A teenager will be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act as police continue investigating the alleged assault and robbery of a father and daughter in Charlestown. Yesterday afternoon (Sunday 12 April 2015), a 14-year-old girl and her 41-year-old father were leaving a shopping centre on Pearson Street, when a number

A 12-year-old boy has died after being struck by a vehicle in the Port Stephens area yesterday. About 4pm (Monday 30 March 2015) the boy was travelling on a school bus when it stopped outside an address on Marsh Road, Bobs Farm. The boy got off the bus and as he crossed

Police have charged a man after a seven-year-old boy died in a car crash at Williamtown in the state’s Hunter region earlier this year. About 4.10pm on Wednesday 21 January 2015, a Nissan Pathfinder was travelling south along Medowie Road. As the vehicle approached banked-up traffic near the intersection of Nelson Bay

Police are investigating a vehicle crash on the M1 (Pacific Highway) near Lake Macquarie today (Sunday 22 March 2015.) About 12:15am, a boat was being towed along the M1 near Mandalong when it came adrift and stopped across two lanes. A Toyota Camray also travelling along the M1 crashed into the boat. Police

Police have charged three people with drug supply following a controlled operation on the states mid north coast. Operation Medina, run by officers from Manning Great Lakes Local Area Command, was an ongoing investigation into the supply of prohibited drugs in the Taree area. About 3.30pm yesterday (Monday 16 March 2015) a

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner after a man’s body was found floating in Lake Macquarie a few hours ago. Around 11am (Friday 13 February 2015), police were called to a section of Lake Macquarie near Marmong Point, where a man was found floating face down in the water. A small

A man has been charged with fraud offences and perverting the course of justice as police investigations continue into a suspicious fire at a business complex at Newcastle. The Property Crime Squad and Newcastle City Local Area Command are investigating the fire which destroyed a complex containing five business suites in

A man has been forced to drive three people around the Lake Macquarie area for three hours after they got into his car. Police from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command have been told two men got into a Toyota Starlet while it was stopped at the intersection of Quigley Road and