CASH, DRUGS & WEAPONS ALLEGEDLY DISCOVERED IN GOLD COAST SEARCH
More than $50,000 in cash, along with drugs and weapons, have allegedly been discovered on the Gold Coast. Police searched the East Quay Drive unit in Biggera Waters shortly before 9am yesterday, where...
View ArticleDORA CREEK DRIVER CHARGED FOLLOWING MORISSET FATALITY
A man will face court after being charged with aggravated dangerous driving causing death, following a fatality near Lake Macquarie earlier this month. A 73-year-old man died as the result of a crash...
View ArticleTICKETS TO WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP STOLEN
Hundreds of tickets to the World Rally Championship event in Coffs Harbour have been stolen. Police say a man falsely claiming to be an employee attended an event office in Coffs Harbour about 6.30pm...
View ArticleCROSSMAN BAIL APPLICATION DENIED
42-year-old Natasha Crossman has been remanded in custody to appear in Tamworth Court tomorrow, after her bail application was refused this morning. Ms Crossman has been charged with the murder of...
View ArticleSIX ARRESTED ON FIRST NIGHT OF SCHOOLIES CELEBRATIONS
Police believe wet weather has seen schoolies celebrations on the Gold Coast slightly down for the same time as last year’s event. Official celebrations started for students last night around the...
View ArticleWILLIAMTOWN CONTAMINATION ZONE RENAMED ‘MANAGEMENT AREA’
A panel assembled by the NSW Government has recommended changes to the zoning of the Williamtown contamination area, to better reflect the level of potential exposure of residents to contamination. The...
View ArticleTRUCK FIRE CAUSES HIGHWAY CLOSURE IN THE NORTH-WEST
A B-double truck carrying 70 tonnes of wheat forced the closure of a highway in the north-west of the state, after it caught alight. The incident occurred on the Gwydir Highway, about 50km west of...
View ArticleMAN TO FACE COURT AFTER ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT IN HAMILTON
A 45-year-old man has been charged over the sexual assault of a woman in a Newcastle suburb. The 19-year-old woman was in a laneway off Cleary Street in Hamilton shortly before 3:30am on Sunday, when a...
View ArticleWESTPAC CHOPPER RESCUES MAN AFTER BEING SWEPT OFF ROCKS
An 18-year-old man has been rescued by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter after being swept off rocks and into a sea cave this morning on the Central Coast. The man was jumping off rocks with a group of...
View ArticleMAN STABBED IN THE HAND DURING BREAK-IN
A man has been stabbed during an aggravated break-in, in the Hunter Valley. Police say a male, armed with a knife, broke into a home on Ninth Street in Cessnock at about 2:30am on Sunday. A 35-year-old...
View Article13 SCHOOLIES ARRESTED OVERNIGHT ON THE GOLD COAST
Drug possession was the main reason for arrests in the first weekend of schoolies celebrations on the Gold Coast. 13 schoolies were arrested overnight on 16 offences, seven of which were drug...
View ArticleWYONG VEHICLE SEARCH ALLEGEDLY TURNS UP DRUGS, WEAPONS
Illicit drugs, housebreaking implements, and a knife have allegedly been discovered during a vehicle search on the Central Coast. The Ford Focus sedan was stopped by police in the car park of Wyong...
View ArticlePSYCHOLOGIST CHARGED OVER ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT OF SECOND CHILD PATIENT
A psychologist has been charged with the indecent assault of a second child patient on the Mid North Coast. The 51-year-old was initially charged back in May with child sex offences. Further...
View ArticleCHILDREN REPORTEDLY PHOTOGRAPHED IN COFFS HARBOUR
Police are appealing for information after two men were seen taking photos of children on the Mid North Coast. In the first instance, two boys, aged nine and 10, were walking on Argyll Street in Coffs...
View ArticleEXPECT POLICE TO BE OUT AND ABOUT DURING THE NEWCASTLE 500
Police are planning a high-visibility operation ahead of the Supercars event in Newcastle this weekend, in an effort to curb anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related violence. Police will also focus...
View ArticleEIGHT FIREARMS STOLEN FROM RURAL BUNDARRA PROPERTY
Firearms, including a number of shotguns and rifles, have been stolen during a break-in, in the state’s west. Police say the rural property in Bundarra was broken into sometime between 7am and 5pm...
View ArticlePOLICE APPEAL FOR INFORMATION INTO MISSING SNORKELER
Concerns are held for a missing snorkeler in Port Stephens. 29-year-old Scott McGuire was last seen about 4pm on Sunday when he was snorkeling with a friend off Birubi Point at Anna Bay. Police were...
View Article14-YEAR-OLDS ALLEGEDLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO GOLD COAST HIGH SCHOOL
Three teenagers will be dealt with under The Youth Justice Act after allegedly causing damage to a Gold Coast high school. Police were alerted to a group of juveniles acting suspiciously at Elanora...
View ArticleDRUG POSSESSION CHARGES LAID AS SCHOOLIES CONTINUES
Despite 17 schoolies being arrested overnight, Gold Coast police say they’re pleased with overall crowd behaviour in the Surfers Paradise CBD overnight. The arrests were mainly for drug-related...
View ArticleWOMAN ALLEGEDLY THREATENS PASSENGERS ON A BUS WITH A SYRINGE
A woman has allegedly threatened passengers on a Tamworth bus with a broken bottle and syringe. The incident took place at around 2pm yesterday, when the passengers on the bus confronted a 27-year-old...
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