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BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Scarborough dealer of 'dangerous' synthetic opioid jailed
A North Yorkshire drug dealer has been jailed for 11 years for attempting to distribute a potentially fatal synthetic seized by police from Brian Hollywood, 30, in January were initially thought to be class C Xanax, however further tests discovered they were class A of Spring Bank, Scarborough, previously admitted three counts of possession with intent to supply a class A drug and was jailed at York Crown Court on Tuesday. Det Insp Amber Carey, of North Yorkshire Police, said: "The risk that nitazenes pose is significant and Hollywood demonstrated he has no regard for the potential devastation he could cause when supplying such dangerous substances." Nitazenes are an "extremely potent" synthetic opioid linked to drug deaths all around the UK, the force deaths linked to nitazenes have been recorded in the county in the last two are nitazenes?The officer added: "Drug dealers like Brian Hollywood bring nothing but anguish to our communities."The tenacity and drive to secure justice by the officer in the case, supported by intelligence and neighbourhood policing team officers, demonstrates we will do all we can to clamp down on such offenders and take them off our streets." Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Person injured after crash which closed A64
A person has been taken to hospital after a crash on a key route in North Yorkshire, the ambulance service has said. The eastbound carriageway of the A64, heading towards the coast, had been closed near Malton but has now re-opened, according to National Highways. A spokesperson for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service said they were sent to a single-vehicle collision at 06:51 BST, and one person was taken to York Hospital. It is the second road incident in the area this week, after a motorcyclist died in a crash on Tuesday. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. North Yorkshire Police
Irish Post
2 days ago
- Irish Post
Appeal after human remains found in burnt-out vehicle in Yorkshire
POLICE in Yorkshire have said they are supporting a family in Ireland following the discovery of human remains in a burnt-out vehicle. North Yorkshire Police said formal identification of the remains is yet to take place following the discovery on Marishes Lane, around 15 miles from Scarborough, at around 4am on Monday. The death is being treated as unexplained and enquiries are at an early stage to establish the full circumstances. Detectives are investigating a possible link to an earlier collision, which occurred at around 11.10pm on Sunday, June 15 on the A169 Malton Road between the A64 interchange at Malton and Marishes Low Road. This incident involved a black Vauxhall Astra and an unknown vehicle. The occupants of the Astra were not injured. Anyone who may have seen either incident, or who has relevant information or dash-cam footage from the area at the time, is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Motorcyclist seriously injured after tractor crash in Dinsdale
A motorcyclist has been seriously injured following a crash involving a Yorkshire Police said the incident occurred on Bridge Cottage Road, Over Dinsdale, at around 12:54 BST on rider of the Yamaha red and black motorcycle was taken to hospital, where he remains, after the collision involving a green tractor pulling a road was closed for 11 hours while officers investigated the scene. Anyone with any information is asked to get in touch. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
North Yorkshire Police officer found not guilty of sexual assault
A police officer has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a woman almost five years Meadows, 45, was alleged to have assaulted the woman by putting his arms around her and thrusting himself against her as she walked ahead of him on 25 September was found not guilty of the charge on Tuesday following a trial at Bradford Crown Meadows, from Doncaster, had previously worked as a firearms officer for North Yorkshire Police but has since left the force. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
