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Zetland FM Local News - 12th February 2024
Officers investigating the circumstances around clothing being found at the top of Huntcliff in Saltburn have issued a fresh appeal in Polish;
Police are appealing to members of the public with dash cam footage following a collision in Guisborough;
...and it's been revealed that the beginning of 2024 saw a huge drop in personal robberies across the Cleveland Police area.
Officers investigating the circumstances around clothing being found at the top of Huntcliff in Saltburn have issued a fresh appeal in Polish.
On Thursday, Cleveland Police said they were concerned for the welfare of the owner of the items, which included a pair of jogging bottoms, a cap and a pair of socks.
Also among the items appeared to be a horse riding rosette, which features words in Polish - which are believed to be a riding stable in Poland.
They were discovered at the top of Huntcliff on Wednesday evening.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on the non-emergency number 101.
Police are appealing to members of the public with dash cam footage following a collision in Guisborough.
The incident involved a black Nissan Juke and a blue Volkswagen Caddy travelling on the A171/Fancy Lane towards Guisborough around 3:20pm on Thursday.
A 60-year-old man travelling in the Nissan Juke suffered possible pelvic and leg injuries, whilst a 32-year-old man travelling in the VW Caddy was extracted by fire crews with a broken leg and possible pelvic injuries.
A 26-year-old woman also travelling in the VW Caddy suffered a broken collar bone.
All three were taken to James Cook University Hospital.
Anyone who may have dash cam footage which could assist the investigation is asked to contact Cleveland Police on the non-emergency number 101.
It's been revealed that the beginning of 2024 saw a huge drop in personal robberies across the Cleveland Police area.
The four-week period from 4 January to 31 January 2024 has shown reductions in robbery against the person by 39% across the force when compared with the same four-week period in 2023.
The biggest decrease was in Stockton, with a drop of 71% in offences in comparison to last year.
Whilst in Middlesbrough personal robberies reduced by 46% when compared with the same four weeks in 2023.
Redcar and Cleveland had no change, and Hartlepool saw a slight increase with one additional report of robbery on last year’s numbers.