All news on the topic: Northumbria Police

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Newcastle captain Jamaal Lascelles attacked as gang 'threaten to shoot' star
Newcastle defender Jamaal Lascelles allegedly involved in mass brawl which left one man unconscious outside a pub in the city centre following an ‘unprovoked attack’
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Man, 26, dies after being sprayed in face with 'ammonia' as he answered the door
Tributes have flooded in for Andy Foster, 26, after cops launched a murder investigation following his death shortly after 11pm on Sunday at his home in Gateshead
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Pig's head left at pub's door as landladies fear for their family and business
Kay Bell wife Deb Doyle were called by police to say a pig's head was hanging on the front door of their pub, the Coach and Horses in Birtley, Gateshead. Another head was found on a road sign nearby
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Mum to sue cops who took decades to catch killer that stabbed daughter 37 times
Schoolgirl Nikki Allan was lured to a derelict building in Sunderland by David Boyd and left dead in the basement. A botched police investigation meant Boyd wasn't convicted for more than 30 years
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Iranian who fled home now living in fear in UK after racist attack outside flat
Majid Rahamni, 45, left Iran due to fears for his life amid religious unrest before being racially abused and assaulted outside his flat in Gateshead, Tyneside - and is now scared to go out
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Police investigating after balaclava-clad men trash football pitch in cars
Dunston were playing host to Gateshead in a pre-season friendly when the two vehicles suddnely made their way onto the pitch and cut up the grass by doing doughnuts
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'I had a cardiac arrest at the wheel - then two angels came and saved my life'
John Walker described Detective Constable Paddy Little and Police Constable Jonathan Buckster, of Northumbria Police and Durham Constabulary respectively, as "angels" after they, and armed officers, dashed to his aid
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Teen 'thought she was going to die' when bouncer 'put her in chokehold'
A doorman is seen with his hands around 14-year-old Amarii's neck at Rainton Arena in Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, in footage, which was quickly shared online and seen millions of times
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Paedophile who lured girl, 7, to death in derelict warehouse jailed for 29 years
David Boyd, 55, was convicted earlier this month of murdering Nikki Allan in 1992 by luring her to a derelict warehouse in Sunderland's East End, beating her with a brick and stabbing her 37 times in the chest
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Man falsely accused of schoolgirl Nikki Allan's murder says his life was ruined
George Heron was wrongly accused of the murder of seven-year-old schoolgirl Nikki, who was found dead in an abandoned warehouse after being stabbed 37 times in the chest. The real killer, David Boyd, has finally been jailed for life.
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Agony of mum who had to wait 30 year for daughter's killer to face justice
Schoolgirl Nikki Allan was murdered by David Boyd in 1992, but he will not be convicted until Friday, a tragedy which her mum Sharon Henderson has vowed to sue Northumbria Police over
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Twisted teen planned sick far-right terror attack to 'kick-start race war' in UK
Luke Skelton, of Washington, Teesside is due to be sentenced on June 19 after today being convicted of preparing to carry out an act of terrorism targeting police stations
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Paedophile who killed girl, 7, used seven false IDs to evade police for 25 years
David Boyd was this week found guilty of murdering Nikki Allan whose body was found in a derelict warehouse in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, more than 30 years ago
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Mum turned detective to catch daughter's killer after keeping dress for 31 years
Sharon Henderson became suspicious of David Boyd, nicknamed "Dave the Beast" in the 1990s when he would watch young children playing in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
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Paedophile guilty of stabbing girl to death and dumping her in derelict building
Jurors took less than two hours to convict David Boyd of the murder of Nikki Allan, who was battered, stabbed and dumped in a warehouse in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, in 1992
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Man dies after accident at amusement park as health and safety probe launched
Northumbria Police confirmed a staff member who worked at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields, Tyneside, has died after an accident on one of the rides last month
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Man accused of murder of girl, 7, says 'DNA found on her clothes after spitting'
David Thomas Boyd, 55, is accused of the murder of seven-year-old Nikki Allan, whose body was found in a derelict building near to her home in Sunderland in 1992
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How Raoul Moat's survivors, victim's families and his own kids have coped since
The killer's family, and the families of his victims, were for ever affected. Here's what happened next to those who were tragically caught up in his rage
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Raoul Moat's daughter made painful discovery monster was her dad before rampage
Katelaine Fitzpatrick felt painful feelings of shame, disgust and abandonment over her killer father, whose horrific gun rampage is the focus of ITV drama The Hunt for Raoul Moat
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Raoul Moat's grim end after steroid-addicted killer sparked 7 day manhunt
Horrified relatives of Raoul Moat’s victims have slammed tonight's new ITV drama about the crazed shotgun killer and many still remember the night the bloody end to Britain's biggest ever manhunt
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PC blinded by Raoul Moat was haunted by crazed gunman in nightmares, tapes show
After being attacked by Raoul Moat, PC David Rathband lost his sight and could not picture his loved ones' faces in his mind's eye due to hallucinations - but was haunted by his attacker in his nightmares
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Harrowing reality of biggest ever manhunt for Raoul Moat from the cop who led it
Police chief Neil Adamson held detailed talks with Lee Ingleby, who plays his younger self in ITV ’s The Hunt for Raoul Moat
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Three people charged with murder after van hits and kills man, 55, outside pub
Sheldon Flanighan, 55, was killed after being hit by a van outside the Bay Horse pub in Cramlington, Northumberland, on Saturday. Three people have been charged with murder
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Sunderland forward Jack Diamond charged with rape and sexual assault
Sunderland forward Jack Diamond has been suspended by his club and his loan at Lincoln City has been terminated as he has been charged with rape and sexual assault
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Murderer of teen buried in makeshift grave still at large as friend is jailed
Kieran Williams was stabbed more than 20 times and his body was dumped in a makeshift grave near the River Wear in Sunderland, but a judge says he believes the killer is still at large