A man is due to appear in court charged with property offences in the Newcastle City Local Area Command.

About 8am today (Tuesday 24 November 2015), police attended Gregson Avenue, Mayfield West, following reports of an armed man inside a home.

Officers attached to Newcastle City Local Area Command attended and conducted a canvas of the local area, identifying a number of other offences in Cross Street and Buruda Street.

The occupant of the home, a 77-year-old man, was not injured.

Police continued to patrol the area and located a 35-year-old man in Waratah Street.

He was arrested and taken to Waratah Police Station where he was charged with 10 offences including aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence, common assault, larceny (x3) and resist officer in execution of duty (x2).

He was bail refused and will appear in Newcastle Local Court tomorrow (Wednesday 25 November 2015).