Here are 27 people jailed or handed suspended sentences for offences in and around Sunderland.
They all pleaded guilty unless othwrwise stated.

5. Stephen Leach
Leach, 35, of St Luke's Road, Sunderland, admitted attempted robbery, possessing crack cocaine and cannabis and failing to provide a sample for a drug test. Judge Sarah Mallett sentenced him to two years, suspended for two years, with drug rehabilitation and programme requirements. | NP

6. Brian Eley
Eley, now 71, of Estuary Way, South Hylton, Sunderland, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of indecent assault on a male under 16 and four counts of sexual assault. Judge Sarah Mallet sentenced him to 11 years and nine months behind bars. | NP

7. Mark Cooper
Cooper, 48, of Marina View Guest House, Featherstone Street, Sunderland, pleaded guilty to four counts of theft, two counts of attempted theft, vagrancy, possession of class B and C drugs, and a non-dwelling burglary. Judge Penny Moreland sentenced him to 18 months behind bars. | NP

8. Keith Stobbart
Stobbart, now of no fixed abode but has links to Sunderland and Durham, pleaded guilty to making indecent images of children, engaging in sexual communication with children and breaching a sexual offending prevention order. Judge Penny Moreland sentenced him to two years and eight months behind bars. | NP

