Officers are appealing for the public’s help to locate a missing woman. Alisha Webster, who is 20 and from the Wallsend area of North Tyneside, was last seen in the Battle Hill area shortly after 12.30pm today (Sunday). Police and Alisha’s family are growing increasingly concerned for her welfare. AlishaContinue Reading
Twenty handheld radios have been funded by Police and Crime Commissioner Joy Allen to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour on a local business park. The County Durham and Darlington PCC provided a grant worth just over £9k for the devices, which will help businesses on Aycliffe Business Park inContinue Reading
A multi-agency project which aims to further improve a Tyneside community has seen drugs, and suspected illegal cash in the tens of thousands of pounds recovered. EPiC (Empowering People in Community) West focuses on the West End of Newcastle, with the aim of identifying crime trends, arresting offenders and reducingContinue Reading
A new online tool has been launched in partnership with Durham Constabulary, Livin and Durham County Council to help victims of anti-social behaviour in Aycliffe access support to resolve the issue. The web resource has been developed by Aycliffe IT firm Optimum Skills and provides everything residents and businesses inContinue Reading
Officers have released images of a man they are looking to trace as they continue to investigate a report of a rape in South Tyneside. Police received a report that a woman in her 20s had made plans to meet up with a man in the Tyne Dock area onContinue Reading
A paedophile has been jailed for offences committed more than 30 years ago – thanks to the bravery of his survivors. John Corby subjected three young victims to sexual offences in the Newcastle area. After a report was made by one of his victims in November 2021, officers in NorthumbriaContinue Reading
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man sadly died following a collision in Newcastle. Shortly after 11.30pm yesterday (Thursday), police received a report of a one-vehicle collision on the A69 close to Throckley. It was reported that a grey Ford Raptor car was travelling westbound when,Continue Reading
A Company Director from Watford has been given a suspended prison sentence after claiming a £50,000 Bounce Back Loan and then dissolving her business. Irena Tokarczyk, 66, from Ashburnham Drive in Watford, was the sole director of Good Food Shops Ltd when she applied for a £50,000 Bounce Back LoanContinue Reading
