A 24-year-old man from South Shields, who was shot by a Northumbria Police firearms officer has died, it has been announced. James Wilson was shot in the chest by officers who were called to Frenchman’s Way at about 01:00 BST on 29 March, to reports of a man in the […]
Police are appealing for information after a burglary in North Tyneside. It happened between 7.30am and 8.30am on Wednesday, March 30, when a burglar entered the kitchen of a house in Fern Avenue, North Shields, via an insecure back door. A handbag containing car keys and a Mulberry Purse were […]
Police have charged a woman with a firearms offence following an incident in Byker on Wednesday, March 30. Alliyah Jackson, who is 18 and from Linnetsfield in Walker, has this morning been charged with possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear and violence. She has been bailed to […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was robbed in a Sunderland street. It happened in the back lane of Keats Avenue in Marley Pots at 7.45am on Friday, April 1. A 59-year-old woman had just taken out money from the TSB cashpoint on The Green and was walking […]
A man from Washington has been charged with murder dating back to an incident in 2013. Joseph Leach was assaulted just days before Christmas, back in December 2013. He suffered “serious injuries” following an incident on Woodland Terrace in Washington. Joseph received hospital treatment at Newcastle’s RVI but later died […]
Residents are being urged to take steps to protect their home as the lighter nights creep in. With the onset of lighter nights and warmer weather there is historically a rise in offences where burglars sneak in through open doors and windows. Extra patrols are taking place across North Tyneside […]
Footballer Adam Johnson has begun an appeal against his conviction for sexual activity with a child, a court official has said. The sacked Sunderland and ex-England man was jailed for six years after grooming and engaging in sexual activity with a besotted 15-year-old fan. He was jailed last week at […]
Police are appealing for information after an elderly resident fell victim to a distraction burglary in North Tyneside. It happened between 11am and 11.15am on Tuesday, March 29, when a man forced his way into the back garden of an address in St David’s Close, Whitley Bay. He then knocked […]
Police are appealing for help in tracing a missing 17-year-old Newcastle girl. Tamdy Kayemba from Riddell Avenue in Newcastle has not been seen since Good Friday on March 25 at her home address. She is 5 ft 6″ tall, of stocky build and with long black tinted hair. She was […]
Police are appealing for information after a man was hit with a glass in Jesmond. Between midnight and 12:20am on Sunday, March 27, a 30-year-old man was assaulted in the As You Like It bar, in Archbold Terrace. He was struck over the head with a glass near to the […]