Gareth Crickmer
Shields Gazette
United Kingdom
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Football fan caught drink-driving after watching England's World Cup win over Iran is banned from roads
A South Tyneside football fan scored an own goal when he watched England’s World Cup opening match with friends – then drove home drunk. → Read More
Thief stole wine from South Shields garage in deliberate bid to get arrested
A thief deliberately got arrested by stealing a bottle of wine from a South Tyneside service station – and downing it in front of staff. → Read More
'Daftness' sees disqualified driver hit with further road ban for getting behind wheel of Peugeot van
A South Tyneside motorist who flouted his driving ban by hitting the highway has been hit with a further punishment for his ‘daftness’. → Read More
South Shields woman left 'freaked out' after former partner damaged her home and car
A man who damaged his former girlfriend’s car and home in South Shields has been handed a suspended prison term. → Read More
South Shields man on road ban for drink-driving after row with partner
A South Tyneside man is starting a three-year road ban after a judge rejected his claim he had driven while drunk only to stop his partner damaging his car. → Read More
Homeless man jailed for one day after damaging South Shields police station doors in bid to be sent back to prison
A homeless offender damaged the same police station’s doors for a fourth time in a bid to be sent to prison. → Read More
South Shields delivery driver caught after buying diazepam and selling to friends
A South Tyneside delivery driver found guilty of buying and selling an illegal anti-anxiety drug. → Read More
South Shields drug driver caught driving Nissan Juke at night with no lights on after smoking cannabis
Driving with his car’s lights out after smoking cannabis has cost a South Tyneside drug driver a three-year roads’ ban. → Read More
Man found with knuckle duster in South Shields street after drinking vodka, lager and cider in afternoon session
A South Tyneside man downed a booze cocktail before grabbing a knuckle duster, a court heard. → Read More
Judge tells South Shields drink driver it was 'nothing short of a miracle' he did not kill or seriously injure anyone
A South Tyneside building site worker has been slammed by a judge but spared prison for driving so drunk he almost hit a cyclist while heading home. → Read More
Man caused £1,500 damage after kicking and punching walls at supported housing complex
A South Tyneside man who smashed up his room in a supported housing complex has been warned to curb his temper by a court. → Read More
South Shields man fined after he tried to steal meat from Aldi store
A South Tyneside man who tried to steal meat from an Aldi store has been fined. → Read More
Man caught with knuckle duster in South Shields street not a ‘dangerous person’, solicitor tells court
A man who brandished a knuckle duster in a South Tyneside street is not a ‘dangerous person’, his solicitor told a court. → Read More
Lager thief damaged mobility scooter in botched raid on Asda Boldon
A frantic booze thief damaged a mobility scooter and security scanners while fleeing drunk from an Asda store. → Read More
Man drove car into Probation Service office
A South Tyneside man drove his car into a Probation Service office – and told police he was ‘having a bad day’. → Read More
South Tyneside drug-driver caught after ‘rather speeding’ in front of police in VW Golf
A South Tyneside drug-driver was caught after ‘rather speeding’ in front of police, a court heard. → Read More
McDonald's trip proved costly for uninsured South Shields student
A South Tyneside student bit off more than he could chew when he drove unwanted friends to a fast-food outlet in a bid to shake them off. → Read More
'Misguided loyalty' to brother saw South Shields woman arrested, court told
‘Misguided loyalty’ led to her brother led to a South Shields woman’s arrest, a court heard. → Read More
South Shields ex-military man told to make 'smarter decisions about your obligations to the community' after drink-drive ban
A South Tyneside drink-driver has been told to ‘start making smarter decisions about your obligations to the community’ after being hit with a road ban.. → Read More
Disqualified driver caught at the wheel in South Shields handed extended road ban
A banned driver found himself in court after being caught at the wheel in South Tyneside. → Read More