A GANG of four men who stole cylinders of painkilling gas from three North East hospitals at the start of the coronavirus crisis were “despicable” and their crimes “could have been catastrophic”, a judge has said. The men, from Norfolk, were each jailed for four years today (Tuesday 13 […]
Specialist officers have celebrated a major milestone in the fight against serious crime as cash seizures during 2020 soar past the £1million mark. Financial officers from the North East Regional Economic Crime Unit (RECU) have provided vital assistance to the National Crime Agency, other Regional police teams and the region’s […]
A MAN has been charged with murder following a fatal fire in Easington Lane two years ago. On November 3, 2018, emergency services were called to the Manor House premises, on High Street, following a report of a fire which sadly claimed the life of Patryk Mortimer, 39. Patryk, who […]
POLICE have arrested an 11th person in connection with the suspected drug deaths of three Tyneside university students. The three – two 18-year-olds from Newcastle University and a 21-year-old Northumbria University student – died over the weekend, along with an 18-year-old male from Washington, with drugs suspected to have contributed […]
THIS was the seemingly innocent torch found by police while searching a suspect – which turned out to be a disguised stun gun. Officers were called to Mowbray Park, in Sunderland, in September 2018 after a member of the public reported a man with a suspected Taser. They spotted […]
A NORTHUMBRIA Police dog has been praised by a top cop after helping hunt down a burglary suspect who allegedly threatened his victim with a knife. At about 8.20am on Saturday (October 3) police were alerted to a raider at a home in Ashfield Park, Whickham, Gateshead. He was […]
A TEENAGE student who was one of four young people to die in suspected drug incidents over the weekend had been a “model pupil”, her former school said. Jeni Larmour was one of two 18-year-old women who died in Newcastle University student accommodation after they were thought to have taken […]
OFFICERS investigating the deaths of three teenagers and a 21-year-old over the weekend have made 10 arrests and carried out searches with drugs dogs. A large-scale investigation was ongoing today (Monday 5 October) after two 18-year-old women, and two men, aged 18 and 21, were found at addresses over […]
A police operation targeting organized crime celebrates its first birthday today, after a blockbuster initial year that saw millions of pounds of drugs seized and a plethora of criminals convicted. Operation Sentinel, a joint venture between Northumbria Police, Durham Constabulary and North East Regional Special Operations Unit (NERSOU), aims to […]
A new cohort of police recruits were sworn-in as officers on Monday – and told their communities “need them now more than ever”. The 79 recruits joined the Northumbria Police force as part of its ongoing recruitment campaign to increase officer numbers. They will now take part in an intensive […]