As the new year starts, Crimestoppers has numerous potential criminals wanted for various offences across the UK, including some who have committed crimes in the North East and the region.
Dong Nguyen (Image: CRIMESTOPPERS) Within the lists, two North East men feature high on the Crimestoppers 2025 list of people still wanted by Durham, Northumbria, and Cleveland police forces.
One of the men, William Tait, who is from Gateshead, is wanted for ‘non-fatal strangulation’ (ABH).
William Tait (Image: CRIMESTOPPERS) Wanted by Northumbria Police, Tait, who is described as between 55 and 60, stocky, with short grey hair, is also wanted for assault and harassment.
Tait has a scar on his left cheek and left eye, as well as tattoos on his arms with the names Tammy, Billy, and Carly.
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The second wanted man is Dong Nguyen, who is wanted for failing to appear at Newcastle Crown Court.
Nguyen,26, is a Vietnamese national who was previously living in the Blyth area of Northumberland.
He is wanted by Northumbria Police for failing to attend Newcastle Crown Court on suspicion of drug offences.
Information can be given 100% anonymously via Crimestoppers-uk.org or 0800 555 111 at any time or to local police.