Northumbria Police have launched a murder investigation after the death of a 31 year old man in South Shields. Reports came after a disturbance was reported inside the Prince Edward pub on Prince Edward Road. The man was founded unconscious and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead […]
Police have appealed for information following an incident in South Shields last month. Between 9pm and 9:15pm on Tuesday, March 1, a man threatened another man and shouted offensive language at a woman outside the McDonalds on King Street. Officers are keen to trace a man who was in the […]
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is appealing for anyone who saw or heard any part of the incident in South Shields. The IPCC is investigating an incident in which a man was shot and seriously injured by Northumbria Police officers. The incident took place in Frenchmans Way in South […]
A 24-year-old man who was shot by a firearms officer after apparently being told by police to “put the gun down” remains in a serious condition in hospital. Locals have named the man as James Wilson, also known as Cornet, who was believed to have been shot once in the […]
Armed police shouted “put the gun down” before shooting a 24-year-old man who was reported to be holding a handgun, a local resident said. Officers were called to Frenchmans Way, South Shields, shortly after 1am where the man was shot once, then taken to hospital. A local father, who did […]
A man has been shot by armed police in South Shields following an incident. At 1:02am on Tuesday, March 29, police received a report of a man in possession of a handgun in the street in Frenchmans Way. Armed officers attended and made contact with the man, during which the […]
Two men have been jailed for the murder of Tipu Sultan. Michael McDougal, 47, of Hylton Avenue, South Shields, has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life with a minimum of 34 years and Michael Mullen, 25, of Hawthorne Avenue, South Shields, has been found guilty of manslaughter […]
A man has died after falling from Marsden Grotto cliffs in South Shields. At 8am, on Sunday, March 13, police received a report that a man had fallen from the cliffs at Marsden Grotto and into the water. The police and coastguard responded to the incident and a body of […]
Police searching for missing Ponteland woman Sally Allan have found a woman’s body in the River Tyne. At 1:07pm yesterday (Wednesday, February 3), a body of a woman was found in water near the riverside in Jarrow. The body has been recovered from the water and enquiries are being […]