Pursuit through Newcastle ends in injury
A 24-year-old man has fractured his foot while trying to escape from police after a car pursuit through several Hunter suburbs.
View ArticlePolice boost for Tea Gardens
Port Stephens police assure residents they will soon have two full-time local officers in the Tea Gardens area near Newcastle.
View ArticleMayfield man bashed in home invasion
Two intruders repeatedly punched a 32-year-old man during a home invasion in Mayfield last night.
View ArticleCrime stats show stability
New crime figures suggest Newcastle might be on its way to leaving its violent reputation behind.
View ArticleCrime stats show no slowdown in alcohol-fuelled crime
A breakdown of annual crime data shows alcohol is still driving up weekend assaults and robberies in Newcastle, despite tough liquor controls.
View ArticleHunter a safer place as crime goes down
Even the statisticians are baffled as to why the Hunter, alone in NSW, has shown a big drop in non-firearm robberies and domestic assaults. In the latest figures from the Bureau of Crime Statistics,...
View ArticleGunshot fired during attempted robbery at Charlestown
Police are appealing for public assistance after a shot was fired during an attempted robbery at a house near Newcastle last night.
View ArticleMen's Shed expo targeted by theives
The Hunter Men's Shed Expo has been targeted by thieves with more than $20,000 worth of equipment stolen overnight at Maitland.
View ArticleCosta's wife threatened in home invasion
The wife of former NSW minister Michael Costa has been threatened at knifepoint during a robbery in the Hunter Valley.
View ArticlePolice dogs track car wash thieves
The police dog squad has been used to to track down four men who tried to steal from a Wallsend car wash business.
View ArticleTinkler's stolen Ferrari burnt out
Mining magnate Nathan Tinkler's stolen $500,000 Ferrari has been found burnt out north of Newcastle.
View ArticleTinkler's luxury car found torched
A $500,000 Ferrari belonging to mine owner Nathan Tinkler has been found burnt out at Raymond Terrace north of Sydney.
View ArticleArrest over mining magnate's stolen ferrari imminent
Police are believed to be close to making an arrest over a robbery at the Newcastle home of mining magnate, Nathan Tinkler, in which thieves sped off in his Ferrari before torching it.
View ArticlePolice arrest teen over Nelson Bay break in
Port Stephens police investigating a break-in at a Nelson Bay house earlier this year, have arrested a 19-year-old man.
View ArticleTeen arrested over Tinkler Ferrari heist
Newcastle police have arrested a teenager over last month's theft of a $500,000 Ferrari from the beachside home of mining magnate Nathan Tinkler.
View ArticleAnother gun theft in Newcastle
Newcastle police are investigating the theft of nine guns as well ammunition from house at Shortland this morning.
View ArticleFugitive suspected of bush break-in
Police believe a break-in at a home in remote NSW bushland may be linked to fugitive Malcolm Naden. The unoccupied house was broken into yesterday, near where an officer was shot trying to capture the...
View ArticleTwo charged after senior's bashing
A man and woman are facing serious charges over an assault of a 70-year-old Gloucester man last week.
View ArticleGloucester residents relieved by Naden's capture
A Gloucester local who slept with a gun under her bed because fugitive Malcolm Naden was in the area has spoken of her relief that he's been captured after seven years on the run.
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