Screenshots from the CCTV footage released by NSW Police. Screenshots from the CCTV footage released by NSW Police. DETECTIVES have released CCTV footage as they appeal for public assistance in relation to an armed hold up that occurred last year. Shortly after 8pm on Thursday 18 April 2024 officers from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District responded […]
Following extensive inquiries, strike force detectives arrested a 31-year-old man in Ultimo last Thursday. Photo: NSW Police.
NSW POLICE’S Raptor Squad has charged a man following an alleged aggravated robbery in Port Stephens earlier this year. Strike Force Bromsgrove is an investigation by State Crime Command’s Raptor North into a series of aggravated robbery-related incidents in the Nelson Bay area in March 2025. About 5.25am on Thursday 27 March, emergency services were […]
Member for Maitland Jenny Aitchison welcomed the new recruits at Maitland Police Station.
PORT Stephens Hunter Police District welcomed seven new probationary constables last week, who will be stationed at Maitland and Port Stephens police stations. The new recruits were officially welcomed into the NSW Police Force at the Goulburn Police Academy last month. The class of 314 officers was the largest in 13 years, delivering a significant […]
The car destroyed the shopfront of Lu&Co. Police attended the scene and the vehicle was towed. The store’s security cameras show the terrifying moment the car crashed into the store as Courtney’s mother was behind the counter. Photos: Lu&Co Facebook. The store’s security cameras show the terrifying moment the car crashed […]
THE family of Tinonee resident Scott Hayden is pleading for the public’s help to help locate the missing 46-year-old. Scott was last seen on the evening of 30 May in his car on Thunderbolts Way, Tibbuc. The vehicle was found abandoned the following day, parked on the side of the road near Tibbuc Road. The […]
A TEENAGER has been charged following a pursuit and crash near Raymond Terrace last Wednesday morning. Police were called to a unit on Molly Morgan Drive, East Maitland at about 4am, following reports of a break and enter. At the scene, police were told a black Honda Jazz had been stolen from the property a […]
NEW data reveals rates of domestic violence, sexual assault and retail theft have increased in NSW over the last two years. The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) has released its latest report on 13 major criminal offences. Stealing from a motor vehicle was the only major offence to show a significant decline […]
POLICE have charged an 84-year-old Clarence Town man over alleged historic sexual offences in the Upper Hunter area. In January 2025, detectives from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District commenced an investigation into reports a teacher in the Raymond Terrace area had allegedly sexually assaulted two boys aged between 14 and 15 in the 1980s. Police will […]
Superintendent Shane Cribb was selected to manage recovery after the Newcastle-Hunter floods in 2022.
THE Minister for Police and the NSW Police Acting Commissioner have congratulated nine serving officers who have been awarded the prestigious Australian Police Medal (APM) as part of the King’s Birthday 2025 Honours. Nominations for the awards can be by an officer’s peers, commander or a member of the community, and are announced twice a […]
AN off-duty police officer has been charged after allegedly refusing to leave a licenced premise. About 12.55am on Saturday 28 December 2024, police were called to a licenced premises in Shoal Bay, following reports a group were refusing to leave. Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District arrived and were told three people were physically […]
