Five people have been arrested in early morning raids as police crack down on organised crime. Earlier this year Operation Falkland was set up to disrupt the supply of class A drugs and dismantle organised crime. The six month long investigation resulted in the arrests today. This morning warrants were carried […]
A 25-year-old man was driving near St John’s Church when two men suddenly appeared in the road. Police were called following the incident on Ashbrooke Road in Sunderland at approximately 6.10pm on Monday, November 14. The motorist got out of his car and the other men asked for his car keys which […]
A mum from South Tyneside wants the public sale of fireworks to be banned after her 12-year-old son was attacked. Twelve-year-old Leo Stephenson was walking home from Asda in Boldon at approximately 6.30pm with his friend, when two people wearing clown masks in a black car threw a firework at […]
Lance-Corporal Trimaan Dhillon, also known as Harry Dhillon, 25, has been charged on suspicion of the murder of Alice Ruggles. Police found the body of the 24-year-old on Wednesday 12 in Rawlings Road, Gateshead. L Cpl Dhillon, of the royal regiment of Scotland, appeared before Newcastle Magistrates Court on Saturday. He […]
The National Hate Crime Awareness Week started on October 8, the week of social media activity that aims to provide a greater understanding about what constitutes hate crime by getting people to talk about it by using the twitter hashtags such as #StopTheHate, #NHCAW, and #BeingYou Hate crime can occur in lots of different […]
A 15-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after being shot while riding a motorbike in Sunderland. Officers were called at around 8:40pm to Hewitt Avenue, Ryhope, after reports of a teenager being injured whilst travelling on a motorbike. He was taken to Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary where he […]
Police in Sunderland are re-issuing safety messages to new students who will soon be partying in the city. A host of freshers will embark on Sunderland during the next few weeks and in line with tradition will be out enjoying the many pubs and clubs on offer in the city centre. […]
Police are investigating the unexplained death of a 17-year-old girl in North Tyneside. At 1:49am on Saturday, September 3, officers received a report from the ambulance service expressing concern for a girl that had been found unconscious in a rear lane in George Road in Wallsend. The girl was taken […]
The murder of South Shields’ takeaway owner Tipu Sultan will be featured on BBC’s Crimewatch tonight (September, 5th). Millions of viewers across the country will learn how the murder case of the 32-year-old man was solved by Northumbria Police detectives. Mr Sultan was shot and killed at the rear […]
A body has been found in the River Tyne and has been identified as missing man Aidan Dickinson. At 6.47pm on Monday, August 29, police received a report that the body of a man had been found in the river near to Collingwood Terrace in Dunston, Gateshead. Police and fire […]