Category: Slider
-
HUNDREDS OF KILOGRAMS OF DRUGS SEIZED FROM YACHT NEAR LAKE MACQUARIE
Two men have been arrested after police intercepted a yacht carrying hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine off the New South Wales coast near Lake Macquarie. The men were arrested following a multi-agency investigation comprising the Australian Federal Police , New South Wales Police Force and Australian Border Force, collaborating with agencies from the United Kingdom…
-
MORE THAN 250 CASES OF COVID-19 IN HUNTER NEW ENGLAND REGION
Five more people have tested positive for COVID-19 across the Hunter New England Health District, bringing the total number of cases to 276. As we go to air, seven patients are in hospital, with one in intensive care.
-
MAN FINED FOR ALLEGEDLY SPITTING AT HOSPITAL WORKER
A man has been fined over allegedly spitting in the face of a Central Coast hospital security officer last week. Police detained the man when they were called to a Berkeley Vale home just before midnight on April 9, after reports of a domestic violence incident. Police were told a 25-year-old had left the home…
-
MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER NORTH COAST CRASH
A man is in hospital with serious injuries, after a car crash on the North Coast this morning. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter responded to the incident on Gulgan Road at Brunswick Heads just before 9am. It’s understand one of the cars crossed to the wrong side of the road before the two vehicles collided. The…
-
POLICE INVESTIGATE TELARAH HOUSE FIRE
Police are investigating a house fire in the Hunter this morning, which was believed to be vacant at the time. Emergency services were called to Brooks Street in Telarah just after 10am, to find the house well alight. It’s understood a man went for a walk with his dog just before the fire started. It…
-
DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKER FACES COURT OVER ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT
A disability support worker will face court today after allegedly inappropriately touching a client on the Mid North Coast on several occasions. Police arrested the 65-year-old man at a Bowraville home just after midday yesterday, after reports a 21-year-old man had allegedly been repeatedly assaulted by the man between January and March. He was taken…
-
ALLEGED DRUNK DRIVER ROLLS CAR AT LAKE MACQUARIE
A 30-year-old man has been charged with mid-range drink driving after his car rolled just metres away from homes at Belmont North last night. It’s alleged the man was speeding along Floraville Road at Floraville just after 5pm, when he allegedly overtook other vehicles. He lost control of his vehicle, fishtailing and hitting the curb…
-
CRAIG LEMBKE JAILED FOR COCAINE IMPORT
He was the very public face of a multi-million dollar cocaine bust on the shores of Lake Macquarie. But today Craig Lembke avoided a lengthy prison term for his role in the smuggling operation, which a judge found was limited to just 24 hours.
-
DETECTIVES INVESTIGATE BULK CARRIER AFTER CREW MEMBER LOST
Detectives have quizzed those abroad a bulk carrier, two days after a crew member fell overboard. The MV Western Marine arrived in Newcastle last night, after sitting off the Central Coast during the search operation. The multi-agency attempt to find the 28-year-old Korean national was called off late Wednesday. The Marine Area Command is preparing…
-
BREAKING | CRAIG LEMBKE JAILED OVER COCAINE YACHT IMPORT
Newcastle musician, Craig Lembke has been jailed for at least 6 years for helping import hundreds of millions of dollars of cocaine on board a yacht. Lembke was sentenced to a maximum 9 years in Coffs Harbour District Court this afternoon. The 50-year was found guilty of sailing the 13-metre catamaran, which was packed with…