Court date for assault charges

These are the latest criminals from the Sunderland area to be locked up by the courts after admitting offences.

A man has been charged with assaulting two police officers and causing a public nuisance by climbing around 20ft up Sunderland’s Queen Alexandra Bridge.

David Ryan Trott, 33, is also accused of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour in a racially-aggravated manner to a third police officer and with causing £770 of criminal damage to a car’s bonnet and windscreen.

All five charges relate to incidents said to have taken place on Saturday, January 4, of last year.

Trott, whose address was listed in court as Freesia Gardens, in Sunderland, is also accused of failing to comply with a community order on August 27, 2019.

Trott was granted unconditional bail to appear before a judge on Monday, March 8.

North East leaders have praised the success of Covid vaccinations and a driving down of infections in the region, but called on the Government to provide support so communities can finally shake-off the pandemic and bounce back from its devastating impact.

The LA7 group said infection rates were now in decline and the vaccine programme was proving a success in the North East, but the region has been hit hard and the Government needed to make good on its pledge to “level-up” the area’s communities if they were to recover and thrive after the pandemic.

The body is made of the leaders of Sunderland, South Tyneside, Northumberland, Durham, Newcastle, Gateshead and North Tyneside Councils, as well as North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll and Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness.

The LA7 statement reads: “The last seven days have seen our infection rates slowly decline while our local NHS colleagues are continuing their brilliant work in delivering the vaccination programme at great speed.

“It is thanks to this and the efforts of everyone in the region, that we can be cautiously optimistic looking forward.”

The leaders say they have worked together to set up a regional recovery group and pointed to bids for economic support, including a comprehensive transport and digital plan, submitted for the North East in the autumn.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to publish a roadmap out of lockdown on February 22, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will set out the Budget on March 3.

LA7 leaders say both dates are key to the future direction of both the public health and economic responses to Covid-19, and pressed Ministers to spell out ‘how they will turn their words about levelling-up into action’.

The North East leaders said they had been in regular discussions with Government, the local MPs, and other partners to secure the best possible deal for the region “which is inclusive based on the principles of people and

place”.

“Our businesses need support to reopen when appropriate and trade in a Covid-secure way, to give our communities the confidence and assurance in slowly getting back to something approaching normality,” the LA7 chiefs said.

“Our challenges are clear with 97% of our business impacted by covid, an extra 36,000 people claiming unemployment benefit and a significant number of workers still on furlough.”

Leaders called for the Government to support the region with by investing in its

Connected North East programme over five years including:

£100million invested in transport projects each year.

£100million invested in supporting digital connectivity each year.

Devolve further powers to provide for integrated management of our transport network.

Sustain revenue funding to support public transport services.

Invest and upgrade national infrastructure assets for our region, including the East Coast Main Line and major roads schemes.

A thug is starting 24 weeks behind bars for kicking and biting two policemen during a violent struggle after he damaged a water works van.

David Stamp, 31, of Gray Road, Hendon, Sunderland, lashed out so aggressively that protectivespraywasusedtotry to subdue him by the roadside.

But even that did not fully work and he continued to hit out and scream even as handcuffs were finally applied, South Tyneside Magistrates’ Court heard.

Prosecutor Grace Taylor described a scene of chaos as Stamp was approached by the two officers on Saturday, August 8, in Durham Road,

Sunderland. They were alerted after a passer-by spotted Stamp holding a bottle while standingnexttoaNorthumbrian Water vehicle which had its windscreen put out.

She said: “The van was parked up with its hazard flashing lights. There was a malethereandthewindscreen was smashed.

“The defendant threw a wine bottle in his direction and said ‘what are you doing?’ while trying to open the passenger door.

“The witness has driven away and called the police who have arrived within five minutes.”

Ms Taylor said Stamp was immediately aggressive, was staggering and appeared drunk.

She added: “One officer approached him and he said ‘are

we doing this?’ At that point, he tensed up and pulled away from the officer.

“Theotherofficerhastaken the defendant’s right arm and told him to calm down. The defendant had fists and hands clenched.

“They issue several warnings,

but he behaves more aggressively, and the officers use takedown methods to get him tothegroundtohandcuffhim.

“On the ground, he is still tense and says, “I’ll do you’, and kicks his legs towards both officers.

“Hekicks[oneofficer]inthe head several times when he attemptstoapplyhandcuffs,and he was doing the same to [the second officer].

“Due to his behaviour, the officers decide to use spray, which had an immediate effectandcausedhimtoscream.

“Theofficersagainattempted to apply handcuffs but the defendant was still aggressive.

“He dug his nails into [the second officer’s] wrist, and he refusedtoletgo.Healsokicked him in the head, and kicked the other officer’s knee, causing pain.”

ThecourtheardStampalso smashed a double glazed window of the Letsmove estate agency in Wallsend, North Tyneside, causing £200 of damage, on Wednesday, October 21.

And on the same day, he stole eight cans of lager and a two-litre bottle of Fanta from a nearby Premier store, valued at £12.

Greg Flaxen, defending, said: “He accepts completely the facts, and you may not be surprised that alcohol was involved.

“He’s ready to go to prison, he thinks that’s the option for him.MrStamp,Ithink,isatthe end of his tether.”

Stamppleadedguiltytotwo charges of assaulting an emergencyworker,causingcriminal damage, destroying or damaging property, and theft from a shop.

He was jailed for 12 weeks for each of the two assaults, to run consecutively, and four weeks for causing criminal damage, to run concurrently.

Hemustpaycompensation of £100 to each officer, £200 to Letsmove and £12 to the shop.

Robert Young, 39, of Hastings Street, Hendon, was jailed for two years for two counts of burglary and one charge of attempted burglary.

Tyrone Richardson, 33, of Norfolk Street, Sunderland, was jailed for eight weeks for offences including breaching a restraining order.

Ryan Neil, 38, of Willmore Street, Sunderland, was jailed for 44 weeks for unlawfully carrying a knife.

RyanStoker,31,ofBrockleyStreet,TownEndFarm,Sunderland,wasjailedfor 12weeksfordrink-driving,drivingwhiledisqualifiedandwithoutinsurance.

AdamRichardson,33,ofDeneAvenue,Peterlee,wasjailedforfiveyearsand11 monthsforoffencesincludingcausingseriousinjurybydangerousdriving.

AdamMcKeith,24,ofBaxterRoad,TownEndFarm,Sunderland,wasjailedfor 24weeksforoffencesincludingdisclosingaprivatesexualphotograph.

Bernard Conlin, 58, of Darwin Street, Southwick, Sunderland, was jailed for 16 weeks for offences including assaulting a police officer.

Mark Dagg, 42, of Mount Road, Sunderland, was jailed for six weeks for a series of shop thefts.

Lewis Britton, 30, of Leechmere Road, Grangetown, was jailed for nine weeks for breaching a restraining order by contacting a named woman.

Darren Thoburn, 34, of Cairo Street, Hendon, was jailed for a year for offences including burglary and aggravated vehicle taking.

Lawrence Drew, 54, of Martindale Park, Houghton, was jailed for 14 months for assault.

David Stamp, 31, of Gray Road, Hendon, was jailed for 24 weeks for offences including assaulting an emergency worker and theft.

North East leaders have called on the Government to set out how they will ‘level-up’ the region to help it bounce back from the pandemic.

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David Stamp has been jailed by after kicking two police officers.