Unless otherwise stated, they were all dealt with by Newcastle Crown Court:
5. Vinny Balmer
Rapist Vinny Balmer was branded 'cowardly and weak' in court. He forced his victim against a fence and onto the ground, where she was punched and kicked during the 20-minute attack.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the woman was left "bloodied and bruised" and was in a "distressed and dishevelled" state when she contacted the emergency services for help after the shocking ordeal.
Balmer, 28, of Hadrian Road, Jarrow, South Tyneside, was convicted of three offences of rape and another sexual offence after trial and admitted two charges of common assault.
He was jailed for 14 years and must register as a sex offender for life. Photo: Northumbria Police
Former doorman Lee Honeyman claimed he was forced to sell cocaine after he seized drugs from customers and was then told that meant he owed money to dealers.
He said he was working at a bar in South Shields when he confiscated drugs from a group of people and was then pressurised to sell cocaine to pay back what he owed for them.
Newcastle Crown Court heard he was collared when police found 13 plastic bags of the class A drug in a car they seized from him in September 2018.
Less than a week later police found a kinder egg containing 11 small bags of cocaine in a car he abandoned at the Tyne Tunnel toll both when he saw officers approach.
The total value of the cocaine that was seized was £960.
Honeyman, 36, of Penham Place, North Shields, North Tyneside, admitted two charges of possessing cocaine with intent and one of possessing an extendable baton that was found in the glove compartment of the first car that was seized.
He was sentenced to a total of three years behind bars. Photo: Northumbria Police
Serial pest Aaron McLaughlin, 20, of no fixed address, was jailed for 11 months on June 10 for is tenth breach of a court order meant to keep him away from his ex girlfriend. Photo: Northumbria Police
Serial scammer Stuart Taylor, who had a history of dishonesty offences, conned his way into an elderly woman's home with the intention to steal.
Taylor, 52, of Beach Road, South Shields, denied the offence of attempted dwelling house burglary but was found guilty by a jury after a trial. He was jailed for four years. Photo: Northumbria Police