A report is being prepared for the Coroner after the death of a woman tonight near Booragul in the state’s north.

Emergency services were called to train tracks just north of the local railway station about 6.25pm (Thursday 7 July 2016).

The body of an adult woman was discovered on the tracks.

Inquiries into the events leading up to the woman’s death are still continuing.

Train services in the area have been halted while inquiries are carried out at the scene. Buses are replacing trains between Fassifern and Hamilton.

Updates on train services can be found at www.transportnsw.info

There are no further details available at this time.

A man has been charged following an alleged aggravated break and enter in Toronto yesterday afternoon.

About 4.30pm (Wednesday 6 July 2016), a 31-year-old man allegedly entered the backyard of a home on Anzac Parade, and approached the back door of the premises, demanding to be let in.

Police will allege the man retrieved an axe from the side of the property, before returning to the back door, smashing the glass, and entering the premises.

A 19-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy in the house alerted police, and officers attached to Lake Macquarie Local Area Command attended and arrested the man at the front of the property.

The teenagers were uninjured during the incident.

The man was taken to Toronto Police Station, where he was charged with aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence, destroy/damage property, and larceny.

He was refused bail, to appear at Newcastle Local Court today (Thursday 7 July 2016).

The man is not known to the teenagers.

A man will face court next month after he allegedly damaged a toilet block near Redhead Beach.

Police will allege the man stole aerosol cans from a local supermarket at The Junction about 8pm on Tuesday 28 June 2016.

He later walked to Redhead Beach and allegedly used the stolen items to set fire to a disabled toilet block.

The man then fled the scene.

Police from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command were called to the location and commenced investigations.

Following ongoing inquiries into the incident, investigators attended a home in Windale about 10.30am today (Wednesday 7 July 2016), where they arrested a 20-year-old man.

He was taken to Belmont Police Station where he was charged with maliciously damage property, and shoplifting.

The man was granted conditional bail and will appear in Belmont Local Court on Wednesday 24 August 2016.

Police are appealing for public assistance as they continue to search for a man missing from Cessnock since late last month.

Dylan Dickie, 19, was last seen on Thursday 23 June 2016, when he left his family home on Guest Street, travelling on a Yamaha 250 trail bike.

When Mr Dickie failed to respond to family, officers attached to Central Hunter Local Area Command were contacted and commenced searching for him.

Despite ongoing searches, Mr Dickie has not been seen or heard from since, and concerns are held for his welfare.

Mr Dickie is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 175cm tall, of slim build, with a fair complexion, blond hair and blue eyes.

He was last seen wearing black track suit pants, a dark coloured hooded jacket, brown steel cap work boots and a black and white beanie.

The motorcycle Mr Dickie was travelling on is described as being a 2014 blue Yamaha XT motorcycle with registration MNG39. It was last seen near Trig Road, Corrabare, and the search for him continues around that area.

Anyone with information is urged to come forward.

Police have charged a man following investigations into two armed robberies in the Central Hunter area last month.

The first robbery occurred at a service station on the Pacific Highway, Heatherbrae, about 9.20pm on Tuesday June 7 2016.

A man allegedly armed with a syringe containing what appeared to be blood, entered the store and threatened the attendant while demanding money.

The man left the store with cash.

The second incident occurred about an hour later, at a service station on the New England Highway.

It’s alleged a man matching the same description entered the service station armed with a syringe and demanded cash from the store attendant.

He left the premises with cash and cigarettes.

Following investigations by police from Newcastle Local Area Command, an 18-year-old man was arrested yesterday afternoon (Monday 4 July 2016) and taken to Newcastle Police Station where he was charged with two counts of robbery armed with offensive weapon.

He was refused bail and will appear at Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday 13 July, 2016.

Investigations regarding a co-offender continue.

A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner into the deaths of two men north of Newcastle overnight.

It was about 9.30pm (Sunday 3 July 2016), that emergency services were called to Masonite Road, near the intersection of Cabbage Tree Road, at Tomago, responding to reports of a crash.

They found a 2015-model Ford Ranger 4WD utility had left the road, rolled onto its side and slid 85m before hitting a power pole; the pole snapped on impact.

Two men travelling in the utility died at the scene.

The men have yet to be formally identified; however, police are waiting to confirm they are aged 28 and 25, and from the local area.

Masonite Road was closed for seven hours while investigations were conducted.

Police have executed three search warrants and charged two men, including a pharmacist, after warrants in the Hunter Valley targeting drug supply.

Strike Force Blacklock was established by Central Hunter detectives to target the supply of prohibited drugs within Central Hunter and surrounding Local Area Commands.

About 9.20am yesterday (Wednesday 29 June 2016), police executed a search warrant at a home on Allan Street, Lorn, and arrested the resident, a 36-year-old male pharmacist.

The warrant follows further search warrants earlier in the month which were executed at the man’s home, as well as his main place of work; a pharmacy in Rutherford.

During the warrants police allegedly located over 100 boxes of prescription medication, a number of steroid injections, pseudoephedrine tablets, and dexamphetamine tablets, as well as other restricted substances.

He was taken to Maitland Police Station and charged with supply prohibited drug (x5), supply indictable quantity of prohibited drug (x2), possess restricted substance (x2), goods in custody (x2), and possess precursor.

He was refused bail to appear at Maitland Local Court today (Thursday 30 June 2016).

About the same time, strike force detectives executed two further search warrants, one on Valley Drive Tenambit, and one on Murray Street, East Maitland.

At the Tenambit address, officers allegedly located about an amount of cocaine and an amount of cash.

A 30-year-old man was arrested at the address. He was taken to Maitland Police Station and charged with supply prohibited drug, deal with proceeds of crime, and goods in custody.

He was refused bail to appear at Maitland Local Court today (Thursday 30 June 2016).

At the Murray Street, East Maitland address, police seized numerous scripts for prescribed substances, as well as a number of licensed firearms and prohibited knives.

The 53-year-old male resident’s firearms license was suspended and inquiries continue.

A police officer has been charged after the alleged on-duty assault of a man in Newcastle in January.

On Wednesday 27 January 2016, the senior constable, attached to a local area command in the Northern Region, was involved in a pursuit with a vehicle in the Newcastle Area.

When the pursuit came to an end the officer allegedly assaulted the 29-year-old male driver during the arrest, causing minor injuries.

Following an investigation, the officer was yesterday (Tuesday 28 June 2016), served with a Future Court Attendance Notice for assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault.

He is expected to appear before Newcastle Local Court on 11 August 2016.

The officer has been suspended from duty with pay.

Two men have been charged following an alleged assault with a machete at Windale earlier this year.

On Friday 1 April 2016 it is alleged that a man stabbed another man three times during an altercation. Police were informed of the incident but the 26-year-old injured man refused to co-operate with officers.

Shortly before 11.00am on Thursday 16 June 2016 it is alleged that the 26-year-old man went to a home on Balemo Crescent, Windale, with the 37-year-old man. A 22-year-old man was already inside the house, allegedly armed with a machete.

Police will allege the 22-year-old man struck the 26-year-old man three times with a machete.

The 26-year-old man sustained serious injuries including a severed finger during the attack.

The 26-year-old man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics and conveyed to John Hunter Hospital for treatment.

On Monday 27 June 2016 the 22-year-old man attended Belmont Police Station for an unrelated matter where he was arrested and charged with cause grievous bodily harm with intent. He was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Thursday 7 July 2016.

On Tuesday 28 June 2016 police conducted a crime scene warrant at Balemo Crescent, Windale where the 37-year-old man was arrested and charged with the cause grievous bodily harm with intent. He was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court today, Wednesday 29 June 2016.