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Woman dies in three car crash at Beresfield

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Inquiries are continuing after a woman died in a three-vehicle crash at Beresfield this afternoon (Thursday 21 May 2015). About 4.10pm emergency services were called to John Renshaw Drive. When they arrived, police and NSW Ambulance Paramedics found a 23-year-old woman had died. She was the driver and sole occupant of a

Two charged after alleged attempt to rob Cardiff hotel

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Two men have been charged over an alleged attempt to rob a hotel in Lake Macquarie overnight. Three men entered the hotel on Main Road at Cardiff about 11.40pm (Tuesday 5 May 2015), allegedly armed with a knife and sledgehammer. They allegedly threatened a staff member but were unable to get cash

Hunter hoons hit roadblocks

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Police have delivered another blow to illegal street-racing in the Hunter Valley by blocking off all known “hoon” hot spots in Newcastle. Officers from the Newcastle City Local Area Command and the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command are conducting a joint crackdown against dangerous driving behaviour, such as street-racing and ‘burn

Man charged following robbery at Taree

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A man has been charged following a robbery of a service station at Taree last weekend. Police from Manning Great Lakes Local Area Command were called to the business on Victoria Street about 9.55pm(Sunday 26 April 2015), responding to reports of a robbery. On arrival, police were told a man had allegedly threatened

Man charged after child dies in crash at Williamtown

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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

Car crashed into a boat at Mandalong

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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

Three charged over drug supply at Taree

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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

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