Tag: maitland
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HIGH-RANKED OUTLAW BIKIE MEMBER ARRESTED IN MAITLAND
A high-ranking outlaw motorcycle gang member has been charged after allegedly fleeing a road side stop in Chisolm on Monday. The 32-year-old ‘Finks’ member was pulled over by police from the Criminal Groups Squad’s Strike Force Raptor. Police say they tried to arrest the man after he became aggressive and threatening. They say he fled…
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ARMED MAN HOLDS-UP MAYFIELD PIZZA STORE
Police are searching for a man who robbed a pizza store in Newcastle last night. Armed with an iron bar, he entered the Maitland Road store shortly after 11pm. He threatened four staff members before stealing a small amount of cash from the till and fleeing. The man has been described as being of Asian…
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22-YEAR-OLD TO FACE COURT AFTER 5-HOUR MAITLAND STANDOFF
A five-hour standoff in the Hunter Valley yesterday has ended without incident. Police were patrolling Maize Street in Tenambit at around 9:30am yesterday, when officers claim they saw a man run from a Nissan Patrol parked near a cemetery. Police pursued the man on foot to Card Crescent in Maitland, where he allegedly broke into…
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PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SOUGHT AFTER HUNTER VALLEY MAN IS SHOT
Police are appealing for information after a man turned up to a Hunter Valley hospital with a gunshot wound. The 22-year-old arrived at Maitland Hospital just before 5pm yesterday with a single gunshot wound to his left hand. The circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown and police are urging any witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers.…
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CHARGES LAID OVER ALLEGED MAITLAND POLICE PURSUIT
A man who allegedly led police on a vehicle pursuit before being arrested in bushland in the Hunter Valley is set to face court over the incident. Officers initially observed a Holden Commodore allegedly speeding along High Street in Maitland shortly after 9pm on Wednesday. Police say they started a pursuit, that continued onto the…
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MAN ARRESTED AFTER LEADING POLICE ON FOOTCHASE THROUGH BUSHLAND
A man has led police on a foot chase through bushland following a vehicle pursuit in the Hunter Valley. Shortly after 9 o’clock last night, police on High Street in Maitland observed a Holden Commodore allegedly travelling above the speed limit. The driver failed to stop, and a pursuit was initiated that continued onto the…
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VICTIM PUNCHED IN THE FACE DURING ATTEMPTED HOLD UP
A man was punched in the face during an attempted hold up near Maitland overnight. Shortly before 9pm, a 24-year-old was walking across the Telarah Oval, when he was approached by an unknown man. The man demanded cash, before punching the 24-year-old to the face. The victim ran from the scene and contacted police. The…
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DRIVE-BY SHOOTING BELIEVED TO BE MOTORCYCLE GANG RELATED
Police believe a drive-by shooting in near Maitland early this morning is outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) related. Around 1:15am, police responded to reports of shots being fired at a home on Conder Crescent at Metford. According to police, a car drove past the property and shots were fired at the home. No one was injured…
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ANOTHER FATALITY ON HUNTER ROADS AS MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN WOODVILLE
A motorcyclist has been killed after his vehicle collided with a turning vehicle near Maitland. Just before 6pm yesterday, a BMW motorcycle was travelling along Clarence Town Road in Woodville, when it crashed into a Holden Statesman that was turning into a driveway. The motorcyclist was thrown from his bike and sustained significant injuries. The…
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SYNTHETIC CANNABIS, ‘ICE’ PIPES, SEIZED IN NEWCASTLE AND MAITLAND
More than a kilo of what is believed to be synthetic cannabis was seized from Hunter businesses in a targeted police operation yesterday. Just before midday on Friday, police executed a search warrant on a tobacconist on Hanbury Street, Mayfield. Police seized 326g of what is alleged to be synthetic cannabis along with an amount…