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Phase 4 Computers, an independent computer shop in Harrogate, has appealed for information after a quantity of stock was stolen during a shoplifting incident

Almost 250,000 working hours were lost to sickness at North Yorkshire Police last year amid concerns over comparatively high levels of long-term absence

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Naomi Carrack, sister of Gemma Simpson. Charley Atkins / SWNS

A 44-year-old man has been arrested following two linked collisions in the Harrogate district involving a scaffolding truck and several parked vehicles

The police have issued a CCTV image of a person they would like to speak to after parcels were stolen from a property on Woodfield Road in Harrogate

The police are appealing for information and witnesses after an electric bike was stolen from the communal hallway of a block of flats on Market Place in Knaresborough

Naomi Carrack, sister of Gemma Simpson, who fears Gemma's killer will strike again if released | Charley Atkins / SWNS

The police are appealing for information and witnesses after a man reportedly tried to break into a car parked on Dragon Road, opposite the Asda petrol station, in Harrogate

The police are appealing for information and witnesses after a black Ford Fiesta was stolen in broad daylight from a layby on Hookstone Road in Harrogate

Mohammed Muqadas Hussain, 22, from Huddersfield, has been jailed after leading police on a 130mph pursuit through the Harrogate district before being arrested in Knaresborough

The police have released a CCTV image of a person they would like to speak to following a theft at a property at a housing estate on Dene Park in Harrogate

North Yorkshire Police are preparing for the possibility of “regular, sustained and significant protest activity” if controversial plans to house asylum seekers at the former RAF Linton-on-Ouse go ahead

The police have issued a CCTV image of a couple they would like to speak to after a woman was bitten by dog inside Husk bar on Station Square in Harrogate

The police are urging residents in North Yorkshire to remain vigilant after fraudsters were reported using what appeared to be genuine police telephone numbers in an attempt to steal personal information

The police have released a CCTV image of a person they would like to speak to after a number of Jellycat toys were stolen from RHS Harlow Carr Plant Centre and Gift Shop in Harrogate

The police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to after cooking oil was stolen from LILYPAD on King's Road in Harrogate

The police are appealing for information and witnesses after two electric bikes were stolen from a property on Forest Avenue in Starbeck near Harrogate

Sukhdev Singh, 78, who was convicted of defrauding a vulnerable Harrogate man out of his assets, has been jailed for a further five years after failing to pay a Proceeds of Crime Confiscation Order

The police are appealing for information and witnesses after a pair of designer sunglasses were stolen from a vehicle parked on Coppice Drive in Harrogate

The police are appealing for information and witnesses after black Range Rover was deliberately damaged while parked on Tentergate Road in Knaresborough

The police are appealing for information and witnesses after a minibus belonging to Lister House in Ripon was extensively damaged in a criminal damage incident

The police are appealing for the public's help after recovering a trolley and a quantity of camping equipment believed to have been stolen from a vehicle in the Harrogate area

The police have arrested a 51-year-old man on suspicion of robbery after a convenience store worker was allegedly threatened with a knife during an armed raid at a Morrisons Daily store in Harrogate

William & Victoria, located on Cold Bath Road in Harrogate, is appealing for information and witnesses after eight chairs worth hundreds of pounds were taken from its premises

The police are appealing for help to locate the next of kin of Roksana Matwijiszyn, 59, from Harrogate following her death

The police have provided an update after the body of a man was discovered in the Ripon canal by a member of the public on Sunday morning

The police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to after a domestic radiator was stolen from a property on Knaresborough Road in Ripon

Mia Howarth

The police are appealing for information and witnesses following a sexual assault by touching that occurred on the Stray in Harrogate

The police are appealing for information and witnesses after two men chased an e-bike rider through the streets of Harrogate

The police are appealing for information and witnesses after a large amount of cabling was stolen overnight from Harrogate District Hospital

The police have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to after a motorbike was stolen from a property on Cowstail Lane in Tockwith

Bailey Chadwick, 19, from Pateley Bridge, who died after being struck by a car while walking home from work on the B6265 at Lupton Bank, between Pateley Bridge and Glasshouses, during the early hours of Sunday 20 July 2025

The police are appealing for information and witnesses following a series of overnight burglaries in Pateley Bridge, Dacre Banks and Summerbridge

The police have issued a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to following an alleged assault at the Tesco Express store on Cambridge Road in Harrogate

Residents across the Harrogate area are being urged to remain vigilant after reports of suspected rogue traders targeting local homes

Parents and carers are being urged to speak to their children about the dangers of exploring abandoned buildings after two youngsters were found inside the derelict Kimberley Hotel on King's Road in Harrogate

A pit bike-style off-road motorcycle has been seized by police following reports of anti-social riding in the Gallows Hill area of Ripon

The Deer Park pavilion, located within the historic Studley Royal grounds in Ripon, was completely lost in a fire on Sunday (August 30), leaving members of the cricket club and the wider community heartbroken

Police have issued this CCTV image of a male that they would like to speak to, following a theft from a vehicle in Harrogate.

This 10 foot x 5 foot "Graham Edwards" 3.5 galvanised tipping trailer was stolen on August 11 at 1am.