A leading officer from North Yorkshire Police has discussed the force's feeling the use of controversial Stop and Search powers.
There have been examples of problems with stop and search in relation to the ethnicity of people affected.
Assistant Chief Constable Scott Bisset says it's important checks are conducted appropriately:
There's also been issues nationally with searches on children.
Assistant Chief Constable Bisset says these are carried out for a reason:
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It's a huge occasion this weekend in the town of Whitby with many activities taking place from Pier Road to Endeavour Wharf.
A Whitby man has been given a 10-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order for traumatising a girl after he sent her sexually explicit images of himself via online messaging sites.
There's everything from bell ringing to Bronte in Scarborough throughout the next fortnight.
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