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Teacher had 'five pints' before getting behind the wheel at Ashington Football Club

Connor Smith is facing a driving ban after he was stopped in his BMW in the club's car park

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HGV driver seriously injured man after crashing into school minibus in Cramlington

Andrew Ward was behind the wheel of the lorry when he pulled out in front of the bus, which was carrying young adults with additional needs

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Thief sat and necked cans of lager and bottle of wine inside shop he'd just stolen them from

Mark Kindley had earlier helped himself to booze from the Co-op and fled but returned to steal more a few hours later - then sat down in an aisle to drink it

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Thug floored neighbour in one-punch attack after dog killed pet rabbit

Scott Pollin, 25, flew into a rage after a neighbour's dog came into his garden and killed his pet rabbit leading him to floor the man with one punch, a court heard

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Suspected drink driver had to have his shoes put on by police after skidding into parked car

Richard Thomline, who claimed to have consumed alcohol after the accident instead of before, then went on to refuse a breath test

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A look at some of the most bizarre cases heard at North East magistrates' courts in 2022

From a drunk mourner getting thrown out of a wake and threatening to kill his neighbours to a man who clocked-up £16,000 in fines for dodging Metro fares 125 times, here are some of the more unusual cases from last year

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Drug-fuelled attacker kicked and lunged at paramedics trying to help him

Craig O'Rourke, 30, flew into a frenzy and attacked two paramedics who were trying to help him.

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Pedestrian 'though he was going to die' after Newcastle DJ's hit and run on city centre street

Jay Stone, 39, of Newcastle, claimed he hadn't realised he'd hit the pedestrian, who was taken to hospital after the collision

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Audi drink driver caught after travelling 'at speed' through Newcastle city centre

Alan Webb, from Jesmond, had been out for his sister's birthday when he got behind the wheel of his Audi in order to park it in a safer place

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Drink driver crashed into back of car during morning rush hour in Newcastle City Centre

Elone Hervonovich, who said he hadn't had alcohol since the night before, blamed being blinded by a low sun for the accident

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Prolific West Denton thief who stayed out of trouble for two years returns to old ways

Richard Dickinson, who has 81 offences on his shameful record, made-off with £175-worth of pink jackets from Next

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Man threatened neighbours with sabre sword and piece of wood in dispute over parking

Cristi Chiriac swung the weapons at the two victims on a street in Benwell after an argument erupted

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Ex-Royal Engineer fined for making Nazi salute to Tottenham fans during Newcastle match

Toon supporter Shay Asher was identified after photos of him performing the offensive gesture during the game at St James' Park last October were circulated on social media

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Football supporter could face match ban over Nazi gesture towards Spurs fans

Newcastle United fan Shay Asher admitted the racially aggravated offence of causing harassment.

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