On Tuesday evening, March 1, police arrested a 50-year-old man on suspicion of having explosives in suspicious circumstances. The arrest was part of a pro-active intelligence led operation and the man remains in custody helping police with their enquiries. As part of these enquiries police officers and Explosive Ordnanse Disposal […]
Crime
Armed police arrest 15 people following Sunderland shooting
Twelve people have been arrested in a series of raids after a shot was fired at a house in Sunderland. The arrests were in connection to an incident that happened on Monday at around 1.40pm when the window of a house was shot at on Edgmond Court in Hollycarrside. […]
UPDATE: Man arrested following rape investigation in Sunderland
Police are appealing for information after a report that a 15-year-old girl was raped in Sunderland. The incident happened at around 10pm on Saturday, February 27, on a grassed area in St Mary’s Way, near to the car park. The offender is described as a white male in his 30s, […]
Heaton Park Rape: Police release further information
Police reveal the exact location where a young woman was raped in Heaton Park, Newcastle, and are appealing for further information from the public. The victim was walking alone in Heaton Park in a woodland area, when she was attacked in the late evening on February 21, between 10:50pm to […]
Police appeal after fatal crash in Gateshead
Northumbria police are investigating death of an 83-year-old man, who was knocked over while crossing a road in Gateshead, and want to speak to the two unidentified drivers of these cars. On Tuesday, January 26, William Raine, 83, from Bircham Drive in Blaydon was knocked over by a Nissan Micra […]
CCTV image released in Newcastle City Centre rape investigation
Northumbria Police have released CCTV images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a rape report in Newcastle last year. The incident is believed to have occurred on Thursday October 22, inside an address. The woman who was allegedly raped is thought to have been in Newcastle […]
Speeding driver sentenced after crash critically injures two
A driver who caused a crash that left two people with life-changing injuries is facing 32 months behind bars. Brian Taylor, 23, was speeding when he lost control of his Renault Clio at a roundabout on Cushycow Lane, Ryton, last June. He left the road and collided with pedestrian David […]
Adam Johnson admits not telling the entire truth during police interview
Adam Johnson said his world was “turned upside down” when he was arrested for sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. The footballer told Bradford Crown Court he “panicked” and was “in turmoil” during his police interview after he was arrested at the home, he shares with his girlfriend Stacey Flounders, in March […]
Footballer Adam Johnson denies sex acts with 15-year-old girl
Former Sunderland AFC footballer Adam Johnson has told a jury he did not have oral sex with a 15-year-old girl. The ex-Black Cats winger began giving evidence in his trial at Bradford Crown Court, accused of sexual activity with a child. Johnson, 28, has admitted grooming and kissing the teenager. Orlando Pownall QC, […]
Adam Johnson: “I used phone to search for age of consent”
Ex Sunderland footballer Adam Johnson has said he searched for the age of consent on the internet after a changing room discussion about laws in different countries. The former Sunderland winger is on trial at Bradford Crown Court accused of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. The court has heard […]