A woman has been critically injured after being hit by a car in the Newcastle suburb of Lambton.

Emergency services were called to a car park in Charlton Street about 4.20pm yesterday (Tuesday 21 July 2015).

Police have been told a 61-year-old woman was standing behind a car when it reversed and struck her, knocking her to ground.

The woman was transported by ambulance to John Hunter Hospital, where she is being treated for a serious head injury. She is reported to be in a critical condition.

Police from Newcastle City Local Area Command are investigating the circumstances surrounding the collision.

A man will appear in Newcastle Local Court today charged with possessing and supplying a prohibited drug.

About 11.10am yesterday (Tuesday 21 July 2015), police noticed a vehicle in a car park on Hanbury Street, Mayfield.

Officers approached the vehicle and spoke with the two occupants – both men, and both aged 44.

After a check of the men’s details, police had cause to search the car.

In the rear of the vehicle, police allegedly located quantities of cash and prohibited drugs.

Police arrested one of the men, a Mayfield resident.

He was taken to Waratah Police Station, where he was charged with supply prohibited drug and possess prohibited drug.

The man has been refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court today (Wednesday 22 July 2015).

Police are investigating a house fire in the state’s Lake Macquarie region overnight.
Emergency services were called to Mary Street at Cardiff about 12.15am (Tuesday 21 July 2015), where they found a house alight.
The blaze was extinguished before officers from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command established a crime scene.
An investigation into the incident is underway and police are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
The fire is being treated as suspicious.

Child Abuse Squad detectives have arrested a woman in the State’s Hunter region in relation to the alleged poisoning of a nine-year-old girl.

Strike Force Twine was established by detectives from the Child Abuse Squad at Newcastle in March this year to investigate the alleged abuse of the girl who had been admitted to hospital with life-threatening renal failure and other serious medical conditions.

Police will allege a contaminated substance had been given to the girl intravenously earlier this year. She has since been released from hospital and is recovering.

It will also be alleged that early last year she was administered tablets which caused medical complications.

About 10.15am today (Tuesday 21 July 2015), Strike Force Twine detectives arrested the child’s mother at a Hunter region address and took her to Cessnock Police Station.

The 42-year-old woman was charged with using poison to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm, and assault causing actual bodily harm.

She has been granted conditional bail to appear at court next month.

Strike Force Twine detectives are continuing their investigations into the girl’s medical history.

The Child Abuse Squad is comprised of detectives who are specially trained to investigate crimes against children, including sexual assault, physical abuse and serious cases of neglect.

Two teenage girls missing for a week from Muswellbrook, have been located safe and well.

The 14-year-old girls were last seen by family at 5.30pm on Monday 13 July 2015, in Reef Way.

Yesterday (Monday 20 July 2015), the girls attended Toronto Police Station after one of the parents located the pair had been staying at a house in Toronto.

The girls have been reunited with family.

Police would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance.

Police are appealing for information after firearms were stolen during a break and enter near Lake Macquarie last week.

Between 7.30am and 1pm last Friday (17 July 2015), a break-in occurred at a home on Northview Street, Rathmines.

During the incident, a number of items were stolen, including three air rifles and a shotgun, which were stored in a locked firearms cabinet.

Police from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene, which was examined by specialist forensic officers.

Detectives are appealing for anyone with information which may assist the investigation to contact Crime Stoppers.

Two men will appear in court today after allegedly attempting to bring a loaded firearm and prohibited drug into a correctional facility in Cessnock.

About 10.20am yesterday (Saturday 18 July 2015), two men, a 26-year-old from Smithfield and a 22-year-old from Eastwood, attempted to drive into the car park of the facility.

NSW Police attached to the Central Hunter Target Action Group, and Corrective Security Operations Group officers, were conducting a joint operation and searched their vehicle.

They allegedly located and seized a loaded handgun, 1.89 grams of white powder, believed to be cocaine, $4960 in cash, and five mobile phones.

The two men were taken to Maitland Police Station and charged with numerous offences including an outstanding arrest warrant, possess unregistered firearm, possess firearm without licence, not comply with safe storage of firearm, introduce firearm into correctional centre, possess prohibited drug, introduce prohibited drug into correctional facility, possess prohibited weapon, introduce prohibited weapon into correctional facility and deal with proceeds of crime.

They were refused bail to appear before Maitland Bail Court today (Sunday 19 July 2015).

A man will appear in court today after he was charged in relation to an alleged domestic glassing incident at Lake Macquarie overnight.

About 11.30pm on Saturday 18 July 2015 a 38-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman returned to their home in Fourth Street at Seahampton.

The woman went to bed taking their three year old child with them but an argument commenced between the man and woman.

Police will allege that during the argument the man hit the woman on the left side of her face with a glass which caused a severe laceration.

The woman suffered significant blood loss and was conveyed to the John Hunter Hospital by Ambulance Paramedics where she will need to undergo surgery.

Police from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command attended and arrested the man who was taken to Toronto Police Station.

He was later charged with wound with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Bail Court today.

Police are appealing to the community to assist in locating two teens missing from Muswellbrook.

Nikita Brandon and Rachel Woodhouse, both 14-years-old, were last seen by family at 5.30pm on Monday 13 July 2015, in Reef Way.

The teens have not been seen or heard from since and there are concerns for their welfare.

Police are led to believe they may be travelling in the Newcastle area.

Nikita is described as being Caucasian appearance, about 175cm tall with a thin build and long dark hair. She was last seen wearing blue skinny jeans, a white singlet top, pink jacket and flat black shoes.

Rachel is described as being Caucasian appearance, about 165cm tall, with a thin build and dark hair She was last seen wearing light coloured top with dark blue track pants.

Investigations are continuing.