Newcastle Police

newy.com.au - A 13-year-old boy has been charged with multiple offences following a police pursuit and a series of vehicle thefts in the Raymond Terrace area earlier this month. Emergency services were called to Benjamin Lee Drive, Raymond Terrace, around 11:55pm on Saturday, 15 March 2025, after reports of a crash. Upon arrival, police found an abandoned Mitsubishi utility that had collided with an unoccupied Toyota utility. Witnesses reported that […]

newy.com.au - A 59-year-old man has been charged after allegedly causing extensive property damage and leading police on a dangerous pursuit through Cessnock on Monday night, 17 March 2025. Police were alerted around 10:30pm following multiple reports of a white Subaru Forester being driven recklessly, damaging several structures across the area. Investigations revealed the vehicle had allegedly rammed into multiple properties, including a steel fence at a public pool on […]

A man has died after a fire engulfed a unit in Newcastle East on Monday afternoon, with witnesses reporting a loud explosion before flames took hold. Emergency services were called to Colliers Close, Newcastle East, at about 3:50 pm on Monday, 17 March 2025, following multiple Triple Zero (000) calls reporting a unit fire. Fire and Rescue NSW Superintendent Adam Dewberry confirmed that six fire trucks and 22 firefighters responded […]

newy.com.au - A 14-year-old boy has been charged following an alleged high-speed police pursuit involving a stolen vehicle across The Central Coast and Lake Macquarie in the early hours of Sunday, 16 March 2025. At around 4am, police on patrol in Long Jetty attempted to pull over a white Nissan Pathfinder for a routine roadside breath test. However, the driver allegedly failed to stop, triggering a pursuit that stretched across […]

newy.com.au - A 21-year-old man has been charged after a police pursuit through Newcastle suburbs in the early hours of Friday, 14 March 2025, led to the discovery of an alleged unauthorised firearm in his possession. The incident began around 12.50am when officers from Newcastle City Police District spotted a moped carrying a pillion passenger travelling dangerously along Brunker Road, Adamstown. When police attempted to stop the vehicle, the rider […]

A 51-year-old man has been charged following a police raid in Nelson Bay, accused of running an elaborate holiday accommodation scam involving dozens of victims and more than 30 offences. Police executed a search warrant at a property on the mid north coast on Thursday, 13 March 2025, arresting the man at the scene. He was taken to Nelson Bay Police Station and charged with 31 counts of dishonestly obtaining […]

newy.com.au - Three people have been charged following a dramatic police pursuit in Newcastle early this morning, which ended in a crash and multiple arrests. At around 2:50am on Friday, 14 March 2025, officers from Newcastle City Police District spotted an allegedly stolen SUV travelling along Glebe Road in Hamilton South. When police attempted to pull the vehicle over, the driver refused to stop, prompting officers to initiate a pursuit. […]

newy.com.au - Five senior members and associates of the Finks outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) have been charged following an investigation into an alleged attempted aggravated break and enter in Belmont North last month. Around 1:50am on Sunday, 23 February 2025, police were called to a home on Marian Place in Belmont North after reports that a group of men were attempting to force their way inside. Witnesses also reported hearing […]

newy.com.au - A Newcastle man has been charged with multiple firearm, drug, and traffic offences following a dramatic police pursuit and crash earlier this year. The incident unfolded around 6pm on Tuesday, 14 January 2025, when police attempted to stop a stolen Ford Everest on Acacia Avenue, Waratah. The vehicle had been reported stolen from a Cooks Hill address earlier that day. When the driver allegedly failed to stop, officers […]