A 22-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences following an investigation by Newcastle City Highway Patrol.
Police were called to Violet Town Road, Tingira Heights, around 7:20 pm on Tuesday, 4 February, after reports that a Ford Ranger had crashed into a fence. When officers arrived, the driver allegedly reversed, striking a police officer with the vehicle’s side mirror before fleeing the scene. The officer sustained bruising.
Following inquiries, police stopped a Volkswagen Golf in Perkins Street, Newcastle, around 2:15 pm on Monday, 17 February. Officers allege the driver was the same individual involved in the earlier incident. A search of the vehicle uncovered a knife, a baseball bat, three resealable bags containing a substance believed to be methamphetamine, and a bag with three pills.
The man was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station, where he was charged with eight offences, including failing to stop when directed, reckless driving, drug possession, and carrying a knife in public.
He was refused bail and is set to appear before Newcastle Local Court today.