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The Latest Breaking News from Durham Constabulary

County Durham woman who forced children to eat soap and locked them in cupboards jailed

Cheryl Pickles subjected the children to prolonged physical and emotional abuse over the course of several years

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County Durham man convicted of possessing Viking coins which change history - after he tried to sell them

Police found the 44 coins, which are valued at approximately £766,000, at properties in County Durham and Lancashire

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Four carers found guilty of ill treatment of patients at Whorlton Hall hospital

The men were convicted at Teesside Crown Court, with the CPS saying their care was 'devoid of the appropriate respect and kindness required' to their vulnerable patients

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Metal detectorists guilty of illegal plot to sell Viking coins after being caught by undercover detective

Craig Best and Roger Pilling convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000

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Collectors guilty of illegal plot to sell historic Anglo-Saxon coins abroad

Craig Best, 46, and Roger Pilling, 75, were convicted of conspiring to sell criminal property worth £766,000.

The Independent UK

County Durham father and son sentenced after illegal firearms discovered in family home

Paul Anthony Glynn was handed a 19-year prison sentence while his son Joseph Wilfred Glynn received an 18-month sentence suspended for two years and 100 hours community service

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Police appeal for witnesses after crash on the A1(M) in Durham

Durham Constabulary has asked for anyone who witnessed two cars collide on the A1(M) to get in touch.

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Two taken to hospital after crash on the A1(M) in County Durham

Two people were taken to hospital after a collision on the A1(M) this afternoon

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Police find missing County Durham man Wayne Robinson after appeal

Police have located Wayne Robinson, of Murton.

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Motorcyclist taken to hospital with 'serious injuries' after collision with car County Durham

A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital after a road traffic collision in County Durham.

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'Overdose-reversing' drug has saved 34 lives in County Durham, police say

34 people have been given Naloxone to counteract overdoses in County Durham

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Two North East police forces chosen by PM to conduct trials under £160m plan to 'stamp out' anti-social behaviour

Northumbria Police and Durham Constabulary have been selected to try out two new proposals

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'Fly high' Floral tributes left in County Durham for dad-of-two who died following motorbike crash

Lee Stevenson lost his life after the motorbike he was a pillion passenger on crashed in Peterlee

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Police watchdog informed after fatal Peterlee motorbike crash 'followed a brief pursuit by officers'

The Independent Office for Police Conduct is assessing whether it needs to launch an investigation.

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Family pay tribute to young dad with 'his whole life ahead of him' after fatal Peterlee motorbike crash

The family of Lee Stevenson, who died in a crash on Saturday morning, have paid tribute to a man who "lived for his children" and "would do anything for anyone"

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Man dies and another injured in Peterlee motorcycle crash 'after brief police pursuit'

A man had died following a motorbike crash in Peterlee, police have confirmed.

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Police spot man about to throw six puppies tied in a bag to their death

Officers arrived on the scene just moments before the puppies were going to be thrown into a bank

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Crackdown on suspected sale of illegal vapes and cigarettes sees four arrested and two shops shut in Darlington

Operation Nightstar is targeting those allegedly involved in the sale of illegal or counterfeit vapes and cigarettes

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Former Medomsley Detention Centre prison officer, 89, found guilty of misconduct in a public office

Former prison officer Alexander Flavell was charged with several offences, including misconduct in a public office

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Prison officer who abused detention centre inmate in 1970s too ill to be jailed

Alexander Flavell, 89, is the eighth member of staff from Medomsley Detention Centre near Consett, County Durham, to be successfully prosecuted.

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"Barbaric and callous" - victim's family speak out after postman jailed for life for murdering wife

The Turner family say they have been robbed of a mother and grandmother

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Travel agent claimed to have cancer during £1.2 million holiday fraud

Lyne Barlow defrauded holidaymakers, friends and family in her scam

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Lyne Barlow: How the cruel holiday fraudster fooled her own family and spent millions of ill-gotten gains

Everything you need to know about Lyne Barlow and one of Durham Constabulary's largest fraud investigations

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CCTV issued as police look to trace missing man, 34, last seen leaving Newton Aycliffe home

Two images have been issued of John Fitzgerald, aged 34, who has been reported missing

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Heartless Stanley travel agent who claimed to have cancer during £1.2m holiday fraud is jailed

Lyne Barlow, 39, defrauded holidaymakers and even her own family and friends in a £1.2m scam

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