Officers are continuing to identify those involved in the unrest and have arrested 18 people.
Riley Adey, 19, and Reece Greenwood, 31, both pleaded guilty to the offence at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
The pair, both from Washington, have been remanded in custody and will be sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court on 14 August.Det Ch Insp Graeme Barr, of Northumbria Police, said the force would "come down hard on anyone who causes such unrest".Northumbria PoliceThe latest convictions come after police executed arrest warrants in Washington, following intelligence which included footage of Adey.
It showed the 19-year-old standing on top of an upturned vehicle after it had been set alight, Northumbria Police said.Det Ch Insp Graeme Barr said: "The behaviour demonstrated by these two individuals put a lot of people’s safety at risk – and we simply will not tolerate it. "There is no place for this type of criminality in our communities and we will come down hard on anyone who causes such unrest."Two suspects were arrested at addresses in Washington following the riots in SunderlandVideo released by the CPS shows Spellow Library being set on fire and police in riot gear during violent disorder on Saturday 3 August.
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