Tag: crime
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MAN CHARGED OVER SERVO AXE ROBBERY
A North Gosford man has been charged with armed robbery, after allegedly storming a service station with an axe. The 20-year-old is accused of threatening a female staff member at the Wyoming Caltex, around 9:30 last night. Thankfully, no one was injured during the terrifying ordeal, but the man took off with a sum of…
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MAN CHARGED OVER POLICE CAR RAMMING ON CENTRAL COAST
A disqualified driver from the Illawarra has been charged with ramming a police car on the Central Coast. Officers tracked the man down in Barrack Heights this morning, nearly a week after his alleged joyride badly damaged a patrol car at Springfield. Luckily, no one was injured. The 28-year-old has been refused bail to face…
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DRIVER DISQUALIFIED TIL 2036 STARTS CENTRAL COAST CAR CHASE
A driver has been charged after allegedly leading police on a high speed chase through the Central Coast. Officers say the man shouldn’t have been behind the wheel at the time.
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L-PLATER TESTS POSITIVE TO METHAMPHETAMINE
A learner driver has been caught drug driving at Ourimbah. Police pulled up the unsupervised driver on the M1 just before 5pm yesterday. They conducted a roadside drug test, which came back positive for methamphetamine. The 37-year-old was taken to Wyong Police Station where he fined for speeding, and not displaying his L-plates. No further…
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POLICE SCOUR WALLARAH DAM
Police conducted a lengthy search operation at Wallarah today. Divers scoured a dam on a private property at Bruce Crescent for much of the day. Detectives say the matter is linked to an ongoing investigation. (VISION ONLY.)
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CENTRAL COAST MAN CHARGED OVER $1.6 MILLION FRAUD
A Central Coast man has been charged with defrauding health insurers of more than $1.6 million dollars. A luxury Mercedes Benz and designer clothing were seized when police raided a Point Frederick unit block yesterday. Officers say more than 13,000 dodgy claims were lodged between June and October last year. A 32-year-old man has been…
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MAN CHARGED OVER SHOOTING AT THE ENTRANCE
A man remains behind bars, accused of shooting another man in the chest at The Entrance. Emergency services were called to a home on The Entrance Road in the early hours of April 28. A 43-year-old man was treated at the scene, before he was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital for surgery. A 32-year-old…
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MAN CHARGED OVER GREEN POINT STABBING
A man has been charged with breaching an apprehended violence order after a woman was stabbed in the neck at Green Point. Emergency services were called to Melissa Street, before 5:30 this morning. The 23-year-old victim was taken to Gosford Hospital in a stable condition. A 23-year-old man was arrested at Woy Woy, he’s facing…
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WAR MEDALS SEIZED IN CENTRAL COAST DRUG RAIDS
Cars, a poker machine and even war medals have been seized by police, during a series of raids targeting drug supply on the Central Coast. Two men have been charged, and investigators claim more may soon find themselves before the courts.
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BREAK-IN TOPS OFF REASONS TO CLOSE WOY WOY’S “FUDGE MONKEY”
Already grappling with the coronavirus fallout, a break-in has pushed one Central Coast business over the edge. A Woy Woy confectionist is closing its doors – permanently – at the end of the month.