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POLICE were called to a York bank after an incident that took place this lunchtime.
North Yorkshire Police confirmed that they were called out to a city centre bank today after an incident regarding a payment ‘due to be made by one of their customers.’
As reported by The Press this afternoon (October 20), a North Yorkshire Police van was parked outside Pizza Hut in Pavement in York city centre with its blue lights on although the nature of the incident was not clear at the time.
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A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “We received a report from a city centre bank under the Banking Protocol, a national scheme between the police and financial institutions to prevent fraud.
“Vigilant staff were concerned about a payment due to be made by one of their customers.
“Police officers attended, provided safeguarding advice, and the matter was referred to Trading Standards.”