Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted in Gateshead. Around 5:30pm on Tuesday, April 5, a woman was assaulted by a man inside a silver Ford Focus parked in Ascot Crescent. The woman got out of the car and took her child from the back seat before […]
Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to after an assault at a Metro station. At around 5pm on Wednesday, March 30, a ticket inspector at St James’ Metro station was assaulted after an altercation with an unknown male. Officers attended but the offender […]
Police are appealing for information after an arson to a house in Winlaton. At 10:14pm on Sunday, April 3, someone set fire to the front door of a property in Lime Street in Gateshead. The fire brigade were called and extinguished the fire before it could cause extensive damage. No-one […]
Police are investigating an assault in Sunderland are re-appealing for witnesses. On Monday, March 21, a 34-year-old man was assaulted in Brady Street in the Pallion area of the city. The victim was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, with significant head injuries where he remains in a […]
Police are appealing for information after a man was racially abused on the Metro. Between 6.10pm and 6.20pm on Saturday, February 27, a 30-year-old man was racially abused on a Metro travelling from Monument to South Shields. The victim later left the train and reported the incident to police. Officers […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in a city centre nightclub. Around 11:55pm on Saturday, March 19, an altercation took place between a man and a member of the door staff at Grey’s night club, Greys Court. The member of door staff suffered a cut to his head […]
Police have released images of two men they would like to speak to after an incident at a Metro station. Between 8.10pm and 8.20pm on Friday, March 18, a 44-year-old Metro staff member was threatened by two men at Gateshead International Stadium station. The men threw bricks at the customer […]
Police are urging people in Newcastle to beware of bogus doorstep callers and be careful who they let in their home. The warning comes after a number of incidents in the Lemington, Blakelaw, Cowgate, Fenham and Elswick areas reported to police over the last few days. Officers have received […]
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was attacked and left disfigured in Sunderland. At around 1.50pm on Saturday, April 2, police received a report that a 28-year-old man had been attacked with a knife in Sunderland. Liam Newby had been walking along a path on the Town […]
Police are appealing for help to locate the victim of a possible robbery in Newcastle. At 9:51am on Sunday morning, April 3, police received a call from security staff at the Sainsbury’s store in Falconar Street that a man had just been robbed and had come into the store for […]