Newcastle Police

newy.com.au - Two men have been charged with property-related offences following an incident in Adamstown Heights on Monday night, 24 February 2025. Police were called to Lucas Crescent around 9:45pm after reports of suspicious activity near a home and a parked vehicle. The occupants of the house allegedly spotted two men on their property and pursued them towards Hudson Park, where they came to a stop. Officers from Newcastle City […]

First Published Sunday LIVE Article - Updated 2:26pm Monday newy.com.au – The search for missing fisherman Paul Barning, 58, entered its second day on Monday after he fell overboard during a fishing competition off the Newcastle coast. Barning, a highly experienced game fisherman and life member of the Port Hacking Game Fishing Club, was participating in the NSW Game Fishing Association’s interclub state championships when the incident occurred approximately 55 […]

Three men, including two employees of Hamilton North Bowling Club, have been charged over an alleged staged armed robbery in Newcastle, which police will allege in court, was an inside job. On Monday, 30 December 2024, emergency services responded to reports of an armed robbery at the Boreas Road club at Hamilton North around 5 am. It was reported that two men, dressed in black and wielding knives, entered the premises […]

Two bus drivers were assaulted in separate incidents last week, leading to the arrest of two 14-year-old boys who were both charged. The attacks, which occurred on Thursday, 13 February 2025 have brought up community discussion about ongoing safety concerns of public transport workers and the wider issue of youth violence. According to NSW Police, officers from the Police Transport Command’s Northern Satellite team launched an investigation in to the […]

A collision at the intersection of Turton Road and Georgetown Road in Waratah has left an elderly man in serious condition. Just before 11:00 am today (Tuesday 18/2/2025), emergency services were alerted to the incident when a BMW hatchback was involved in a collision with a bus. AThe crash occurred when the car, driven by an elderly man, collided with a bus carrying several passengers. Emergency responders, including NSW Ambulance and […]

newy.com.au - A 22-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences following an alleged hit-and-run incident and drug-related discoveries in Newcastle. Police were initially called to Violet Town Road, Tingira Heights, around 7:20 pm on Tuesday, 4 February 2025, after reports that a car had crashed into a fence. Upon arrival, officers found a Ford Ranger utility at the scene. As an officer attempted to speak with the driver, the […]

 Live Article - Bookmark this page as it will be updated as more information comes to hand. newy.com.au - A critical incident investigation is underway after Newcastle City Police shot a man in Mayfield on Saturday afternoon, 15 February 2025. At approximately 4:10 pm, police responded to a domestic violence-related call at a unit block on Hanbury Street. Upon arrival, they were attacked unexpectedly by a man wielding an […]

  newy.com.au - A Hunter Valley man has been charged over an alleged attempt to import 21kg of methamphetamine from Spain, with the drugs estimated to be worth $19 million on the street. The 37-year-old, who is believed to have links to an organised crime group, faced Singleton Local Court on 7 February 2025, charged with attempting to import a commercial quantity of a border-controlled drug. He was remanded in […]

An early morning incident unfolded in Wallsend in Newcastle when a car ploughed through a fence and into the rear yard of a residential property. The crash occurred just after 4:00am today (Monday, 10 February 2025), followed by an emergency response from Fire and Rescue Wallsend. Newcastle Police officers arrived at Douglas Street, where reports indicated that the vehicle's occupants had abandoned the car and fled towards Birchgrove Drive. Firefighters […]