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Dramatic moment burglar is arrested after being locked inside North Shields shop
Shopkeeper Kamsha Sivakaran locked David Sutton and Nicole Watson in her North Shields shop until police arrived
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Northumberland conman dodged checks to land job then struck again on vulnerable customer
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'We aren't all scum' - North Shields vows to stand-up for shopkeeper targeted by thieves
Kamsha Sivakaran locked burglars David Sutton and Nicole Watson in TC News in North Shields for an hour