Newcastle Police

newy.com.au – A 39-year-old man has been charged following an alleged break and enter at a New Lambton home in the early hours of 27 June 2025. Police were called to a property on Royal Street about 5.55am after reports of an intruder. Officers from Newcastle City Police District attended and saw a man fleeing from the backyard. He was arrested nearby after a short foot chase. Authorities allege the […]

newy.com.au – A man is set to appear in court today after allegedly breaking into a landslip-damaged home in New Lambton during the early hours of the morning. Police were called to a property on Russell Road around 1.35am on Wednesday, 25 June, following reports of a suspected break-in. Officers from Newcastle City Police District began scouring the area and soon spotted a man allegedly scaling the boundary fence of […]

newy.com.au – A high-speed police pursuit in the Hunter region ended in a serious crash early this morning, with six teenagers hospitalised after the stolen car they were in veered off the road and slammed into a barrier near Woodberry. Police from the Port Stephens-Hunter command were patrolling Woodberry Road at Millers Forest around 4.15am on Wednesday, 25 June, when they spotted a vehicle linked to an aggravated break-in at […]

newy.com.au – A 19-year-old Wallsend man has been charged over a devastating crash that claimed the life of a woman and her unborn child in North Lambton early Sunday morning. Emergency services were called to Newcastle Road about 2.40am on 22 June, where a Commodore sedan and a Hyundai sedan had collided. A 55-year-old woman travelling in the Hyundai died at the scene. The driver of that car, a 28-year-old […]

newy.com.au – Police have arrested a man following a fatal crash in North Lambton on the weekend that claimed the life of a woman and led to the loss of an unborn child. Officers took a 19-year-old man into custody at a home in Mayfield about 3.15pm today, 24 June, as part of an ongoing investigation into the deadly collision involving a Holden Commodore and a Hyundai sedan. The crash […]

ACA Video from 7 months ago, from YouTube ACA Video from 7 months ago, from YouTube newy.com.au – The tight-knit town of Awaba is mourning the death of 98-year-old Lennie “Lenny” Wilton, a beloved figure who was struck and killed by a ute just metres from his home on Cessnock Road near Kilaben Street on the evening of Sunday, 22 June 2025. Lenny, who locals affectionately called the “Bush Bachelor”, […]

Article updated several times, last at 6:25pm A woman has died following a crash in North Lambton early this morning, prompting a critical incident investigation by police. Emergency services were called to Newcastle Road around 2.40am on Sunday, 22 June, after a Holden Commodore collided with a Hyundai sedan not long after officers spotted the Commodore allegedly being driven dangerously. Police had not engaged in a pursuit, citing safety concerns. […]

newy.com.au – A man has been charged after a violent altercation that followed an early morning crash on Cessnock Road near Neath, just west of Newcastle, left another man with multiple stab wounds. Emergency services were alerted after a 40-year-old man, bleeding from several injuries, walked into Cessnock Police Station shortly after 4.40am on Thursday, 19 June. According to police, the man had been driving a Holden sedan when it […]

Three people are set to face court after police launched an investigation into a series of alleged property offences in Merewether last week. Officers were called to Scenic Drive around 3.30am on Friday, 13 June, after reports of attempted break-ins in the area. Investigators believe several properties and vehicles on Myamblah Crescent, Woodward Street, and Scenic Drive were targeted in the early hours. During patrols shortly after the reports, police […]