Arrest over social network site damage incitement

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of incitement to commit damage by using Facebook.

Northumbria Police said the arrest was made on Saturday when officers monitored social network sites after receiving intelligence.

The teenager, from the South Tyneside area, was released on bail.

On Thursday a 21-year-old Hebburn woman was arrested on suspicion of using a social networking site to incite other people to commit disorder.

She was later released on bail.