Graeme Hetherington
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Durham police officer accused of attempted sexual communication with two girls (opens the original)
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A serving Durham Police officer and veteran has appeared in court accused of child sex offences. Police constable Haydyn Brunsdon appeared at Newton Aycliffe Magistrates’ Court this morning. The officer has been charged with two counts of attempted sexual communication with a child in June and September this year and one count of misconduct in public office. Brunsdon, previously of an address in Darlington, was allegedly communicating with two female decoys aged 13 and 15. Brunsdon is also said
Thugs targeted 'innocent' man kicking down door before attacking him (opens the original)
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Two thugs - including one wearing a wrestler’s mask - kicked down an "innocent" man’s door before attacking him. Joe Murphy and Alex Wild targeted the man while Murphy tried to recover stolen jewellery. The pair had already visited the victim’s home looking for someone else before returning to kick down the door, while Murphy was wearing a wrestler’s mask, Teesside Crown Court heard. Prosecutor Shada Mellor said the pair left empty-handed five minutes after forcing their way into the Middlesbrou
County Durham man denies threats to kill as he faces three further charges (opens the original)
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A man has been remanded in custody after denying a charge of making threats to kill. Joshua Goodwin also faces charges of intentional strangulation, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and criminal damage. Teesside Crown Court heard the alleged offences were committed on August 30. Goodwin, 26, of Surrey Crescent, Consett, pleaded not guilty to all four charges and was remanded in custody. Thief pushed woman out of the way to steal her 55inch tv IOPC issues update on A66 crash that killed two
Thief pushed woman out of the way to steal her 55inch tv (opens the original)
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A thief who shoved a woman aside to steal her 55-inch TV after letting himself into her home has appeared in court. Jack McConnell used a key to enter the womanâs home while looking for his Xbox and jacket, Teesside Crown Court heard. The 21-year-old threw a key at the woman, pushed her aside and escaped from her Middlesbrough home with the £400 TV. McConnell, of no fixed abode, admitted theft and assault by beating committed on September 9, 2025. The prosecution also offered evidence on a bu
IOPC issues update on A66 crash that killed two officers as pursuit timeline set out (opens the original)
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A probe into the horror crash on the A66 has determined that tactical contact was not used in the moments leading up to the crash that killed seven people. The 3.39am crash on the A66 in South Bank on August 22 killed Cleveland Police officers PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, along with five people in a Volkswagen Passat: Michael Cahill, Theo Rae, Cole Worthy, Jakub Matusiak and Makai Saddington. Police had abandoned a chase 17 seconds before the VW collided head-on with another marked polic
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