Bishop Auckland police are holding open surgeries in the town centre for people to report crimes or get advice.
Sgt Andrea Clayton said the station's nine town centre officers will attend the surgeries in rota.
"For the majority of times people will gladly report crimes, but sometimes people don't have transport and have difficulty getting to the station. I'm conscious we don't want things going unreported. We want to make ourselves more accessible.
"In addition to helping people get to know the officers, the officers will get to know the public."
The surgeries take place in Bishop Auckland library, in the town hall, every Thursday between 11am and 1pm.
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