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Dramatic CCTV shows car smashing into wall sending driver and engine flying

Warning: Graphic content. Dale Johnson, of Newcastle, was already banned from driving when he careered into a wall after possibly falling asleep at the wheel → Read More

Abusive control freak left girlfriend fearing death as he strangled her

Dane Turnbull, of Gateshead, had controlled who his partner could see, told her she was a 'rubbish mam' and threatened her before turning violent by choking her → Read More

Pervert snared by paedophile hunters for second time is jailed

David Pick, of Easington Lane, thought he was talking to a 13-year-old girl but he had been snared by vigilantes again → Read More

Grandmother stabbed with scissors after clashing with 'disruptive' neighbour

Charlene Hetherington, of Walker, has been jailed for wounding while her parnter, Jamie Bennett, was locked up for witness intimidation → Read More

Woman boasted on Snapchat with mum's fingertip in her mouth after biting it off

Libby Armstrong, of Westerhope, posted 'grotesque' images after leaving the mum-of-four disfigured outside a Wallsend nightclub → Read More

Pensioner robbed in broad daylight after sitting down for rest after feeling ill

Anthony Jenkinson, of Walker, who previously burgled an 82-year-old, left a 66-year-old woman scared to go shopping on Shields Road → Read More

Pervert who distributed indecent images of children spared prison

David Craddock, of Houghton-le-Spring, admitting sending and making sickening images → Read More

Taxi driver tells court he did not plot to shoot or kill man

Kevin Chapman told a court he played no role in the shooting at Ryan Carr's girlfriend's home → Read More

Troll who sent racist tweet to Ivan Toney attacked mum's partner with bottle

Antonio Neill, of Blyth, who is awaiting sentence for sending an offensive message to the footballer, admitted wounding the man on the basis self-defence went too far → Read More

Despicable carer jailed after being caught on camera stealing from 80-year-old

Ismhan Tabe, of Chopwell, admitted burglary after sneaking into the pensioner's bedroom and stealing cash from her purse in a gross breach of trust → Read More

Mum squandered £455,000 her soldier son left for someone else in his will

Kathryn Walker, of Washington, abused her position as executor of Richard Walker's will and spend some of it on 'pure extravagance' → Read More

Road menace who once tried to badly hurt rival with car jailed for police chase

Lewis Hooper, of Winlaton, who was locked up in 2019 for using his car as a weapon, is back behind bars for dangerous driving → Read More

Domestic violence thug tried to asphyxiate partner with mop pole

Tony Rackstraw, of Gateshead, caused the woman to pass out using the mop and she came round to find him stamping on her → Read More

'My family is broken beyond repair': Mum's agony as teen son's killers jailed

Leon Wildgoose and Dylan Ford, of South Shields, killed Steven Thompson during a night out in South Shields town centre → Read More

Child rapist back behind bars for 'graphic' sex chats with '14-year-old'

Thomas McCall, of Arthur's Hill, who previously raped a 13-year-old, was snared by online vigilantes posing as a teenage girl → Read More

Mum says shotgun blast left her todder screaming and 'shook the whole house'

Aaron Giles and Kevin Chapman, of South Shields, are standing trial accused of conspiring to murder Ryan Carr, which they deny → Read More

Moment masked gunman fires shotgun at mum's home in alleged murder plot

Aaron Giles and Kevin Chapman, of South Shields, deny conspiring to murder Ryan Carr at his girlfriend's home → Read More

Former teacher caught with 26,000 'grotesque' child abuse images

Andrew McLean, formerly of Sunderland but now living in Carlisle, wrote a letter of self-loathing to a court as he was sentenced for having the sickening collection → Read More

Masked gunman blasted shotgun through mum's door in alleged murder plot

Aaron Giles and Kevin Chapman, of South Shields, deny conspiracy to murder Ryan Carr and are standing trial at Newcastle Crown Court → Read More

Nine women targeted by pervert who daubed vile sexual slogans on cars and homes

Jeffrey Burke, of Gateshead, a convicted sex offender, left his victims feeling paranoid and scared in a two year campaign of harassment → Read More