Boy drowns in south coast lagoon, two others saved
One boy has drowned and two others have been able to clamber to safety after getting into difficulty swimming at a popular south coast lagoon.
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Loaded gun, drugs, cash allegedly seized after chase crash
A man has been charged with gun, drug and traffic offences while a motorcyclist and police officers have escaped serious injury after a crash involving an allegedly stolen SUV in Newcastle caused a cop car to roll.
Man dies from stab wounds after birthday party
A homicide investigation continues into the death of a Lake Macquarie man, who was found suffering from multiple stab wounds after hosting a birthday party in the hours leading up to the discovery.
Meth, heroin, smokes: Charges after bags thrown over jail fence
A man has himself been remanded into custody after he allegedly threw bags of meth, heroin, buprenorphine and tobacco over a regional jail’s fence during a Sunday afternoon drop off.
Prized bronze canoe ‘mistakenly’ targeted by copper thieves
It weighs hundreds of kilos and was installed by crane. Now – the prized public art piece of art has vanished, believed to have been stolen by desperado copper thieves looking to make a quick buck.
Double bogey: Alleged car thief takes shot at bail after being hooked
An alleged car thief, accused of taking police on a wild drive that ended up on a Newcastle golf course, has also been hit with drug and weapons charges before his bid for bail was knocked out of bounds.
Woman charged with helping suspect in alleged street murder
A woman accused of helping a suspect following the stabbing death of James Callahan on a suburban Newcastle street has become the fifth person charged after the alleged murder.
Crack squad takes over $100k club robbery probe
The state’s robbery and serious crime squad has formed a strike force to investigate a brazen and violent armed heist at a suburban Newcastle bowling club, where bandits escaped with a huge amount of cash.
A father’s anguish and the clue that may have stopped a killer
On the 20th anniversary of Lateesha Nolan’s murder, her father speaks of the pain that never eases and his family’s battles to rebuild lives, as a fresh clue that may have stopped killer Malcolm Naden in his tracks emerges.
Man shot in hospital carpark was tasered first: police
A critical incident investigation will probe whether an armed man – who was shot dead by police in the carpark of a regional hospital – fired multiple rounds at officers as he jumped out of a car and again after he was felled by a taser.
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