Residents in Houghton are being urged to be on their guard to burglars and report any suspicious behaviour to police. In the past two weeks, there have been two burglaries in neighbouring streets. The first happened on Monday, March 28, in Outram Street, where a burglar smashed the back door […]
Two teenage girls who murdered a 39-year-old woman by battering her to death with household objects in a five-hour ordeal have been given life sentences with a minimum of 15 years. The pair, who cannot be named for legal reasons, showed no reaction when they were sentenced at Leeds Crown […]
Northumbria Police is warning internet users to be on their guard against ‘sextortion’. In recent months, there have been a number of incidents reported to police where adults have been lured into performing intimate acts in front of a webcam or sharing videos or images with people they have met […]
Police investigating an attack in Sunderland that saw a man suffer (pictured) a serious slash wound on his face have arrested a man. On Saturday, April 2, 28-year-old Liam Newby (pictured) was attacked with a knife in Town End Farm after being approached by three men. He sustained a serious […]
Police are appealing for information after an attempted robbery at a fish shop in Gateshead. Just before midnight on Tuesday, April 5, a man entered Rob’s Fish Bar in Morley Terrace in Felling threatening staff with a knife and demanding they hand over money. The staff refused and the man […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted in Gateshead. Around 5:30pm on Tuesday, April 5, a woman was assaulted by a man inside a silver Ford Focus parked in Ascot Crescent. The woman got out of the car and took her child from the back seat before […]
Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to after an assault at a Metro station. At around 5pm on Wednesday, March 30, a ticket inspector at St James’ Metro station was assaulted after an altercation with an unknown male. Officers attended but the offender […]
Police are appealing for information after an arson to a house in Winlaton. At 10:14pm on Sunday, April 3, someone set fire to the front door of a property in Lime Street in Gateshead. The fire brigade were called and extinguished the fire before it could cause extensive damage. No-one […]
Claims for thefts of Land Rover Defenders have risen in the North East. NFU Mutual revealed that claims costs for Land Rover Defenders rose by 69 per cent, up to £760,000 from 2014 to 2015 in the region. The North East has the highest cost of Land Rover Defender theft claims in 2015, […]
Police are investigating an assault in Sunderland are re-appealing for witnesses. On Monday, March 21, a 34-year-old man was assaulted in Brady Street in the Pallion area of the city. The victim was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, with significant head injuries where he remains in a […]