Newcastle Police

newy.com.au - A motorcyclist has tragically lost his life following a crash in the Hunter Valley on Wednesday, 19 March 2025. Emergency services were called to Camp Road in Greta around 4:45pm after reports that a motorcycle had lost control and crashed into a tree. The rider, believed to be a man in his 30s, was thrown from the vehicle. NSW Ambulance paramedics attended the scene and provided treatment, but […]

newy.com.au - A 15-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with a string of offences, including theft and traffic violations, as part of Operation Soteria, the newly formed police initiative aimed at tackling youth crime in regional NSW. The teenager was taken into custody at Charlestown Shopping Centre on Wednesday, 19 March 2025, after police tracked him down in connection with multiple offences committed in the Lake Macquarie area. Authorities […]

Just before 2 am this morning, Fire & Rescue NSW responded to urgent calls of a townhouse fire at a two-storey building on the corner of Maitland Road and Woodstock Street in Newcastle. Six fire trucks and 20 firefighters arrived to find flames quickly spreading in one of the townhouses within an eight-unit complex. Fortunately, all occupants had evacuated safely with assistance from neighbours before emergency services arrived. However, four […]

newy.com.au - An 80-year-old man has died after being struck by a car in Valentine, Lake Macquarie, early this morning. Emergency services were called to Croudace Bay Road around 6:30 am on Wednesday, 19 March 2025, following reports of a pedestrian crash. NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the injured man at the scene before transporting him to John Hunter Hospital, where he later passed away. The driver of the vehicle, a […]

newy.com.au - A 17-year-old learner driver has died following a two-vehicle crash in the Hunter region on Tuesday night, 18 March 2025. Emergency services were called to John Renshaw Drive at Black Hill around 9pm after reports of a serious collision involving a Holden Commodore and a Ford utility. The young driver of the Holden tragically died at the scene. A 17-year-old passenger in the rear seat was critically injured […]

 newy.com.au - A 33-year-old man is set to face court today after an alleged police pursuit that spanned from Ourimbah to Beresfield in the early hours of this morning. At around 3:30am on Tuesday, 18 March 2025, authorities received reports of a Mitsubishi Lancer being driven dangerously along the M1 near Ourimbah. Responding officers located the vehicle parked near the Wyong Road Interchange. As police approached and activated their […]

newy.com.au - A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged following an investigation by the Hunter DV High Risk Offender Team (DVHROT) into alleged domestic violence offences in the Maitland region. Police were called to a home in Rutherford on Wednesday, 5 March 2025, after receiving reports of a domestic violence incident. According to police, the man allegedly forced entry into the home, assaulted, and threatened a woman known to […]

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 […]