Buttons posted on doors marketing campaign gone wrong
Social media reports spiral out of hand as police say they “don’t believe there is any increased risk of burglaries or crimes in the affected areas”
Tag Archives: theft
Northumbria Police warn of Jesmond burglary spate
Numerous incidents this month on Jesmond streets result in a warning from Northumbria Police, reports Charlotte Hurndall
Police warn residents as bike theft quadruples
Cycle thefts have increased fourfold between August and September, reports Charlotte Hurndall
iPhone stolen from parked car
An iPhone has been stolen from a parked car on Brentwood Avenue. Police are asking for witnesses to the incident
Jesmond man arrested after stolen phone tracked to plant pot
Joshua Shrimpton Dean reports on an unusual crime where technology helped track the alleged perpetrator
The world’s strangest thefts
Nobel Prizes, Nutella, sand and a 10-ton bridge: the strangest items ever stolen
Woman attacked confronting burglars outside home
Brave Jesmond resident grabbed and thrown down after approaching robbers, reports Rosie Mae Devonshire
Bike thieves return to Jesmond
Northumbria Police urge riders to use D-Locks rather than chains, reports David Harrison.
Returning students warned of burglars
Police using posters, leaflets and Bluetooth to get across the message in Jesmond, reports David Harrison
Burglary clampdown in Jesmond
Operation Tailback brings a spate of arrests, reports David Harrison