SHOTGUN AIMED AT POLICE IN MID-NORTH COAST PURSUIT
A man is on the run after evading police and pointing a shotgun at them during a pursuit near Coffs Harbour this morning. Just before 8am, police stopped a white Toyota Hiace van on the Pacific Highway...
View ArticlePOLICE CAR DAMAGED BY TEENAGERS IN MAYFIELD OVERNIGHT
A police vehicle has been damaged by a group of youths in Newcastle overnight. Just before midnight, police responded to compaints about the behaviour of a large group of young people on Hanbury Street...
View ArticleRESIDENT FIGHTS OFF ARMED INTRUDER IN CARDIFF BREAK-IN
An man armed with a knife has threatened a resident during a break-in in Newcastle today. According to police, about 7:30am a man broke into a home on Mills Street in Cardiff. A 52-year-old resident...
View ArticleSAMURAI SWORD AND SHORTENED SHOTGUN RECOVERED DURING VEHICLE STOP
A firearm and a sword have allegedly been located during a vehicle stop north of Newcastle earlier this week. Around 8:30am on Friday, police stopped a car in Salt Bush Avenue, Salt Bush, after reports...
View ArticleSEARCH UNDERWAY FOR MISSING CORAKI MAN
Police and SES crews are searching for a man who failed to surface after he jumped off a bridge into the Richmond River this morning on the far north coast. Around 6am today, police attended the bridge...
View ArticleHOLD-UP DOESN’T GO COMPLETELY TO PLAN IN SURFERS PARADISE
A man armed with a handgun has held up a licensed premises on the Gold Coast overnight. At around 9:30pm, the man entered the venue on Pine Avenue in Surfers Paradise, demanding money. A 26-year-old...
View ArticleWEEKEND UPDATE
At least 29 people have been killed and dozens injured after two explosions near a football stadium in Turkey. A manhunt is underway on the mid north coast for a driver who twice pointed a shotgun at...
View ArticleTHREE POLICE ASSAULTED IN SURFERS PARADISE
Three police officers have allegedly been assaulted during a fight on the Gold Coast early this morning. According to police, around 4.20am a fight involving a group of people broke out at Cavill Mall...
View ArticleCAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN AFTER BODY FOUND IN HOTEL ROOM
A report will be prepared for the Coroner after the discovery of a man’s body in a hotel room at Murwillumbah yesterday. Around 11:30am, staff at a hotel on Tweed Valley Way discovered a deceased male...
View ArticleTEEN APPEARS IN COURT FOLLOWING HOLD-UP
A 16-year old boy has appeared in court, charged over the armed robbery of a supermarket on the far north coast this week. About 6 o’clock on Thursday evening, the teenager entered a Brisbane Street...
View ArticleDISQUALIFIED DRIVER CHARGED AS PART OF OPERATION SAFE ARRIVAL
A 42-year-old female driver, who was disqualified from driving until 2030, has been charged with breach of bail and driving whilst disqualified in Toukley today, as part of police operation Safe...
View ArticleBOAT EXPLOSION INJURES FAMILY OF FOUR
A boat with four family members on board has exploded on the Central Coast today. According to reports, the 6.7 metre vessel had just left Patonga wharf and was about 700m offshore when the explosion...
View ArticleSURGERY REQUIRED AFTER GLASSING ATTACK
A 31-year-old man has undergone surgery after being glassed in the face near Lake Macquarie. Shortly before 8pm on Friday, emergency services responded to reports of an assault at a hotel on Wilsons...
View ArticleUP TO 20 INVOLVED IN SHORTLAND BRAWL
A man has been charged after a brawl at a hotel near Newcastle overnight. Around 11:30pm, a verbal altercation broke out between two men at a hotel on Sandgate Road in Sandgate. It’s believed the men...
View ArticleP-PLATE DRIVER CHARGED FOR ALLEGEDLY SPEEDING, DRUG USE NEAR URALLA
A P-plate driver has allegedly returned a positive drug test after posting 140km/h in a 100km/h zone in the state’s north-west, as operation Safe Arrival enters it’s second day. Police allege the...
View ArticlePOLICE INVESTIGATING MUSWELLBROOK HOUSE FIRE
Police have established a crime scene after a suspicious house fire in the Hunter Valley this morning. Around 12:40am, police and emergency services responded to reports of a house fire in Tindale...
View ArticleFORMER PRIEST TO FACE SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES FROM THE 1970’S
Police have charged a former Anglican priest over alleged sexual assaults from the 1970’s. Strike Force Arinya 2 was established in 2013 to review allegations that a man assaulted two boys at various...
View Article34-YEAR-OLD CHARGED OVER ALLEGED ATM RAIDS
A man has fronted court over alleged aggravated break-ins that targeted ATMs across Sydney and the Hunter this year. In one incident, around 4:30am last Sunday, police responded to reports of a break...
View ArticleDRIVER CAUGHT FIVE-TIMES OVER THE LIMIT ON THE GOLD COAST
A driver has posted speeds of more than 80kph over the speed limit, while another has been caught more than five times the legal alcohol limit on the Gold Coast. Queensland police are conducting...
View ArticleNEIGHBOURS HELP ELDERLY WOMAN IN CENTRAL COAST HOUSE FIRE
An elderly women has suffered burns to her face and legs in a house fire on the Central Coast overnight. Shortly after 2am, emergency services responded to reports of a house fire on Mimosa Avenue,...
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