'ELLO, 'ello, ello what's going on here then? Police in Darlington are swapping their usual beat for the aisles of a local supermarket.
The town's Asda store is playing host to a series of police surgeries which will see coppers mingling with shoppers.
Asking for the bill will now take on a whole new meaning every other Wednesday morning.
The idea of moving the surgeries from their regular police station home one and-a-half miles away is that of local bobby Jonathan Stoker, who saw a chance to tap into the thousands of shoppers who visit the supermarket every week.
He said: "Asda is the biggest business on my beat and is the focal point for shoppers in the area.
"Using the supermarket is more convenient both for us and the local people around here."
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