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E-bikes and scooters raise safety concerns around Jesmond

E-vehicles are starting to create safety hazards around Jesmond, Samantha Seidu reports

Local shop owner names and shames shoplifters online as police are not interested

Jesmond shop owners are trying vigilante justice after frustration at Northumbria Police’s lack of response, Tom Jones reports

Jesmond councillor warns of increase in student anti-social behaviour

Anti-social behaviour is on the rise, according to unpublished figures seen by Gerry Keating

Man arrested after armed police called to Osborne Terrace

Police were called to the scene on Osborne Terrace following a report of concern regarding the welfare of the man.

Police relaunch campaign against dangerous cyclists

Northumbria Police is bringing back its “Operation Delta” to “prevent cyclists from causing a serious accident”. “We have received a number of calls from residents in Jesmond about cyclists who have been riding on footpaths in the evenings and not using any lights,” said neighbourhood

Student arrest prompts complaint against police

A formal complaint has been made to Northumbria Police after a house-party on Grosvenor Place in Jesmond was shut down at the end of November. Four people were arrested with one receiving a penalty notice for being drunk and disorderly. A Northumbria Police spokesperson said:

Police appeal for dash-cam footage after two men critically injured on Coast Road

The van collided with a wall between the Cradlewell and Sandyford Road, reports Louis Miller

Police urge Jesmond students not to risk rooftop sun-bathing

Northumbria Police have released a statement urging students in the Jesmond area not to gather on the roofs of their properties while enjoying the current spell of warm weather.

Police make arrest following Waitrose armed robbery

A man entered the supermarket on Osborne Road last Friday at 7.10am, with his face covered and brandishing a suspected firearm. Northumbria Police say he threatened staff before stealing around 120 packets of cigarettes, then escaping in the direction of Acorn Road.