Tag: crime
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ASSAULT CHARGES OVER GOSFORD ONE PUNCH ATTACK
A man has been charged over a one-punch attack in Gosford. Police say the 40-year-old struck another man outside a pub on Mann Street, early last Saturday morning. The 31-year-old victim, who was knocked unconscious, was taken to Gosford Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The accused will face Gosford Local Court next month. (VISION ONLY.)
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MAN CHARGED OVER FATAL BERKELEY VALE CRASH
A man has been charged with manslaughter, six months after a collision that claimed the life of a Central Coast grandfather. 27-year-old Sam Conway is accused of driving a stolen car and failing to stop and help, as reporter Sarah Iuliano explains.
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POLICE PIECE TOGETHER DRUG-RELATED TOUKLEY STABBING
A man, slashed across the face and stabbed in the ribs during a fight, has walked for a kilometre before collapsing at a Coles on the Central Coast. The 35-year-old was discovered at the supermarket in Toukley at around 9.30 last night. “His condition was stable, with those lacerations,” Acting Inspector Stephen Wade from Tuggerah…
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DASH CAM PLEA AFTER GOLF CART CRASH
A man is recovering in hospital after falling from a golf buggy onto a Central Coast road. The driver didn’t stay to assist and is now wanted for questioning by police, as reporter Sarah Iuliano explains.
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GOROKAN P-PLATER CAUGHT DRIVING DOUBLE THE SPEED LIMIT
A P-plater’s licence has been suspended for travelling at more than double the speed limit on the Central Coast. Officers say they clocked the man driving at 131 kilometres an hour in a 60 zone on Wyong Road at Berkeley Vale on Friday morning. The 19-year-old from Gorokan has had his car towed. He’s been…
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NEW MURDER CHARGE TWO YEARS ON FROM STARKEY DEATH
A sixth man has been charged with the bashing murder of Central Coast man Clint Starkey. Tonight a 42-year-old from Scone remains behind bars, on the second anniversary of the victim’s death. Sarah Iuliano reports.
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TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION LEFT BY SUSPENDED DRIVER
A suspended driver has left a trail of destruction on the Central Coast, after getting behind the wheel just a day after he was charged with drink-driving. Police say the man rear-ended a car at Warnervale just before 10:30 Monday night. He then crashed into the a front yard of a Hamlyn Terrace home. The…
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ALLEGED LEISL SMITH KILLER GRANTED BAIL
The man accused of murdering Central Coast woman Leisl Smith has spent his first night out on bail. Ms Smith went missing in 2012 and James Scott Church was charged over her death last year. She was last seen at Tuggerah Railway Station. Her body has never been found. (VISION ONLY.)
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ALLEGED CAR THIEF CUFFED IN GOSFORD
A man’s been charged after allegedly trying to break into cars in Gosford, while carrying a knife. It’s understood an off-duty police officer confronted the thief, as he was allegedly stealing from a vehicle on Holden Street near the hospital. The 52-year-old was taken to Gosford Police Station and charged with a string of theft…
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SYDNEY MAN CHARGED OVER AVOCA BREAK-INS
Investigations are continuing after a number of Avoca Beach shops were broken into. Owners were left to clean up today, after thieves jimmied their way into cafes along Avoca Drive early Friday morning. It’s understood cash and a tablet device were among the goods allegedly stolen. A 20-year-old man from Sydney has been charged and…