Crime

Kim McGuinness, Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, took to social media as the decision came on Friday.

Northumbria PCC invests £100,000 to combat violent crime

Watch the moment a National Express bus burst into flames following an arson attack

Watch moment double decker bus bursts into flames on busy city road

Rolf Harris.

Rolf Harris: Convicted paedophile dies aged 93

American rapper Chris Brown could be arrested over an alleged nightclub assault if he comes back to the UK. (Photo by Candice Ward/Getty Images)

US rapper Chris Brown could be arrested if he returns to the UK

Jonathan Hogg died from the injuries sustained in the dog attack on Thursday. (Photo: Facebook)

Man (37) mauled to death by dog

David Boyd, 55, has been found guilty of murdering seven-year-old Nikki Allan, 30 years ago.

Man found guilty of murdering Nikki Allan, 7

The car is seen smashing into the lorry.

Watch as driver runs a red light before smashing into a lorry

Police stopped the man leaving a travellers' site in Cambridgeshire.

Watch the moment hostage was discovered in the back of a transit van

Police forensics continue to search on Castle Canyke, Bodmin. Credit: SWNS

Murder charge after 32 year-old stabbed to death

Northumbria Police

Force-wide crackdown on crime by Northumbria Police a success

Newcastle United fan and actor stars in exciting new crime film

Inskip and Giacomini

Two ‘brazen’ criminals put behind bars for daylight attack on man

Sickening video shows young cowboy builders filming themselves ‘bodging’ a job while mocking their elderly customer.

Rogue builders film themselves ‘bodging’ job and mocking customer

The AA has debunked lots of driving myths (Photo: The AA)

Eight driving myths debunked by The AA

PC Sharon Beshenivsky was killed while on duty in Bradford in 2005. Picture: West Yorkshire Police/PA Wire

Man extradited from Pakistan charged with murder of PC in 2005

Marcia Grant, 60, has been described by her family as “warm, loving and a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend”. (Photo: South Yorkshire Police)

12 year-old boy charged with murder of 60 year-old woman

Phillip Schofield. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Phillip Schofield’s brother Tim found guilty of sexually abusing boy

Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. (Photo by Marco Longari - Pool/Getty Images)

Oscar Pistorius: South African parole board to consider early release

Northumbria Police

Officers reuniting owners with suspected stolen property in Monkseaton

Man found guilty of murdering a Northumbria University student

Man jailed for nearly 30 years for leaving a woman in a field to die

Drug dealer involved in a plot to supply cocaine and heroin is jailed

Data has revealed how many people are being prosecuted each week for failing to pay their BBC TV licence

TV licence row as thousands prosecuted each week for failing to pay

Former pop star Gary Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, at a previous court hearing

Gary Glitter recalled to prison for breaking licence conditions

Newcastle Crown Court.

Two mums narrowly avoid prison over driving penalty points scam

Brenda Page & Christopher Harrisson

Elderly scientist jailed for murdering ex-wife 45 years after crime

Ashley and Jamie Lawson.

Father and son who stole four vehicles in one night jailed

Officers tracked the suspected thieves back to a budget hotel room.

Police track suspected thieves back to a Newcastle hotel room

Man sentenced for attack on two women at Newcastle Central Station

Drunk driver travels almost three times over the speed limit

More than 700 sex offenders slipped off the radar of police forces across the country over a three-year period.

Over seven hundred sex offenders slipped off police forces’ radar

Disgraced former US lawyer Alex Murdaugh (centre) was convicted of the murder of his wife and son. (Photo: courtesy of Netflix)

Alex Murdaugh gets life without parole for wife and son murders

R&B singer R Kelly has an extra year added to his 30 year prison sentence for charges related to child enticement & indecent photos of children.

Disgraced R&B singer R Kelly sentenced to one extra year in prison

Asere Shumba received a 20-week prison sentence.

Man banned from every McDonald’s for upskirting jailed after breach

One of the stolen dresses by Claire Mischevani.

£70,000 worth of designer garments stolen in “terrifying” robbery

Kevin Spaine, the man who in the 80s delivered the famous line ‘Accrington Stanley, who are they?’, has been jailed for life for murder.

‘Accrington Stanley, who are they?’ boy jailed for murder

North Shields pair get 50 years behind bars for torture of ‘friend’

The incident happened on Worsdell Drive in Gateshead (Image: Google Streetview)

Teenagers, 13 and 16, arrested after suspected Gateshead robbery

Brianna Ghey died at the scene as a result of multiple stab wounds - Credit: Police

Murder investigation after girl, 16, stabbed to death in park

The Gold: How to watch BBC One series based on historic Brink’s-Mat robbery - cast including Hugh Bonneville

The Gold - BBC One series based on Brink’s-Mat robbery

Gareth Arnold (left) and Jared O'Mara (right) have both been convicted of fraud relating to fraudulent invoices submitted to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority while O'Mara was the MP for Sheffield Hallam. The invoices requested reimbursement for services from the fictitious organisation: 'Confident about Autism South Yorkshire'

The moment cocaine-using ex-MP was dobbed in by his own staff

Top 10 safest places in the UK revealed - is your area on the list?

O2 has issued a warning as fraudsters are getting phone contract customers to steal personal details

O2 issues warning as scammers target phone contract customers

Lloyds Bank has issued a warning as ‘romance scam’ is on the rise

Lloyds Bank issues ‘romance scam’ warning ahead of Valentine’s Day

David Carrick has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison

Rapist ex-police officer David Carrick jailed for at least 30 years

Items seized by police on Sunday night

Machete and drugs seized after dramatic police chases in Newcastle

Nicola Bulley went missing on January 27

Private diving team appointed to look for missing Nicola Bulley

The person in the image, or anyone who recognises him is asked to contact police.

Officers release image of man after assault in Cramlington

Holly Newton

15-year-old girl who died after suspected stabbing in Hexham named

Jason Lord was the heart of his family

‘Loving son’: Tributes to Newcastle man killed in suspected murder

Officers have released these CCTV images of a man they would like to trace.

Officers release CCTV after reported sexual assault in Ashington

Labradors are one of the most stolen pets in the UK

Most stolen dog breeds according to ADT Pet Theft Report

Simon Mallen

Paedophile at centre of plot to abuse children sentenced to 26 years

Nanas Against Fracking with Vivienne Westwood

Julian Assange denied permission to attend Vivienne Westwood funeral

Six women arrested in connection with ‘suspicious’ death at UK nursery

The alleged assault happened near West Monkseaton Metro station (Image: Google Streetview)

Elderly man victim of alleged assault near North Tyneside Metro