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Project Vigilant has seen some fantastic successes in its initial year in the North East and our partnership work won’t end there with further deployments planned during 2026 to build on the good work already carried out.
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A Stockton-on-Tees man has been jailed after paying to watch a live stream of a child being raped.
Four arrested following partnership strikes linked to romance fraud.
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Richard Dale, 48, has been sentenced after he pretended to be a teacher to get close to a young girl online and sent sexually explicit images of himself to the child.
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Vincent Middlebrough, 46, has been sentenced to jail time after he arranged to meet a 14-year-old boy he had been speaking to online in July 2024.
Over 20 arrests as intensification period tackling organised crime takes place across the region.
A Northumberland man has been sentenced following an attempted theft from an ATM in Powburn – after using explosive tactics.
A sexual predator who arranged to meet a child for sex has been sentenced.
Thanks to officers from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU), working together with Cleveland Police and the Metropolitan Police, two men have been handed prison sentences for their efforts to steal money from elderly victims.
Project Vigilant is aimed at targeting perpetrator behaviours, which are often displayed before a sexual offence, spiking or theft takes place.