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newy.com.au - A 13-year-old boy has been charged after an alleged sexual assault on a woman in her 80s at Brooklyn Park in East Maitland on Monday night. NSW Police said detectives from Port Stephens–Hunter Police District and the State Crime Command’s Sex Crimes Squad formed Strike Force Bosgar to investigate the park attack, which they allege left the elderly woman needing hospital treatment and prompted a public appeal for […]

newy.com.au - Police are appealing for public help after an alleged sexual assault on a woman in her 80s at a park in Ashtonfield near Maitland on Monday night. NSW Police say the woman was attacked while out walking in Brooklyn Park and are urging anyone who was in the area around the time, or who has CCTV or dashcam footage, to come forward as detectives investigate. Officers from Port […]

newy.com.au - A 52-year-old man arrested at a Cessnock property on an outstanding warrant for 15 domestic violence-related offences was among 752 people charged across NSW during police Operation Amarok XII from Wednesday 12 November to Saturday 15 November 2025. NSW Police say the latest, intelligence-led phase of Operation Amarok targeted some of the state’s most dangerous domestic and family violence offenders, with officers from the Hunter among those involved […]

newy.com.au - Two teenage boys have been charged after an alleged police pursuit through Hamilton in Newcastle’s inner suburbs on Thursday night. NSW Police said the incident involved a white Isuzu MUX which officers allege had been stolen from a home in Cameron Park and later failed to stop for patrolling police, with the teenagers now due to face a children’s court. About 10pm on Thursday 13 November 2025, officers […]

newy.com.au - A 31-year-old man has been charged over an alleged police pursuit that began in Windale and ended with his arrest in Caves Beach on Wednesday night. NSW Police allege the man was behind the wheel of a Toyota Hilux bearing stolen number plates, sparking a pursuit through several Lake Macquarie suburbs before the vehicle was later found abandoned and the driver arrested. Police said officers from Lake Macquarie […]

newy.com.au - A 23-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly driving her car at a 14-year-old boy riding an e-bike in Redhead, in the Lake Macquarie region, on Wednesday 12 November 2025. NSW Police said the incident, which allegedly resulted in the e-bike being dragged along the road and the boy receiving minor injuries, has led to multiple serious traffic charges including predatory driving. Emergency services were called to Elsdon […]

newy.com.au - Applications are now open for the 2026 Port Stephens Mayoral Academic Scholarship Program, with 16 local businesses funding 18 scholarships worth $2,000 each for school leavers heading to TAFE or university. Now in its sixteenth year, the program is designed to ease the jump from school into further study by helping with upfront costs and linking Port Stephens graduates with local employers, with Council figures showing more than […]

newy.com.au - Police seized a knife and a pair of scissors, arrested one man and issued multiple directions during a high visibility operation using handheld scanners across Lake Macquarie on Thursday 4 September 2025, NSW Police said. Police said the Operation Ares deployment aimed to detect and reduce knife crime by using electronic metal‑detecting wands in public places. Officers from Lake Macquarie Police District, assisted by Police Transport Command North […]

 Updated 12:51pm - Police announced death of two men. newy.com.au - Two men died and two others were injured after a maroon Toyota Corolla crashed into a power pole and caught fire on Maitland Road, Mayfield East, about 11.15pm on Saturday 30 August 2025, NSW Police said. Police said the fatal crash involved four men understood to be students in Australia, and officers are liaising with officials from the […]