Shoplifting surge prompts security warning for Jesmond charity shops
Rising shoplifting in Jesmond has sparked calls for tighter charity shop security, with incidents soaring and police warning the trend is likely to worsen over Christmas.
Rising shoplifting in Jesmond has sparked calls for tighter charity shop security, with incidents soaring and police warning the trend is likely to worsen over Christmas.
Operation Oak’s main aim is to tackle student ASB and disorder, in a bid to make safer and quieter areas for residents to live, reports Jack Evans
Students from Northumbria and Newcastle universities have expressed concern over the handling of “Operation Oak” this term as well as Newcastle City Council’s use of “Covid marshals” in Jesmond and other student areas.
Police will now patrol student areas every night of the week following an increasing in funding to Operation Oak by the universities, Becca Gibbs reports
Northumbria Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to following a theft at Jesmond Swimming Pool last month. The incident happened at around 9.30am on Wednesday March 13th when a wallet was stolen from a pair of trousers in the
Thieves are dressing like students and carrying bike helmets to make off with cycles undetected, reports Louis Miller
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.
Jesmond is a specific target because students there often own expensive bikes and live in multi-occupancy houses, say police
Morgan Ayre speaks exclusively to one resident who chased a car vandal away from the scene of the crime
JesmondLocal held a public debate on how to ease the tension between residents and students, Valentina Egorova reports