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Crime victims get more help

POLICE are looking at new ways to identify repeat victims of anti-social behaviour to prevent bullying by nightmare neighbours turning to tragedy.Read

Knife-wielding burglars threaten couple at Newcastle home

POLICE are appealing for information after three men armed with knives burst into a couple's home and stole their jewellery.Read

Durham man arrested in connection with rape of boy in Sunderland

A MAN has been arrested in connection with the rape of a teenage boy.Read

Six more arrests in North Shields murder investigation

SIX more people have been questioned in connection with the murder of Andrew SmartRead

Yorkshire Ripper’s penpal reveals her fears

SHE has looked into the eyes of serial killer Peter Sutcliffe . . . and Olive Curry insists the Yorkshire Ripper should never be freed.Read

Perv spied on women in Newcastle College toilets

LURKING in the shadows of a ladies toilet cubicle, this perverted voyeur is caught on camera snooping on female students.Read

Burglars in Northumberland steal jewellery from woman, 90

CRUEL burglars have stolen jewellery belonging to a well-respected 90-year-old woman.Read

Three teens arrested over 'suspicious' death in North Shields

THREE teens are today being quizzed after a man’s body was found in his flat.Read

Teen has ears bitten in Newcastle pub toilet

A TEENAGER is recovering after having his ears bitten in a pub toilet Police are appealing for witnesses to the robbery, which happened at the Sinners Bar, on Newcastle’s Newgate Street.The incident happened at around midnight, last Wednesday, when the 19-year-old victim was in a toilet cubicle at the bar.The teenager was approached by a man demanding cash and when he refused the man bit the his ears. The victim then handed the money over and the mugger walked away.The offender is described as white and of muscular build, aged between 24 and 28, with short brown hair.At the time he was wearing a tight white T-Shirt. And he is approximately 24 to 28-years-old with short brown hair.Anyone with any information is asked to call Northumbria Police on  03456 043 043, ext. 69191, and ask for Market Street CID.Read

Search resumes for missing County Durham woman

POLICE divers will today resume their search for missing Leanne Chambers.Read

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International hitman uses forged North passport

AN INTERNATIONAL death squad hitman has been using a forged North passport, the Sunday Sun can reveal.Read

Hunt for man as security guard knifed at Hilton hotel

A KNIFEMAN is on the loose after a security guard was stabbed in the stomach in the grounds of a plush North hotel.Read

Cash stolen in robbery at Wallsend pub

POLICE are appealing for information after a robbery at a pub.Read

Man robbed in Jesmond, Newcastle

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was robbed in Jesmond, Newcastle.Read

Transsexual told she can't use ladies' toilets

A PRE-OP transsexual was left hurt and humiliated when staff at her local pub told her she could no longer use the ladies’ loos.Read

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Sophie Doughty is the Crime Reporter for ncjMedia. She was born and brought up in North Shields and has been a newspaper journalist since 2003.