Category Archives: Crime

Police increase Operation Oak patrols

The challenge of controlling anti-social behaviour in Jesmond this Christmas has prompted Northumbria Police to step-up its Operation Oak patrols as the party season approaches.  Operation Oak is part-funded by Northumbria University and the University of Newcastle. Focused in Jesmond and Heaton where there are

Police release CCTV linked to Jesmond car theft

Police are still seeking thieves who stole a grey Skoda Fabia from a house in Highbury in Jesmond in September. Intruders entered the property on 22 September and stole the keys to the car which was later recovered on Chillingham Road in Heaton. Northumbria Police

Second man arrested in connection with burglary

A 34-year old man has been arrested as part of an investigation into a spike in burglaries in Jesmond and Heaton last month, but has since been released pending further investigations. The news comes after a 44-year old man was arrested for a burglary on

Photo released following Jesmond pool wallet theft

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