Newcastle Police

newy.com.au - Police have released CCTV footage of a blue Ford Territory as they investigate a fail-to-stop crash in Nelson Bay on Tuesday 13 January 2026 that injured a 71-year-old man and killed his dog. Investigators are trying to identify the driver, who allegedly left the scene without stopping or providing details, and are appealing for anyone with dashcam or CCTV to come forward. Police said the man was walking […]

***UPDATE: Police say a third man has now been charged over the alleged stabbing in Newcastle West, with a 19-year-old arrested at Newcastle Police Station about 2pm on Wednesday 14 January 2026 and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company and affray, before being granted strict conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Thursday 29 January 2026*** newy.com.au - Two 18-year-old men have been charged after […]

newy.com.au - A 36-year-old man has been charged after an alleged armed robbery at a licensed premises on Park Street in Edgeworth, in Lake Macquarie, on Friday 9 January 2026. Newy.com.au understands the venue is Edgeworth Sport & Recreation Club (Edgeworth Bowlo). Police allege the man attended the venue about 9.30pm with a firearm, threatened staff and demanded cash, before staff and patrons wrestled him to the ground and removed […]

newy.com.au - Three men have been charged after an alleged brawl at a licensed venue on Lings Road, Buttai, about 11.30pm on Saturday 10 January 2026 about 30 minutes after closure. Officers from Hunter Valley Police District were called to reports of a fight and were told the trio assaulted four other men, with one allegedly armed with a knife. The three men were arrested after allegedly attempting to leave […]

newy.com.au - A four-year-old boy has died after being pulled unconscious from a swimming pool at Bobs Farm in NSW on Friday 9 January 2026. Police said emergency services were called about 7.30pm after reports the child was unresponsive when taken from the water, with officers commencing an investigation into the circumstances. Family members performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until NSW Ambulance paramedics arrived and took over, before the boy was […]

 newy.com.au - Two men have been charged after police alleged elderly women were targeted in a spate of thefts and scams in shopping centre carparks across NSW. NSW Police said officers from North West Region formed Strike Force Pitstop to investigate 18 incidents reported from Newcastle to Wagga Wagga, including several suburbs across Sydney. Police said the pair, aged 37 and 57, were arrested about 12.20pm on Wednesday 7 […]

newy.com.au - A 24-year-old man is due in court after police allege he was caught drink-driving twice in under two hours. Officers from the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District said the man was first stopped on the New England Highway at East Maitland and later re-arrested after being detected driving again while suspended. Police were patrolling the New England Highway about 12.30am on Saturday 27 December 2025 when they saw a […]

newy.com.au - A 61-year-old man has been charged with murder after an elderly woman was found dead inside a home in Fern Bay just North of Stockton on Thursday. Police said officers from Port Stephens Hunter Police District were called to a house on Taylor Road about 12.30pm on Thursday 18 December 2025, where they found an 88-year-old woman deceased inside the property. A crime scene was established as detectives […]

newy.com.au - A 24-year-old man has been charged after NSW Police alleged he entered a unit on Wednesday 10 December 2025 at Darby Street Cooks Hill and assaulted a 53-year-old resident who could not be revived on . Police said emergency services were called to the unit about 3.20am following reports of an assault, and detectives began an investigation under Strike Force Aztec with assistance from the NSW Police State […]