Machetes, zombie knives, nunchucks and Samurai swords were among the items confiscated Police made sure the community felt their presence when it came to knife crime (Image: Northumbria PCC) Hundreds of knives and other dangerous weapons have been seized or handed over as part of action to tackle serious violence …
Read More »Newbiggin Hall son jailed after burning mother with ‘scalding’ oil and headbutting her during attack
A drunken son brutally attacked his own mother, burned her with hot oil and bit her during a violent outburst in her own home. Edward Castor refused to leave his mother’s Newcastle home after she asked him to leave when he began verbally abusing her after a day of drinking …
Read More »Domestic abuse specialists embedded in Northumbria Police 999 control room
Victims of domestic abuse in the Northumbria area are now receiving a more specialist police response to calls for help, as the first domestic abuse specialists are embedded in five 999 police control rooms across the country. Northumbria Police will pioneer this new approach to improve the police response to …
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