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Police searching for a missing Saltburn man have found a body;

A man has been arrested in connection with three robberies in Middlesbrough;

...and officers from Cleveland Police have been out at the weekend to carry out early morning rural crime patrols.

Police searching for a missing Saltburn man have found a body.

54-year-old Sean Murphy was last seen on Saturday, and no-one had heard from him since.

Police issued a public appeal yesterday morning in a bid to try and bring him home with concerns increasing for his welfare.

However police have now confirmed the body of a man has been found in the search for Sean and his family have been informed.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and a file will be prepared for the coroner.

A man has been arrested in connection with three robberies in Middlesbrough.

The alleged incidents happened on Sunday morning at the Toby Carvery on Marton Road, Beechwood Convenience store in Easterside and The Viking Public House in Easterside.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said a male is alleged to have made threats with a weapon described as a knife and has demanded money.

A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of three counts of robbery.

Officers from Cleveland Police have been out at the weekend to carry out early morning rural crime patrols.

Officers were out early on Saturday morning conducting patrols after a recent increase in calls reporting nuisance off-road bikes and hare coursing in some of the more rural parts of our area.

If you have information on these crimes you are asked to call Cleveland Police on the non-emergency number 101.