Key Points A man and woman arrested and charged Three officers assaulted OC spray deployed twice during the arrests. The man was refused bail and the woman was granted conditional bail A man and woman have been charged after allegedly assaulting three police officers in...
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Key points Police investigate eight properties that were broken into in Hamilton and Merewether Three teens arrested and charged. All three teens were granted strict conditional bail. Newcastle City Police have made a breakthrough following investigations into eight break and enter offences that occurred in...
A man and woman have been charged after a car crashed into a house following a pursuit in the Hunter yesterday. Key Points Police initiated a pursuit around 2.20pm The vehicle being pursued lost control and crashed into a house near Telarah 20-year old driver...
Key Points Two people were trapped inside the vehicle that crashed into house trying to evade police both were treated by NSW Ambulance One passenger esscaped and fled on foot. No one including a baby inside the house was injured About 2.20pm today (Thursday 18...
KEY POINTS Man was wanted on outstanding warrants Man was armed with a sawn-off firearm and several rounds of ammunition. Police were tipped off the man was at a licensed venue in Newcastle. A man, wanted on outstanding warrants, has been charged after allegedly being...
A man has been charged with murder after allegedly running down another man with a 4WD in the Hunter in 2018. Police were called to a home on Edith Street, Cessnock, about 11pm on Tuesday (25 September 2018), and found a 36-year-old man seriously injured...
Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted at a licensed premise in Newcastle yesterday. About 7pm (Saturday 14 June 2020), a 31-year-old man was at a licensed premise on Darby Street, Cooks Hill, with a group of friends, when they were approached...
A man has been charged following an investigation into historic sexual assault offences in the Lake Macquarie region. In January 2020, detectives from Lake Macquarie Police District established Strike Force Glenwarrie to investigate allegations of historic sexual and indecent assault offences against two juvenile boys...
Police are appealing for public assistance as investigations continue into an assault that occurred in the front yard of a home in Muswellbrook last night. About 7.30pm (Saturday 13 June 2020), a 28-year-old man was standing in the front yard of a home on Tindale...
A man has been charged over the alleged use of an alias to gain financial advantage in the Lake Macquarie region. On November 2019, detectives from Lake Macquarie Police District established Strike Force Corymbia to investigate alleged fraudulent offenses committed by a 53-year-old man. After...
Three men have been arrested following an investigation into the supply of firearms and drugs in the Newcastle region. In May 2020, detectives from Newcastle City Police District and the State Crime Command’s Drug and Firearms Squad established Strike Force Bassy to investigate the supply...
Police are appealing for public assistance following a public place shooting in Stockton last night. Just after 7pm (Tuesday 9 June 2020), police responded to reports of an alleged road rage incident on Fullerton Street, Stockton. Police have been told two vehicles – a blue...
A Newcastle City Police Officer has been assaulted overnight following a generally well behaved long weekend across Newcastle. About 11.00pm Monday 8 June 2020, police attended a call for assistance relating to an intoxicated male behaving in an offensive manner outside a Hotel on Beaumont...
Police are investigating after an attempted armed robbery in the Hunter overnight. About 8.35pm (Wednesday 3 June 2020), a 34-year-old male employee was inside a takeaway shop on Ferodale Road, Medowie, when a man entered the store and threatened him with a knife. The armed...
Police are investigating an armed robbery in the Hunter early this morning. About 3.30am today (Tuesday 26 May 2020), a 32-year-old male employee was inside a service station on Lavis Lane, Williamtown, when two men entered the store armed with a baseball bat and a...
Police have arrested and charged a 39 year old male following a short pursuit and crash in Hamilton South on Monday. About 10:15am Monday 18 May 2020, officers from Newcastle City Target Action Group were undertaking proactive patrols as part of a “Week of Action”...
A man appeared in court yesterday after allegedly biting a police officer near Maitland yesterday. About 3.45pm (Tuesday 19 May 2020), officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District stopped a man on Thursby Street, Tenambit, and observed him holding something in the front of his...
Eight people have been charged following a high-visibility operation across the Hunter this week. Operation Northern Engage is a proactive operation aimed to target repeat offenders and increasing crime trends across the southern zone of the Northern Region. The operation was conducted in Cessnock and...
Police are appealing for public assistance after a homeless man was assaulted and robbed in the Hunter region. Shortly after 5am yesterday (Wednesday 6 May 2020), police have been told a 45-year-old man was asleep in a tent along the Elcom Fire Trail, off Old...
A man has been charged following investigations into a public place shooting at Raymond Terrace last week. About 11am on Saturday 2 May 2020, the occupants of a home on Benjamin Lee Drive, Raymond Terrace, located a .22 calibre bullet has penetrated the front door...