Fast five: Police news across The Hills

Five police incidents from the past week across The Hills.

Police news.

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Castle Hill

An elderly man suffered a fractured hip among other injuries after being hit by a vehicle at Castle Towers shopping centre on Saturday morning.

Police said the 72-year-old pedestrian was trapped for a short time under a car.

The incident happened in a carpark area of the shopping centre about 11.10am.

Castle Towers shopping centre.

He was taken to hospital in a serious condition following the incident.

Police said, as at Monday, he was recovering in hospital and had been treated for a fractured hip.

Police are making further inquiries about the incident.

Castle Hill

A package containing a substance believed to be cannabis has been handed in to police after it was left in a mailbox on Carrington Rd.

A woman checked her mailbox and found the package last Wednesday afternoon before informing police.

Kenthurst

Firefighters battled a house fire on Orana Rd during the early hours of last Wednesday morning.

Fire crews at the incident in Kenthurst. Picture: Facebook

The fire, which started in a wall cavity next to the fireplace, was quickly extinguished, restricting damage to the house. No-one was injured in the blaze.

Police were also called to the incident.

Riverstone

A man has been charged with high range drink-driving after allegedly mounting a kerb and falling asleep behind the wheel.

Police said about 12.45pm last Wednesday the man was allegedly driving a vehicle along Garfield Rd when he mounted a kerb and fell asleep.

Concerned members of the public contacted police who attended. Police allege, as they approached the vehicle, the man woke and drove his vehicle off the footpath.

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He failed a roadside breath test and was taken to Riverstone police station where he returned a breath analysis of 0.261.

His licence was confiscated on the spot and he is due to appear at Blacktown Local Court on Monday, August 12.

Baulkham Hills

A 44-year-old woman has been charged with high-range drink driving after allegedly hitting another vehicle, mounting a kerb and crashing into a brick wall on Baulkham Hills Rd about 12.50am on Friday.

Police attended and arrested the woman following the incident.

She was taken to Castle Hill police station and allegedly returned a breath analysis of 0.155. She is due to front court at a future date.

If you have information that could assist police with any of the above incidents contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.