Tag: lake macquarie
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HYDROPONICS SET UP DISCOVERED AFTER INDUSTRIAL FIRE NEAR LAKE MACQUARIE
Police discovered a hydroponic set up following a blaze at an industrial property in Lake Macquarie yesterday. Just after midday on Friday, emergency services responded to reports of a fire at an industrial site on Kalaroo Road, Redhead. The hydroponic set up was discovered after Fire & Rescue NSW extinguished the blaze Police attended and…
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LAKE MACQUARIE HOME INVADER SHOT IN THE LEG DURING BUNGLED ROBBERY
A home intruder has come off second best after being confronted by a Lake Macquarie resident overnight. Just before 2:30am, police responded to reports of a break-in on Weir Road in Teralba. It’s been alleged three males broke into a shed at the rear of the property. The owner of the property, a 58-year-old male,…
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GATESHEAD MAN CHARGED WITH INDECENT ASSAULT
Detectives have charged a 48-year-old Gateshead man, after he allegedly indecently assaulted a little girl on a bus this week. The six-year-old was travelling home from school at Waratah on Wednesday, when she was approached by a man. Police allege he indecently assaulted her. The 48-year-old was arrested at a shopping centre in Charlestown this morning.…
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POLICE RENEW APPEAL INTO LAKE MACQUARIE SHOOTING
Police have renewed their appeal for information into a shooting at Lake Macquarie earlier this year. On February 29, officers were called to Stratton Street at Edgeworth, where they found a 30-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his shoulder. He was treated by paramedics and taken to John Hunter Hospital. He’s since been released.…
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MAN SLASHED IN THE NECK IN WARNERS BAY GLASSING
A 24-year-old man has suffered serious lacerations to his neck, after allegedly being struck with a glass during an altercation at Lake Macquarie last night. Around 10pm, police responded to reports of an assault at a pub on John Street, Warners Bay. On arrival, officers found a 24-year-old man from Belmont South with severe lacerations…
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POLICE SEIZE STOLEN PROPERTY AFTER ARRESTS RELATING TO THEFTS FROM VEHICLES
Two women have been charged over a string of offences relating to thefts from a number of vehicles across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie over the last fortnight. On Tuesday, investigations led police to arrest a 35-year-old woman in relation to the offences. She was charged with five counts of goods in custody, and 15 counts…
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EXCHANGE PROGRAM HELPING INDIGENOUS BOYS
A unique exchange program run at Lake Macquarie is helping to inspire leadership among young indigenous boys. The group, which includes five participants from Burke and Brewarrina in far western New South Wales, has taken part in a range of activities over the past four days. “One of the most exciting things from this year…
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TWO MEN FACING FRAUD AND DRUG OFFENCES
Two men are facing fraud and drug offences, following an investigation into stolen credit cards at Lake Macquarie. Police allege a number of credit cards were taken from cars in the suburb of Floraville on March 8, and were used to purchase items across Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. Two men, aged 29 and 27, were…
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POLICE RENEW APPEAL INTO DEATHS OF MAN AND WOMAN AT LAKE MACQUARIE
Detectives are appealing for information, on the eve of a Coronial Inquest into the murders of a Lake Macquarie couple in 2008. The bodies of 50-year-old Robert Pashkuss and 41-year-old Stacey McMaugh were found in a Caves Beach home on January 6 by Ms McMaugh’s son. Strike Force Chuter was formed to investigate their deaths,…
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14-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH GRAFFITI OFFENCES AND BREACHING BAIL
A 14-year-old boy from Fennell Bay has been charged with graffiti offences and breaching bail in the Lake Macquarie area yesterday. Around 6pm on Wednesday, the boy was part of a group of people that boarded a train at Adamstown. They got off at Booragul Station and were observed on CCTV graffiting a foot bridge,…