An investigation is underway after a man was shot in the leg near Newcastle this morning.

Police from Newcastle City Local Area Command were called to Platt Street at Waratah shortly before 6am (Sunday 12 July 2015), responding to reports that a man was injured.

They arrived to find the man with a gunshot wound to his right knee.

He was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics before being taken to John Hunter Hospital where he is undergoing treatment. The injury is not believed to be life-threatening.

A crime scene was established in Platt Street and police are now appealing for anyone in the area at the time – and who may have information about the incident or people or a vehicle leaving – to contact Newcastle Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following the death of a man in a unit fire this morning.

Just after 12.40am (Sunday 12 July 2015), emergency services were called to a unit on Glebe Road after reports smoke was coming from inside the premises.

Fire & Rescue NSW officers forced entry to the unit and extinguished a small fire.

On gaining entry, fire officers located a 64-year-old man unconscious in a bedroom.

Fire officers commenced CPR but were unable to save the man.

Police from Newcastle City Local Area Command, including detectives and crime scene were also in attendance.

At this early stage the fire does not appear to be suspicious.

Police will prepare a report for the information of the Coroner outlining the full circumstances surrounding the death.

Police have now identified a man whose body was discovered in water at Newcastle on Friday.

Emergency services were called to Susan Gilmore Beach about 8am on Friday 10 July 2015, after a member of the public found the body of the 68-year-old man from Cooks Hill.

Officers from Newcastle City Local Area Command attended and retrieved the man’s body and commenced investigations.

The death is not believed to be suspicious but a report is being prepared for the Coroner.

Police are currently in the process of notifying the man’s next of kin.

Investigators would like to thank the public for their assistance in identifying the man.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a bicycle crash that has left a man in hospital with serious injuries.

About 3.30am (Saturday 11 July 2015), a taxi driver came across a bicycle rider lying on the footpath on Glebe Road, about 150m west of Stewart Avenue.

The 30-year-old rider was found bleeding and was unable to recall how the incident occurred.

The taxi driver contacted emergency services who attended a short time later.

The man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics and taken to John Hunter Hospital with multiple facial fractures.

Officers from Newcastle City Local Area Command also attended and commenced inquiries.

Initial investigations suggest the man was cycling in an easterly direction before colliding with the gutter and was ejected over the handlebars into a tree.

It is believed the rider was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision.

Officers are investigating how the man came to be ejected from the bicycle and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.

Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact Newcastle Police on (02) 4929 0999 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.