Tag: Port Stephens

Assistance from the public is being sought to help locate a girl missing near Port Stephens. 12-year-old Youlinda Cavanagh-Smith was last seen in Raymond Terrace on Thursday. Youlinda sometimes uses the name ‘Ameeka’ and concerns are held for her welfare. She’s described as being of Aboriginal appearance, 152cm tall, with a slim build. Youlinda was…

A 54-year-old police Sergeant has been assaulted during a violent confrontation in Port Stephens overnight. Police were patrolling Shoal Bay Road in Shoal Bay around 10:30pm, when they saw a man talking to a woman. The Sergeant approached the man to speak to him about his behaviour, when he was allegedly punched in the head.…

Police have seized drugs thought to be methamphetamine, cannabis and ecstasy, in a search of a Port Stephens property. Police executed the search warrant at a home on Holms Place in Anna Bay just before 10am yesterday. It’s alleged they found the drugs, along with cash, weapons and drug paraphernalia. A 46-year-old man is facing…

A man is accused of trying to stab a paramedic, who was attempting to treat him in Port Stephens. Just before 10:45pm yesterday, two paramedics attended a house on John Parade in Lemon Tree Passage, to treat a 37-year-old male patient. Police say the man became agitated and uncooperative when was told he would be…

Now to a scene that’s as Aussie as they come. Kangaroos were spotted taking a shortcut across the greens at Nelson Bay Bowling Club at Port Stephens. They brought a function inside to a standtill, before bounding into nearby bushland. That’s quite the roll-up.

A man will front court charged with assault after he allegedly assaulted another man with a tyre iron at Port Stephens. Around 8.30pm last night, a neighbour saw a man in the garage of a property on Fairlands Road, Mallabula, while the owners were away. The neighbour confronted the man, who allegedly struck him in…

A P-plate driver will face Raymond Terrace Local Court next month, following an alleged police pursuit in Port Stephens. Around 9:15pm yesterday, police allege a Ford Falcon was travelling above the 50km/h speed limit on Gan Gan Road, Anna Bay. A pursuit was initiated after the vehicle failed to stop, but was terminated shortly after,…

Several people have been questioned by police over a brawl involving around 30-people at Port Stephens last night. The fight erupted outside the Seabreeze Hotel at Nelson Bay at around 11-o’clock – spilling onto Victoria Parade. Police haven’t confirmed whether there’s been any arrests – they say the brawl is still being investigated.

Two men have been charged over a break and enter at a licenced premises at Stroud – and a pursuit. Officers gave chase yesterday after spotting a BMW allegedly used in the break-in… but ended the pursuit after the car crossed to the wrong side of the Bucketts Way. It was later found in bushland…

Meanwhile, a man is still fighting for life following a crash at Port Stephens yesterday. The 51-year-old suffered serious head injuries when his car slammed into a tree on Lemon Tree Passage Road. He had to be cut from the wreckage.