Police are appealing for information after an elderly resident fell victim to a distraction burglary in North Tyneside. It happened between 11am and 11.15am on Tuesday, March 29, when a man forced his way into the back garden of an address in St David’s Close, Whitley Bay. He then knocked […]
Police are appealing for information after a man was hit with a glass in Jesmond. Between midnight and 12:20am on Sunday, March 27, a 30-year-old man was assaulted in the As You Like It bar, in Archbold Terrace. He was struck over the head with a glass near to the […]
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 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 […]
Former England footballer Adam Johnson has been jailed for six years for engaging in sexual activity with a besotted 15-year-old fan. Johnson, 28, showed no emotion as he was sentenced at Bradford Crown Court by Judge Jonathan Rose. The former Sunderland and Manchester City winger was found guilty of sexual […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a burglary in Sunderland. The burglary happened between 9.10pm and 9.15pm on Sunday, February 28 in The Brae. Offenders broke in and attempted to steal a laptop before making off. One of the men is described as white, in his 20s, 5ft 10inches tall, […]
Police investigating an incident involving an air weapon in Sunderland have made a further arrest. Enquiries have established the incident happened at 10.30pm on Saturday, March 19, near to Herrington Burn in Houghton. A 15-year-old boy was injured by a pellet from an air weapon. He remains in hospital with […]
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 […]