STAFF THREATENED WITH SYRINGE IN ALLEGED MEDOWIE SHOPLIFTING INCIDENT
A man is accused of using a syringe to threaten staff at a Medowie supermarket during a confrontation. About 7:30 last night, police allege he attempted to leave the supermarket on Peppertree Road...
View ArticleCORLETTE SHOOTING VICTIM REFUSES TO ASSIST POLICE
Police are appealing for help from the public, after a man was shot in the legs near Nelson Bay overnight. The 31-year-old was found by emergency services with gunshot wounds to both his thighs, inside...
View ArticleVEHICLE SEARCH REVEALS DRUGS BOOTY ON THE CENTRAL COAST
Central Coast police have allegedly uncovered a stash of illicit drugs, following a search of a car last night. Police say they were alerted to the vehicle, parked at Springfield, after witnessing one...
View ArticleMAN ON THE RUN ARRESTED IN WYONG
UPDATE: A man wanted on an outstanding warrant has been arrested on the Central Coast. 31-year-old Daryl Carr was arrested in Wyong just before 5pm yesterday. Carr allegedly breached a previous court...
View ArticleTEEN CHARGED OVER ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT ON THE CENTRAL COAST
A 16-year-old faced court today over the alleged sexual assault of a woman on the Central Coast earlier this week. Around 5pm on Monday, a 33-year-old woman was walking her dog along Elizabeth Bay...
View ArticlePOLICE APPEAL FOR HELP LOCATING MISSING SINGLETON TEEN
Police are appealing for information to help locate a missing Singleton teenager. 16-year-old Ashleigh McTaggart was last seen at 9pm on Friday the 1st of April, as she was leaving her home on Kelso...
View ArticleKEMPSEY PRISON MANAGER STOOD DOWN FOLLOWING ALLEGED ATTACK
The general manager of Kempsey prison has been stood down following an alleged attack on a former Australian soldier in a cell. The 40-year-old victim is said to be in a serious condition, after he was...
View ArticlePOLICE RECOVER TACTICAL KNIVES AFTER 170KM/H PURSUIT NEAR KEMPSEY
A 20-year-old driver has posted speeds of up to 170km/h during an alleged police pursuit north of Kempsey yesterday. During a patrol around 2:30pm on Saturday, police detected an unregistered Holden...
View ArticlePOLICE BELIEVE MURWILLUMBAH RAILWAY FIRE DELIBERATELY LIT
Police are investigating a suspicious fire on railway tracks on the state’s North Coast. Around 2:15am yesterday, emergency services responded to reports of a fire on railway tracks along Tweed Valley...
View Article81-YEAR-OLD WOMAN BITTEN DURING DOG ATTACK IN NEW LAMBTON
An elderly woman has undergone surgery after a dog bit her during a frightening attack in New Lambton yesterday. The 81-year-old was walking her dog along Queen’s Road around 12:30pm on Friday when a...
View ArticlePOLICE SEIZE CANNABIS AND CASH DURING VEHICLE SEARCH IN WYOMING
Two teenagers have been charged with drug offences following a vehicle search on the Central Coast overnight. Around 8:30pm on Friday, police stopped a blue Hyundai Excel being driven by a 19-year-old...
View ArticleWEEKEND UPDATE
Japan has been shaken by a second deadly earthquake in as many days. Mourners have gathered to farewell murdered toddler Sanaya Sahib. Her family spoke of their heartbreak at losing their ‘little...
View ArticleTWEED HEADS PIZZA DELIVERY DRIVER HELD UP WITH REPLICA HANDGUN
A 17-year-old pizza delivery driver has been threatened with a replica handgun in Tweed Heads overnight. According to reports, the driver was delivering an order to Kennedy Drive about 7.45pm on...
View ArticlePOLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION REGARDING MISSING LISMORE WOMAN
Police hold concerns for a Lismore woman after she inexplicably disappeared on Tuesday. 54-year-old Chrisa Crewe was last seen leaving her house on Weemala Street at Lismore Heights, at about 2.30pm....
View ArticleFLIGHTS CANCELLED AFTER PARTIAL ROOF COLLAPSE AT NEWCASTLE AIRPORT
Some flights in and out of Newcastle Airport have been cancelled after a partial collapse of the roof in the check-in area. The collapse was caused by a deluge of rain around 1.00pm. Travellers are now...
View ArticleHORROR START TO THE LONG WEEKEND ON OUR ROADS
The ANZAC long weekend has begun in a somber manner on our roads with three fatalities on Day 1 of Operation Go Slow in the Northern Region, including the death of a female pedestrian in Cardiff South...
View ArticleDRIVER CRITICAL AFTER HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH B-DOUBLE TRUCK NEAR GRAFTON
A 33-year-old man from Queensland is in a critical condition after the Suzuki Vitara he was driving collided head-on with a B-double truck near Grafton this morning. Around 1:30 am on Saturday,...
View ArticleNAMBUCCA MAN FACES 12 DRUG-RELATED CHARGES AFTER NEWEE CREEK RAID
A 44-year old Nambucca man has been arrested over the manufacturing and possession of illicit drugs. It follows a search warrant that was executed at a Newee Creek home last year. The man has been...
View ArticleSUSPECTED OVERDOSE AT GROOVIN’ THE MOO FESTIVAL
A 15-year-old is in a critical condition after a suspected drug overdose, at the Groovin-the-Moo music festival, at Maitland. The teenager was found unconscious around two thirty this afternoon – and...
View Article‘UPSKIRTING’ INCIDENTS IN TAREE LEADS TO ARREST OF 63-YEAR-OLD
A 63-year-old man has been charged, accused of filming up women’s skirts in Taree. Earlier this month police were called to a local shopping centre, after a woman reported being filmed by a man while...
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