Cleveland Police warn social media users over hoax

Cleveland Police warning
Author: Micky WelchPublished 13th Jun 2025

Cleveland Police say there's a hoax on social media about a missing officer in Middlesbrough.

A post has been circulating for a few days now but the force say it's fake and ask people not to share it.

A spokesperson for the force told us:

"We are aware of posts circulating across social media claiming to be about a missing female police officer in Middlesbrough.

This is a hoax post that has been repeated across the country. No officer has been reported missing and we would ask that people do not share the post on their social media."

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