Crime

Fire chiefs have urged the courts to ‘throw the book at’ anyone found guilty of attacks over the Bonfire Night period.

Arming police with a ‘DNA spray’ has seen the number of rogue motorbike riders plummet in South Shields, according to police.

A serial offender has re-appeared in court after ignoring strict conditions which ban him from entering scores of premises.

A man will appear in court in the new year following an attack at a Metro station.

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne will appear in court on Tuesday charged with sexually assaulting a woman on a train.

Police have released an image of a man they would like to speak to after a Crystal Palace defender was struck by a bottle during a Premier League game.

Tyne Tunnel drivers may end up paying the penalty if new technology designed to speed up journeys is not made failsafe, road experts fear.

A man who was suspected in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence has been jailed for nine years for heading a £3 million drugs plot.

A prison officer from South Tyneside has denied failing to perform his duty by engaging in sexual activity with 12 female prisoners.

A councillor who has called on police drivers to be given powers to knoch rogue motor bike riders off their machines has been backed by readers.

A councillor has called for new powers so police officers in South Tyneside can ram rogue motorbike riders.

A thief who stole sweets worth £1.49 lashed out and injured three supermarket workers after he was caught.

A man has been arrested by police over allegations of hurling abuse at Metro staff.

People who broke environmental laws in South Tyneside have had to cough up nearly £10,000 in fines and costs.

I have recently received a Notice of Intended Prosecution from the police telling me that me that my car was caught speeding. The letter asked me to identify the driver, what should I do?

The stepson of South Shields murder victim David "Noddy" Rice has been locked up for a knifepoint robbery after he left an Iceland carrier bag containing details of his address at the scene.