‘Let’s blow the whistle on domestic abuse’ – that’s the message from Northumbria Police along with Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird, and local partners this summer. As part of their latest campaign, the force aims to raise awareness...
Northumbria’s Volunteer Police Cadets will be supporting Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations in Newcastle this weekend. Celebrations will begin on Saturday June 11 with a concert in Newcastle City Hall on Saturday (June 11) with three of...
Northumbria Police have released footage of a drink driver as their Op Dragoon team launch a campaign to stop offending during the European Championships. The annual TIPSOL summer drink and drug drive campaign has been extended this year to...
It’s time to ban driving with hands-free mobile phones, say Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird, as new research finds driving while talking on a hands-free phone can be just as distracting as talking on a hand-held mobile....
More than 100 volunteers attended the first ever Volunteers’ Conference hosted by Northumbria Police and Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner on Saturday. The event was an opportunity to thank the many people who give up their own time to...
At a conference last week, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner, Vera Baird, introduced a line-up of safeguarding experts to update local professionals, who work with domestic abuse victims, on progress being made by Gateshead’s Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH). Commissioner...
Police in Northumbria are visiting workplaces offering advice to staff to prevent vulnerable people being exploited. Neighbourhood officers are carrying out checks at work premises in the region in a bid to identify any potential victims of human trafficking...
Local neighbourhood officers in Sunderland have been working with local partners to tackle anti-social behaviour. Recently officers from the Sunderland West Neighbourhood Policing Team went on patrol with Gentoo and Councillors Pat Smith and Peter Gibson in Silksworth. The...
Message from Vera Baird,QC following re-election as Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
Dear Resident, I would like to take this opportunity to thank your readers for the support they gave me in the recent Police & Crime Commissioner election. It was rewarding to see the turnout double to more than 32%...
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