Rob Kennedy

A man threatened to kill a terrified elderly woman in a campaign of harassment, a court has heard. David McLaughlin, 49, targeted his upstairs neighbour for an unknown reason.

Sean Connon, of Battlefield, attacked a man who walked past as he argued with his mother outside a Newcastle club

Paul Carmon, of Bedlington, used aliases online to chat to what he thought was a 12-year-old girl, breaching his sex offender notification requirements

Ryan Stephen, of Hebburn, caused damage worth £20,000 to repair by setting fire to the property after taking umbrage at being told to leave

Stephen Sinclair, of Benwell, said he had been to his daughter's birthday party before he ran a red light while under the influence of drink and drugs

Graham Walshaw, of Washington, has been given a suspended prison sentence for being drunk on the Ryanair flight at Newcastle Airport

Graham Walshaw, of Washington, has been given a suspended prison sentence for being drunk on the Ryanair flight at Newcastle Airport

Sam Grant, of Wallsend, struck the pensioner as he crossed the road then made the 'disgusting' decision to drive off before later calling police to confess

A pensioner run over and seriously injured in a hit-and-run was left lying in the road for around 90 minutes with multiple fractures.

Pearse Kavanagh, of Hebburn, has admitted assaulting Sarah McQueeney but denies the manslaughter of Philip McQueeney