Northumbria Police

Paul Howell was jailed for more than three years after being thwarted by a ‘Home Alone-style' trapplaceholder image

Watch moment 'prolific' burglar is caught by 'Home Alone-style' trap

A sinkhole has opened in South Shields on Monday morningplaceholder image

Watch the aftermath as sinkhole opens on residential street

Burglar tries to knock on homeowner's front door.placeholder image

Watch: Bungling burglar tries to knock on homeowner's front door

Dilovan Sindi.placeholder image

Watch: Arsonist set fire to customers inside barber shop

Robson's Food Store assistant manager Martin Passmoor has been discussing the issue of shoplifting on Chester Road. placeholder image

Shopkeeper reveals how traders are tackling shoplifters themselves

Doors have been put in and arrests made following the violent disorder in Sunderland in the wake of the child stabbings in Southport.placeholder image

'Scantily clad' riot suspect gets front door smashed in by police

Cannabis farm found in underground tunnelplaceholder image

'Secret trap door' leads to underground network of drug-filled tunnels

Joseph Tait, who has been banned from every Sainsbury's in the country after repeated shopliftingplaceholder image

Shoplifter banned from every Sainsbury's in the UK

Work has now started chainsawing the felled tree into sections for its removal (Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)placeholder image

Beloved Sycamore Gap tree to be cut up and removed from site

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Dog destroyed after attack leaves man seriously injured

Andy Foster was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after being sprayed with ammonia. However, despite the best efforts of medical professionals, he sadly died.placeholder image

Family ‘devastated’ after man, 26, killed in ammonia spray attack

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Family left devastated after girl, 15, stabbed to death

Without a Trace by Mari Hannahplaceholder image

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Raoul Moat was the subject of a man hunt ten years ago (Police)placeholder image

10 years ago Paul Gascoigne turned up to talk to Raoul Moat - here's what happen...

The girl has also been disqualified from driving following the incident in a car parkplaceholder image

Teenager banned after driving with girl on car roof

One police force received six reports of such incidents in just five daysplaceholder image

Police warning as '˜killer clown' craze hits UK

Police out in force at a football matchplaceholder image

Children as young as 12 banned from football matches for disorder

CCTV of the gang during their botched raid on the Co-op in Corbridge.placeholder image

CCTV: Lancaster and Morecambe gang members jailed for raid on store's ATM

Killing for Keeps by Mari Hannahplaceholder image

Book review: Killing for Keeps by Mari Hannah

POLICE: Officers have been targetting those driivng under the influence of drugsplaceholder image

Ten Lancashire motorists arrested for drug driving since new laws

Police say this man they would like to speak to could be from Lancashireplaceholder image

Lancashire link in rape appeal

Killing for Keeps by Mari Hannahplaceholder image

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