POLICE issued crime-fighting tips to motorists at Darlington's Halfords store at the weekend.

Officers distributed advice on vehicle security and money-off vouchers on security equipment as part of Operation Outlaw. The scheme, co-ordinated by police across the North-East and Cumbria, has been running for a month.

Darlington police crime prevention officer Grahame Jardine said: "There has been interest from the public, and we have been well supported by Halfords. Everybody should be concerned about their vehicles and how safe they are.