Northumbria Police

A dog walker took a picture of ‘human remains’ but when police investigated it turned out to be a potato (Northumbria Police/PA)

Police called to investigate reports of human remains find ‘pota-toe’

January 8, 2021

Joshua Molloy died after being thrown from the motorbike (Northumbria Police/PA)

Man who chased motorbike thieves and killed one in a crash jailed for 10 years

December 17, 2020

A phone slip-up led police to find a cannabis farm in Easington Lane, near Sunderland (Northumbria Police/PA)

Dopey suspect showed police cannabis video while trying to use translation app

December 14, 2020

Police community support officer Graham Dinning died after testing positive for coronavirus (Northumbria Police/PA)

Tributes paid to ‘dedicated’ PCSO who died after contracting coronavirus

October 28, 2020

Mark Cooper being arrested by police officers (Northumbria Police/PA)

Police catch bar burglar asleep next to half a cheesecake

October 28, 2020

The drinkers were fined (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Footballers fined for same household claim during visit to Wetherspoon pub

October 21, 2020

A football team caught drinking together amd claimed to be from the same household have been fined (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Footballers fined for claiming to be from same household during pub visit

October 21, 2020