5@5 weekly Nov 8, 2019
Our 5@5 ‘must know’ stories from the Central Coast. This week: Hard week for our police. Avoca Beach improvements a little sharp. Sale of local State Forests forewarned. Dredging at…
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Springfield man arrested in major police operation
A 56-year-old Springfield man was among the nine people arrested and charged with 329 offences during a major police operation to shut down a large scale drug supply network on…
Police to gain Child Protection and Elder Abuse officers
Brisbane Water Police District is set to gain two new specialist officers as part of the NSW Government’s $583m investment in the NSW Police Force. Parliamentary Secretary for the Central…
Possible hit and run truck driver wanted
Inquiries are continuing to try and identify the driver of a truck which hit a toddler in Ourimbah on October 25. [Assistance from the public requested] Emergency services were called…
James Scott Church charged with murder
A man will face Wyong Local Court in December, charged with the murder of Wallarah woman, Liesl Smith, who disappeared from Tuggerah Train Station in 2012. Police have charged 48-year-old…
Primary students threatened with ‘adult’ law
A policewoman has threatened Woy Woy primary school children with the force of “adult” law, according to a school newsletter. She was speaking to students in Years 5 and 6…
Driving charges upgraded to manslaughter
Police have laid additional charges following a fatal crash at Mount White in March. At about 4:45pm on Friday, March 9, two utilities and a Pantech truck collided on the…
Several children approached
Police are appealing for public assistance to identify a man after several children were approached in Gosford and the Lake Macquarie region. At about 1:55 pm on April 23, a…
Driver has a miraculous escape
The Central Coast Rescue Squad assisted a lucky driver who narrowly avoided being impaled, in Yarramalong, in the early hours of April 8. Rescue crews and emergency services were called to the scene of the accident on…
High speed car crash in Calga
A 42-year-old man was airlifted to hospital in a stable condition after a high-speed car crash in Calga on April 7. The man’s car crashed into a truck that was…
Shots fired into a home at Woongarah
Police are appealing for public assistance after reports of shots fired into a home at Woongarah. On Wednesday, March 14, a woman reported to police that shots were fired into…
Central Coast police numbers are 57% less than the national average
Member for The Entrance, Mr David Mehan, has released information which shows that Police numbers on the Central Coast have declined since 2011, and are now below the state and…
Former police officer in court over illegal possession of firearms
A former police officer appeared in Gosford Local Court charged with theft of a firearm, after police conducted an audit of their weapons and found a discrepancy. After being discharged…
Woy Woy police station may get officer in-charge
It is unclear whether Woy Woy police station will get its own officer-in-charge and local police assigned to the station under “a new policing model for regional NSW”. Under the…
Holden car parts stolen
Police are appealing for public assistance after more than $500,000 worth of car parts were stolen during a break and enter at a property in Fountaindale. Police have been told…
Girl approached at Berkeley Vale reported
Police appealed for public assistance over the approach of a 16-year-old girl at Berkeley Vale on November 2. Just after 9:00pm, police have been told that a 16-year-old girl got…
Home invader causes grievous bodily harm
A 49-year-old Killarney Vale man has been arrested for a serious assault in West Gosford. At around midnight on October 4, the man who was significantly affected by drugs/alcohol, climbed…
John Weston sentenced to 34 years for murder
The Rebels bikie gang member who murdered West Gosford business owner, Mr Laurie Starling, has been sentenced to 34 years, with a non-parole period of 25 years and six months….
Koolewong bush fire brought under control
Firefighters attached to NSWRFS, FRNSW and NPWS battled a blaze at Koolewong in the afternoon of October 2. The fire, which was listed as out of control by the NSW…
Victims and survivors of domestic and family violence worse off
Local public servants have joined with the member for Gosford, Ms Liesl Tesch, to start a petition to save a specialist domestic and family violence case management and referral service…