Deckham

A £1,000 reward is being offered for "information that leads to the capture" of a man still on the run from prison. Michael Forster, 41, from Gateshead, escaped from Hatfield Prison near Doncaster last week. Barry Lynn, 35, from Newcastle, who also ...

Detectives say inquiries are ongoing to locate him including house searches and address checks of known associates of Forster in the Deckham area of Gateshead. Forster received an indefinite sentence in 2005 for slashing his former partner and her ...

Armed raider Lee Durrant left shop workers terrified when he targeted six stores in a two-and-a-half hour broad daylight robbery rampage. High on drink and drugs after an all-night session, Durrant carried out a series of attacks, one after the other ...

Christopher Thomas Lacey, from Gateshead, has been charged with fraud by false representation following his arrest during the Tyne-Wear derby policing operation on December 21 last year. The 27-year-old of Inskip Terrace, Deckham is due before ...

One of the robberies took place at Deckham Supermarket, on Old Durham Road, when Durrant stole a till draw containing 1p. In the second robbery, at a convenience store that was not named in court, he allegedly fled with £260 cash, scratch cards and two ...

A man has appeared in court charged with the robberies and attempted robberies of six Gateshead shops. Lee Paul Maurice Durrant is alleged to have committed the offences over a three-hour period on Saturday. The 23-year-old, of Esk Terrace, Deckham, ...