A man was today in a critical but stable condition in hospital after being shot by a firearms officer. The police watchdog is investigating after the 24-year-old man was left seriously injured. He was shot after apparently being told by police to “put the gun down” and is in hospital. […]
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is appealing for anyone who saw or heard any part of the incident in South Shields. The IPCC is investigating an incident in which a man was shot and seriously injured by Northumbria Police officers. The incident took place in Frenchmans Way in South […]
A 24-year-old man who was shot by a firearms officer after apparently being told by police to “put the gun down” remains in a serious condition in hospital. Locals have named the man as James Wilson, also known as Cornet, who was believed to have been shot once in the […]
Armed police shouted “put the gun down” before shooting a 24-year-old man who was reported to be holding a handgun, a local resident said. Officers were called to Frenchmans Way, South Shields, shortly after 1am where the man was shot once, then taken to hospital. A local father, who did […]
Police are appealing for information after a woman was assaulted and robbed in Newcastle. At around 7.50pm on Saturday, March 26, a 67-year-old women was attacked by an unknown male outside her home on Lonnen Avenue in Denham. The offender pushed the victim to the ground before grabbing her handbag […]
Police are warning burglars in Newcastle and Gateshead to expect extra attention in the coming months. It comes as part of a burglary crackdown. Throughout March officers in the Central Area Command have arrested 29 men and two women as part of ongoing work aimed at cutting the number of […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at a commercial garage in Houghton. It happened in the early minutes of Friday, February 26, between 00.05 hours and 00.34am, at Stratstone Aston Martin, Stoneygate. Thieves entered the compound and stole three alloy wheels and a jet pressure washer. Police are […]
Police investigating a rape on Newcastle Quayside have arrested a man in connection with the incident. The incident occurred between 9.45pm and 10.30pm on Friday, March 25, when a 25-year-old woman was attacked as she walked along the Close, near to the Quayside bar. Enquiries into the incident are ongoing […]
Two 16-year-old youths who climbed on the roof of Newcastle General Hospital have been jailed. On Saturday, March 5, police received a report that four people had climbed onto the roof of a building in the grounds of the General Hospital, in Wingrove Avenue, throwing stones at vehicles, members of […]
A man has been shot by armed police in South Shields following an incident. At 1:02am on Tuesday, March 29, police received a report of a man in possession of a handgun in the street in Frenchmans Way. Armed officers attended and made contact with the man, during which the […]