Two men have been charged after allegedly damaging property, assaulting a police officer, and offensive behaviour while naked, in Port Macquarie yesterday.

About 6.10am (Sunday 27 March 2016), officers attached to Mid North Coast Local Area Command received several reports of two men allegedly causing damage to property in the Port Macquarie CBD.

Officers attended and arrested one of the men, aged 20; however, the second man allegedly fled the scene.

The man in custody allegedly pushed a police officer to the ground and attempted to flee the scene, before he was arrested a short distance away.

Further inquiries led police to arrest the second man, aged 19, at a motel on Clarence Street, and two mobile phones were seized.

Both men were taken to Port Macquarie Police Station.

It will be alleged both men maliciously damaged a number of vehicles and boom gates at a caravan park on Munster Street, approached a number of women while naked, and the younger man committed a number of acts on various objects on Clarence Street, while naked.

The older man has been charged with assault police, escape custody, goods in custody, and offensive language.

The younger man has been charged with three counts of act of indecency, three counts of malicious damage, and goods in custody.

Both men were granted conditional bail, to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court on Wednesday 13 April 2016.

The estimated cost of the damage to the property is up to $30,000.

A man has died after an altercation during a break-in at a home in Newcastle yesterday.

About 3.30am (Saturday 26 March 2016), police were called to Cleary Street, Hamilton, following reports of three men fighting.

Police were told a 34-year-old man had broken into a home before an altercation broke out and he was detained by two men, aged 33 and 32.

Shortly after, officers from Newcastle City Local Area Command attended, the 34-year-old man lost consciousness.

He was taken by Ambulance Paramedics to John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition.

He died about 11.30am today (Sunday 27 March 2016), after his life support was switched off.
Detectives will prepare a report for the information of the Coroner.
A 33-year-old man has previously been charged with recklessly inflict grievous bodily harm.

Inquiries are continuing.

A man has been charged after an incident in Newcastle which has left another man in a critical condition in hospital.

About 3.30am today (Saturday 26 March 2016), police were called to attend a street in Hamilton following reports of three males fighting.

Officers from Newcastle City Local Area Command attended and located a 34-year-old man being detained by two men.

The 34-year-old was found to be unresponsive. Ambulance Paramedics conveyed him to John Hunter Hospital where he is in a critical condition.

One of the men who were detaining him, aged 33, was taken to John Hunter Hospital where he was treated for facial injuries.

He was then taken to Newcastle Police Station where he was charged with recklessly inflict grievous bodily harm.

He was granted conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on 21 April 2016.

The other man, aged 32, who was assisting in detaining the 34-year-old, has not been charged.

Investigations suggest the 34-year-old man had committed a break, enter and steal offence at the 33-year-old man’s home prior to the altercation.

A woman has been charged following a fire that destroyed a home in Toronto today.

About 11.15am (Friday 25 March 2016), emergency services were called to Shelley Street, following reports of a fire.

They arrived to find the home well alight, with officers from NSW Fire & Rescue extinguishing the blaze.

Police spoke to a 34-year-old female occupant nearby. She was arrested and taken to Belmont Police Station, where she was charged with destroy/damage property by fire.

The woman was refused bail to appear before Newcastle Bail Court tomorrow (Saturday 26 March 2016).

A man will appear in court next month charged with drug offences in the Lake Macquarie area.

Police from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command commenced an investigation in January 2016 in relation to drug supply in the local area.

As a result of their inquiries, investigators executed a search warrant at a home on Tennent Road, Mount Hutton, just before 8am yesterday (Wednesday 23 March 2016).

Officers allegedly located and seized methylamphetamine, cannabis, cannabis seeds and cash.

Following further inquiries, investigators attended a home on Balemo Cres, Windale, where they located and seized a Holden ute and a Quintrex boat, both of which had been reported stolen.

A 60-year-old man was arrested at the Mount Hutton home and taken to Belmont Police Station.

He was subsequently charged with three counts of possess prohibited drug, supply prohibited drug, and deal with property suspected proceeds of crime.

He has been granted conditional bail and is due to appear at Belmont Local Court on Wednesday 13 April 2016.

Inquiries are continuing.

A man has been charged after allegedly filming a woman on a Newcastle bound train last week.

About 10.30am on Thursday (17 March 2016), a 22-year-old woman boarded a train on the Hunter Line from Central Railway Station.

About 1pm that afternoon, she awoke to find a male passenger allegedly filming up her clothing.

She confronted the man and he left the train at Cardiff Railway Station.

The woman later reported the matter to officers from the Police Transport Command.

Following further inquiries, about 11am today (Wednesday 23 March 2016), officers attended a home on Mitchell Close, Cessnock, where they arrested a 30-year-old man.

A phone and computer hard drives were also seized from the property, which will now be examined by specialist officers.

The man was taken to Cessnock Police Station, where he was charged with filming persons private parts without consent and offensive conduct.

He has been granted conditional bail and is due to appear before Toronto Local Court on Wednesday 20 April 2016.

Police have charged a man in relation to the armed robbery of a registered club in the Lake Macquarie area in 2012.

Strike Force Lockwood was established by the Robbery and Serious Crime Squad to investigate a number of robberies and break and enters in the Lake Macquarie and Newcastle areas in 2012.

That included the armed robbery of a club at Wangi Wangi on 18 November 2012.

Following extensive inquiries, detectives arrested a 45-year-old man at Claymore, in Sydney’s south-west, yesterday (Monday 21 March 2016).

It will be alleged the man was at the location contrary to the conditions of an apprehended violence order.

He was taken to Macquarie Fields Police Station where he was charged with robbery whilst armed with a dangerous weapon and two counts of breach AVO.

He was refused bail to appear at Campbelltown Local Court yesterday and remains in custody to reappear on Wednesday 18 May 2016.

He is the second man to be charged over the incident.

Police are investigating after a hydroponic drug setup was found at a house in Port Macquarie at the weekend.

About 4am (Saturday 19 March 2016), a three-year-old boy was found by a member of the public walking along Gordon Street wearing only a nappy. Officers from the Mid North Coast Local Area Command were contacted and attended.

As part of their inquiries, officers attended a Hollingworth Street residence. While at the residence, police allege cannabis plants were located, along with equipment used in their cultivation.

A crime scene was established as further investigations were conducted. A search warrant was executed and 17 cannabis plants, more than 300g of cannabis, an unregistered firearm and a prohibited weapon were seized.

About 4.45pm, a 39-year-old woman attended Port Macquarie Police Station and was charged with two offences including, take part in enhanced indoor cultivation of prohibited plants in presence of children, and take action that results in health/physical damage to a child.

She was granted conditional bail to appear at Port Macquarie Local Court on Wednesday 6 April 2016.

Other agencies have been notified.