Crime

Police investigating the theft of a handbag from a car have released CCTV images of two people they hope can help with their inquiry.

The seat of a disgraced ex-Sunderland councillor will be officially declared vacant next week.

A man has been arrested in connection with the theft of a police car's blue lights.

A brute has been branded a "danger to women" by a former girlfriend he repeatedly attacked because of her social media interactions.

A trusted police officer and scout leader exposed himself during a webcam conversation with a teenager.

A mum and daughter who stole £20,000 from an elderly resident at the Sunderland care home where they worked used her 'confused state' for their own 'selfish gain', a detective has said.

A Sunderland gang who made a 'shameful attempt' to smuggle almost 800,000 illegal cigarettes into the UK from Kuwait have been slammed by customs officials.

The parents of a Sunderland girl who was injured in a hit-and-run collision on her way home from school say their daughter has been left with anxiety and post-traumatic stress following the ordeal.

A police officer who had a relationship with a woman he met after she reported a crime has had his jail term more than halved on appeal.

Two men were taken to hospital and are now being questioned by police after a crash in Seaham during the early hours of today.