Newcastle Police

A woman has died following a crash in Windale last week. Emergency services were called to James Street around 3:30 pm on Friday, 7 February, after a Hyundai i30 and a Ford Fiesta collided. The driver of the Hyundai, an 82-year-old woman, was trapped in the vehicle before being freed and treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics. She was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition […]

newy.com.au - Two teenagers have been charged following an alleged armed robbery near the Newcastle Light Rail Interchange on Saturday evening, 9 February 2025. Police were called to the area near Station Street, Wickham, just after 6:30 pm following reports that a 17-year-old boy had been threatened with a knife and robbed by a group of teenagers. The offenders allegedly stole the victim’s phone and shoes before fleeing the scene. […]

newy.com.au - A fire erupted in the early hours of this morning at the Benchmark Hotel on Booner Street, Hawks Nest, situated just North of Nelson Bay.The fire prompted a significant emergency response. Superintendent Jim O'Farrell of Fire and Rescue NSW confirmed that eight fire trucks arrived at the scene just after 1 am to battle the blaze in the three-level mixed-occupancy building. The ground floor of the hotel houses […]

newy.com.au - A 43-year-old man is set to face court today following his arrest over an alleged shooting incident in Newcastle last month. At approximately 4.30am on Wednesday, 29 January 2025, police responded to reports of gunfire at a residence on Lake Road, Elermore Vale. Upon arrival, officers from Newcastle City Police District discovered that projectiles had struck the front of a house and a vehicle. Fortunately, no injuries were […]

newy.com.au - A second man has been charged in connection with a devastating fire that destroyed the Lake Macquarie City Council building late last year, with damages exceeding $12 million. Emergency services were called to Main Road, Speers Point, around 3:50 am on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, after reports of a blaze. Upon arrival, officers from the Lake Macquarie Police District found the council building engulfed in flames. Despite the […]

newy.com.au - A man is set to appear in court today after being charged with multiple offences, including firearm possession, drug possession, and theft, following an incident in Newcastle on Wednesday, 5 February 2025. Around 3pm, plain-clothed officers from the Hunter DV High-Risk Offender Team were patrolling Beaumont Street, Hamilton, when they reportedly spotted a man on a bicycle stopping to search through a home’s letterbox. When police attempted to […]

newy.com.au - A 19-year-old woman is due in Newcastle Local Court today after being charged with aggravated robbery following a dramatic late-night incident in Newcastle West. At about 1am on Saturday, 1 February 2025, police were alerted to a robbery at a carpark on Steel Street. Eyewitnesses reported that two 21-year-old women were walking past a small group when the suspect suddenly approached. She allegedly demanded cash and threatened to […]

newy.com.au - A 17-year-old male has been charged following an alleged stabbing incident in Raymond Terrace on Sunday, 2 February 2025. Emergency services responded to reports of an assault on Benjamin Lee Drive around 2:30 am, where two 31-year-old men had been attacked, one sustaining a stab wound to the back. The injured man was transported to the hospital in serious but stable condition, while the other suffered minor injuries. […]

An investigation has been launched after shots were fired at a residential property in Newcastle in the early hours of Wednesday, 29 January 2025. Newy.com.au believes this may be a targeted attack. Around 4:30am, police were alerted to reports of gunfire on Lake Road, Elermore Vale. Officers from Newcastle City Police District arrived at the scene to find the front of a house and a vehicle damaged by projectiles. Fortunately, […]