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Jul
Fourteen arrested as part of Harrogate district police operation
Fourteen people have been arrested as part of a Harrogate district police operation.
North Yorkshire Police said the arrests, which were made as part of Operation Tornado, were in connection with class A-drugs, burglary, shop theft, fraud and other offences.
The force executed warrants at two flats in Knaresborough yesterday (July 30), which saw a man and a woman in their 40s arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to supply class-A drugs and burglary.
Substances believed to be heroin and crack cocaine were found during searches, along with cash and drug-related items. Suspected stolen goods were also recovered.
Meanwhile, two people were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences and four arrests were made in connection with retail thefts. The force added that other arrests were made “for a range of offences”.
The operation also focussed on community engagement.
Officers carried out high-visibility patrols in Harrogate town centre and surrounding areas and took part in retail crime prevention visits to businesses.
There was also a public event in Valley Gardens, featuring police vehicles, police dogs, equipment demonstrations and other organisations including North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Mountain Rescue, Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the Coastguard.
Andy Pickless-Ingram, a Harrogate-based inspector, said:
Yesterday’s Operation Tornado has made a significant impact on crime in a number of communities.
Burglary, drugs, shop theft and other offences we’ve tackled damage communities – residents quite rightly want us to come down hard on the perpetrators, which is exactly what this operation is about.
But it’s also an opportunity to meet people, engage with the community and share advice that keeps people safe and I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to say hello and chat to us when we were out and about on patrol or at our engagement event in Valley Gardens, which helped to make it a huge success.
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