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A prolific thief has been sentenced to two years behind bars after repeatedly flouting a court order.
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Northumbria Police will increase its community policing presence after getting the green light to boost its recruitment plans.
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Five men who falsely imprisoned a man before raiding a suspected drugs farm worth thousands of pounds have been jailed for a cumulative almost 13 years following a police investigation.
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‘I am free. I am going to thrive, and you are not’ – those are a victim’s words after the man who carried out a string of sex offences against her nearly half a century ago is jailed for 17 years. Jeffrey Rose subjected his victim to a nightmare of abuse in the late 1970s.
Sam Clarke, 23, abused the victim at a house party while she was sleeping, however she awoke and confronted Clarke, who tried to claim the activity was consensual and that she was awake.
In August 2024, Cruickshank – who was already in prison for breaching his SRO in an unrelated offence – was charged with 19 offences, and today (Friday) he was jailed for 13 years and six months, with a further six years on extended licence once he is released.
Daniel Holland was sentenced to 12 years and seven months behind bars, with a further five years on licence once he is released - for two counts of rape, assault and attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.
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A prolific offender who persistently targeted Tyneside taxi drivers has been jailed and banned from stepping foot inside several communities – following a multi-agency investigation involving police and partners.
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A man has admitted killing two people – including a seven-year-old boy – in an explosion in Newcastle.
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Two men who threatened a family in their own North Tyneside home in an attempt to take money from them have been jailed.