A total of seven people were arrested in the policing operation around the Sunderland v Middlesbrough football match on Sunday, August 21. All of those arrested were men. There were four arrests for conspiracy to cause violent disorder, two for disorderly conduct, and one for breach of the peace. Superintendent […]
Police are warning the public to be vigilant when using cash machines in the Gateshead area. It comes after police found a skimming device attached to a cash machine on Coldwell Street, in Felling, on Friday July 15. A false card reader was found by officers secured over the original reader […]
A survey in the North East has suggested that “Groping” and sexual assaults are rife as the summer festival season is well underway. In a survey by the North East Magazine, HEAVY, 58% of respondents said they had been groped or sexually touched at a live music gig. The survey […]
11 people have been charged in connection with a police investigation into drug dealing in Sunderland. Last year police launched Operation Primus aimed at tackling drugs supply in the city and so far 16 people have been arrested. On Wednesay, June 9, 10 men and one woman were charged as […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 53-year-old man was assaulted in Sunderland city centre. The assault happened at 9pm on Saturday, June 4, in Sinatras bar in Holmeside. The man was assaulted by two men causing him to suffer a broken leg. He is currently in hospital for treatment. […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was seriously injured in a collision. The collision happened between 5pm and 6pm on Sunday, June 5 on Durham Road, East Rainton. For reasons yet to be established the motorbike left the road and collided with the bus stop opposite Green White […]
Football clubs across the region have backed a campaign by Road Safety GB North East to give drink driving the red card during Euro 2016. The road safety group is being joined by Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Sunderland and Hartlepool football clubs as it aims to raise awareness about the dangers of […]
Police are appealing for information after a man was stabbed in Newcastle. Between 1:30am and 2am on Sunday, May 22, a 27-year-old man became involved in an altercation with three men in the Side street just down from the Empress Bar in the city centre. Another altercation involving the same […]
Vandals have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage across Gateshead. Graffiti has recently appeared in a number of locations including the town centre, Bensham and the Shipcote area. The damage will cost the local authority thousands of […]
Two men have been jailed after a knife-point robbery in Newcastle. On September 7, 2015, Thomas Paul Keenan, 20, and Steven Smith, 22, and both of no fixed abode, threatened two homeless men who were sleeping in a car park in Lisle Street in the city centre. They were armed […]