scene in Durham

Police attended after receiving reports of concern for a man in the river on Tuesday evening

Chronicle Live · Sep 20, 2022

Starmer Covid "Beergate" probe cost police more than £100k using nine top officers

Durham Constabulary's probe involved 3,200 hours of work using detectives usually employed on murder and sex assault cases

Wales Online · Sep 16, 2022