The Force: North East

Northumbria Police answer a flood of 999 calls, while officers raid a property they suspect is being used by men to exploit young girls

Northumbria police hunt for the mother of a three-year-old boy found alone. Officers deal with a serial offender who is aiming to get arrested 600 times

A raid on the house of a suspected dealer leads officers to a drugs den, while two drunk men seriously test PC Aaron Parsley's patience

Northumbria police hunt for the mother of a three-year-old boy found alone. Officers deal with a serial offender who is aiming to get arrested 600 times

A trail of blood leaves officers puzzled, a man high on drink and drugs launches a tirade of abuse and a domestic fight leads to an arrest

Bonfire night brings back-to-back emergency calls, as masked youths hurl fireworks at officers out on patrol and a search for a missing girl takes an unusual turn

A trail of blood leaves officers puzzled, a man high on drink and drugs launches a tirade of abuse and a domestic fight leads to an arrest

A burglar is arrested twice within days, a helicopter is used to find a woman heard screaming in a park, and an argument over cigarettes turns nasty

Officers attend the bloody aftermath of a machete gang fight in Newcastle, while there is trouble at a city centre kebab shop

Northumbria police hunt for the mother of a three-year-old boy found alone. Officers deal with a serial offender who is aiming to get arrested 600 times

Northumbria police hunt for the mother of a three-year-old boy found alone. Officers deal with a serial offender who is aiming to get arrested 600 times

A samurai sword attack, the abduction of a dog, a group of vandals, and a domestic dispute give police plenty to deal with in Northumbria

The hunt is on for a missing schoolboy, a man suspected of assault collapses in the custody suite and a pensioner vanishes after a night out

Police are on high alert as rival football fans gather at Sunderland's Stadium of Light, while drunks turn violent after being thrown out of a club