Woman, 92, injured in alleged violent late-night burglary
A woman, aged in her 90s, has needed medical treatment after being pushed over during an alleged aggravated break and enter in a Newcastle suburb. A woman, 46, has now been charged.
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Two pizza business workers were threatened with a weapon during a late-night robbery on a quiet Lake Macquarie street.
Shots allegedly fired in late-night suburban squabble
Police allege two men were threatened by a pair wielding a firearm before hearing shots being fired on a suburban Lake Macquarie street. Two men have since been arrested and charged.
Norwegians to face three-week trial over alleged coke import
Two Norwegians who allegedly attempted to retrieve 82kg of cocaine from the hull of a ship moored in Newcastle Harbour will face a three-week trial after pleading not guilty.
Therapy business’ head office destroyed in early morning fire
Owners of a thriving Hunter therapy business have vowed to continue on unabated after more than 30 firefighters were needed to extinguish a blaze which ripped through their head office.
Banned from home: Killer’s helper to be released on parole
A man who disposed of weapons, promised to clean the crime scene and then drove around with the body of a young mother-of-two wrapped up in his van before dumping it in a creek will be released on parole. But he won’t be able to travel everywhere.
Family survive early morning drive-by shooting
A manhunt is underway after multiple shots were fired into a suburban home with two adults and three children inside. Read the latest.
Pretend cops allegedly rob coastal van sleeper at gunpoint
A man has allegedly woken to banging on his van door by men purporting to be federal police before having a gun pointed at him and cash stolen during a robbery on a Newcastle road.
Granny flat resident bashed during home invasion
A man has been bashed after attempting to flee his home during a violent late-night home invasion on a suburban Lake Macquarie street.
The open window, the bag of drugs and the late-night drop off
An eagle-eyed prison officer on dogwatch has spotted a prisoner near a perimeter fence after crawling out of a window before a backpack full of drugs, tobacco and some popular CDs were discovered after being slung over a fence.
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