Tag: crime
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FORMER COAST BANDIDOS MEMBER FOUND WITH WEAPONS
A former Central Coast Bandidos bikie has been charged, after police allegedly uncovered knuckle dusters at a home at Rutherford, in the Hunter Valley. Officers attached to Strike Force Raptor North also allegedly seizing a large quantity of prescription medication, and smaller amounts of the drug ice and MDMA. The 36-year-old was refused bail to…
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LATE NIGHT WORKER HELD UP AT KNIFE POINT
A man has escaped injury, after being held up at knifepoint in Tuggerah early Thursday morning. The 37-year-old returned to the commuter car park around midnight to find another man sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle. The offender asked for his keys, phone and backpack and threatened him with a 20 centimetre knife.…
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BIKIE AND SON CHARGED AMID STARKEY MURDER INVESTIGATION
A Central Coast bikie remains behind bars tonight as the eighth man charged over the bashing murder of Clint Starkey. 54-year-old James Crane didn’t front court today, while son Aaron was bailed after allegedly smashing his father’s phone while police were looking for evidence.
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MAN HOSPITALISED AFTER MATCHAM BREAK-IN
Three people remain on the run after an elderly man was assaulted during a daylight break-in at Matcham. Police say the trio left the 78-year-old resident with head injuries following the incident at a home on Matcham Road yesterday morning. The masked offenders fled in a VT Holden Commodore. The victim has since been released…
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POLICE INVESTIGATE CENTRAL COAST PEDESTRIAN STABBING
Police are on the hunt for two men, responsible for a vicious Good Friday stabbing on the New South Wales Central Coast. It’s not yet clear whether the attack was targeted, or if the victims were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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KNIFE, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA FOUND IN LEARNER DRIVER’S CAR
An unaccompanied learner driver has allegedly been found with a knife in Tuggerawong. Officers say they caught the 29-year-old woman speeding in an unregistered car, with false number plates. A search of the vehicle allegedly found scales and drug paraphernalia, while a male passenger had a taser and knuckle duster concealed in his pants. The…
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MAN WANTED OVER COP CAR DAMAGE
Detectives have released images of a man, wanted after a police car was jumped on and damaged in Terrigal late last month. The man’s described as Caucasian, in his early to mid 20s, with a slim build and a sleeve tattoo. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers.
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THIRD TEEN FRONTS COURT OVER WYONG STABBING
A third teenager has been charged over a stabbing which left a Wyong shopkeeper fighting for life. 41-year-old Stephen van Meeteren was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition, following an attack at Carmichaels General Store. He is now stable. An 18-year-old man was arrested at Watanobbi in relation to the alleged robbery on Thursday.…
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ALLEGED COP CHOKER PLEADS NOT GUILTY
A Umina Beach man, charged with assaulting a police officer at a bucks party in February, has pleaded not guilty to all charges. 34-year-old Luke Maloney allegedly tried to choke the officer, during a drunken scuffle outside a hotel at Patonga, until a nearby security guard intervened. The case will return to Gosford Local Court…
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MAN CHARGED OVER TEEN TOILET STALL PEEPING
A Central Coast man has been accused of peering at a boy in a public toilet stall. The 61-year-old was allegedly caught looking at the teenager at Erina Fair early yesterday morning. The 14-year-old managed to video the accused, before alerting teachers at his school. Police tracked him down using the footage. He’s been refused…