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Police put out an appeal for the ‘Big Cheese’ – social media reacts

County Durham police have been inundated with responses to a social media appeal for a man known as the ‘Big Cheese’.

The local police force sent out a request for information on 25-year-old Jason Cheesey, who is wanted in connection with a robbery and assault that is believed to have happened on April 11.

According to the post Mr Cheesey is from Crook but also has connections in the Bishop Auckland area.

They ask people with information to call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

But the social media post went unexpectedly viral after it was flooded with responses. You can probably guess what people had to say:

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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