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Heartless scammers used romance fraud to fleece two women out of £200,000

Harrison Ojobor and his accomplice Khalid Rajah were sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court after deceiving and scamming two women out of more than £200,000

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Birtley waste site blaze caused huge disruption after owner repeatedly ignored fire warnings

Clifford Shee, of Sunderland, admitted waste offences after a fire at his business caused disruption to schools, businesses, residents, roads and railways

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Eight gun plot thugs guilty of UK-wide conspiracy which saw firearm blasted at South Shields home

Paul Momat and right-hand man Joseph Millward, of South Tyneside, initiated the plot to lay down a warning to a rival

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Serial burglar banned from Team Valley Trading Estate after plaguing businesses

Derek McGivern is forbidden from entering the trading estate and a number of streets in the area

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Vile teen raped woman in bushes after threatening to kill man she was on first date with

Sean Robinson attacked the pair who were walking home from the date and told the victim if she didn't have sex with him, he would kill the man before raping her.

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'Overwhelmed' mum told kids to get out of family home before setting it on fire

Cheryl Duggan from Gateshead had been struggling to cope with her life, and took the extreme step in a suicide attempt, telling her children to leave the house first

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Ryanair passenger threatened cops called to plane after drunken behaviour on flight

Newcastle Crown Court heard how Meredith Gibbons was "determined to drink as much" alcohol as he could on a Ryanair flight, as he has been branded a "nuisance"

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Violent thief stole Taser from police officer after being caught shoplifting at Metrocentre

Thief David Noutch of Blyth Street in Chopwell, Gateshead was sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court

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The faces of cruel burglars who have terrified householders and plagued North East communities

Burglars who have targeted homes and businesses are now behind bars

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The North East drugs gangs hauled before courts after flooding the streets with cocaine, cannabis and MDMA

Here is a look at the people who were locked up in December for their roles in North East drug gangs

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The shameless gangs sentenced in 2022 for bringing terror to North East streets

Drug empires and armed attacks have been some of the reasons gangs have been put behind bars this year

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Serial Jesmond crook given final chance despite 337 convictions now caught stealing

Craig Nicholson was given a suspended sentence in April for having a 10inch knife at a hospital but has found himself back in the dock

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Shameless burglar who targeted Newcastle woman's home twice in a year to feed his drug addiction jailed

Paul Docherty, of Stratford Grove West, pleaded guilty to two counts of burglary at Newcastle Crown Court

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Shiremoor man who imported five kilos of cannabis from US spared jail after it was intercepted at Stansted Airport

Reuben Foster, of Shiremoor, said he bought the large quanity of cannabis from America after making money from cryptocurrency

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Locked up in November: Sick perverts and savage cat killer among 47 North East criminals jailed

A string of offenders who committed despicable crimes in the North East have been jailed - here is a look at the people who were locked up in November

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The evil sex offenders jailed this month which people in the North East should be aware of

A number of dangerous sex offenders have been but behind bars this month

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Thug who ordered attacks on Southwick family from prison cell jailed along with criminal associates

David ‘Porky’ Clark, 38, was found to be at the centre of planning a series of targeted attacks in Southwick

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Shameless North East thugs' brutal unprovoked attacks which had devastating consequences

Some of the victims of these convicted criminals are lucky to be alive after being subject to terrifying incidents which will haunt them forever

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Whitburn thug punched, kicked and choked woman unconscious during horrific attack

Daniel Chapman, of Rose Crescent in Whitburn pleaded guilty to making threats to kill, assault and causing criminal damage

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Drug dealer caught with £290,000 worth of drugs after student deaths in Newcastle jailed for 14 years

Ali Minna, 28, was arrested coming out of an address on Audley Road, Gosforth

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Dangerous driver led police on early-hours chase through South Shields before smashing into railings

Lee Rylance, 44, was given a suspended sentence at Newcastle Crown Court on Friday

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Thugs and predators among those convicted of horrific crimes on Metro trains and stations

People have been convicted in North East courts of offences including attempted rape and GBH

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'I’ve lost the ability to love and laugh like I used to': Wife who survived murder attempt speaks out

Shahla Derakshsan was stabbed 11 times by her husband who has now been jailed for 20 years

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Two teenagers jailed after attack victim was stabbed and hit with baseball bat in Newcastle

Lee Ormston and Ryan Hodgson were sentenced after both pleaded guilty at Newcastle Crown Court

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The one-punch attackers who have been convicted in North East courts for cruel attacks

A number of defendants have been convicted in court of punching another person

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