Two men have been jailed for the murder of Tipu Sultan. Michael McDougal, 47, of Hylton Avenue, South Shields, has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life with a minimum of 34 years and Michael Mullen, 25, of Hawthorne Avenue, South Shields, has been found guilty of manslaughter […]
Police are appealing for help to locate a missing 15-year-old girl from Newcastle. Luiza Marodin, from the Benwell area, was last seen around 6pm on Tuesday, March 8. She told her family that she was going to meet friends however she failed to return. Luiza is Romanian but speaks good […]
Police investigating an ongoing dispute in Sunderland have recovered a vehicle with a firearm inside. Yesterday, a black Land Rover Sport was recovered in Manston Close in Moorside after being left abandoned. Officers attended and searched the vehicle and found a revolver inside. Police believe they were used in the […]
Cyclists are being urged to keep their bikes secure to avoid being taken for a ride by thieves. Over the past month, there have been 11 bike thefts across Washington – 6 of the thefts were where bikes were left lying on the ground in a garden or yard. […]
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Gateshead. Around 6:50pm on Monday, March 14, a 42-year-old man became involved in an altercation with two men in Napier Road, Swalwell. The two men then assaulted the victim hitting him with sticks. The victim suffered head injuries and […]
A former Sunderland footballer will go on trial charged with rape. Cabral, whose real name is Adilson Tavares Varela, will appear at Newcastle Crown Court after he was arrested on suspicion of two counts of rape. The 27-year-old Cape Verdean midfielder played alongside convicted sex offender Adam Johnson after signing […]
Police are appealing for information after a window was smashed at a house in Hebburn yesterday. Police were called to an address in Somerset Road in Hebburn at around 5.50am. On arrival, police found a window at a house had been smashed. A man in his 40s was found with […]
Police searching for wanted man Sean Tait are teaming up with Crimestoppers and are offering a reward to try and help arrest him. Sean Tait, aged 27, from Belgrave Parade is wanted for breaching the terms of a prison licence. Enquiries have been ongoing to try and locate him, and […]
Officers from the Newcastle city centre Neighbourhood Policing Team are working with Intu Eldon Square to tackle anti-social behaviour (ASB) in the area. They are working with security and staff from the shopping centre, to carry out extra high visibility patrols on Friday and Saturday evenings, over the next four […]
A man has been reported for dangerous driving following a collision with a police car in Gateshead. At just after 9pm on Sunday, March 13, motor patrols officers attended a report of drivers gathering and driving dangerously in the area near to McDonalds on the Team Valley trading estate. While […]