Local police launch anti-domestic violence campaign
[Video report] Central Coast Police are encouraging locals to come forward and report domestic violence in the community as we come out of lockdown. Between Brisbane Water Local Area Command…
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Woman found safe
A missing woman from Peats Ridge was located safe and well on October 27 after being reported missing earlier in the week. Kim Azzopardi, aged 54, was last seen leaving…
Mountain bike accident in Ourimbah forest
A critical care medical team with the Westpac Rescue Helicopter service was winched down into bushland at Wyong Creek to help a man injured in a mountain bike accident. The…
Strikeforce uncovers drugs and fraud
Cybercrime Squad detectives have charged two men, from Watanobbi and Mardi, as investigations continued into fraudulent COVID-19 grants and drug supply offences. In June 2021, detectives from State Crime Command’s…
Police visible as restrictions ease
Police from Brisbane Water Police District supported by units from Central Coast Operation Utah, Broken Bay Water Police and The NSW Police Mounted Unit, were out and about on the…
Two face court on fraud and drug charges
Cybercrime Squad detectives have charged two men as investigations continue into fraudulent COVID-19 grant applications and drug supply offences on the Central Coast. A search of a home at Mardi…
Man who frequents Coast wanted
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man who often spends time on the Central Coast. Joshua Coonan, 34, is wanted on outstanding warrants in relation to alleged…
Warning follows house fire
Fire and Rescue NSW has issued a timely reminder to check fire safety equipment, following a house fire at Blue Haven on Monday night. Firefighters were called to Blueridge Dr,…
Fire damages beach access point
Berkeley Vale Fire Brigade has issued a caution about damaged access stairs to Shelly Beach. The brigade was called to the area following reports of a fire at the beach…
15-year-old arrested for stabbing
A teenager has been charged after a man was allegedly stabbed at Charmhaven on Sunday, October 17. Emergency services and police were called to licensed premises on the Pacific Highway…
Three recruits join police district
Tuggerah Lakes Police District will get three new probationary constables from the latest round of recruits sworn in last Friday. Neighbouring police districts Brisbane Water and Lake Macquarie will get…
Cocaine seized at Mount White
A Queensland man has been charged after police seized more than two kilograms of cocaine which was allegedly found concealed in a truck cabin at Mount White on September 30….
Man charged with theft and refused bail
A man was arrested from a Booker Bay address last week after a series of property-related offences occurred across the Central Coast. Last month, officers from Brisbane Water Police District’s…
Routine stop yields various charges
A routine stop of a car on the M1 at Mooney Mooney on October 2 yielded quite a result for police. Just before 4:30pm officers from Brisbane Water Highway Patrol…
Terrigal residents want anti-social car park behaviour to stop
Terrigal residents are fed up with ever-growing anti-social behaviour at the Wilson Rd carpark and say Central Coast Council and police are not doing enough to combat the problem. “In…
Cause of granny flat fire under investigation
Fire and Rescue NSW crews extinguished a house fire in Umina Beach on Tuesday after reports of people trapped inside. On arrival, crews said they found a granny flat on…
Woman refused bail for alleged attempted murder
A woman has been charged over the alleged attempted murder of a two-year-old girl in Umina Beach last year. In September 2020, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse…
Double-demerits dropped for long weekend
Motorists will be given a reprieve this October long weekend with a hold placed on traditional double-demerits for driving infringements. Minister for Police and Emergency Services, David Elliott, said the…
Help find Jeremy
Tuggerah Lakes Police are appealing to the community for assistance to help locate a young person missing from Woongarrah. Jeremy Dodd, aged 15, was last seen leaving his home on…
Proud and passionate sergeant retires
Brisbane Water Police District farewelled one of its longest serving officers on September 16, when Sergeant John Rutherford retired following a 40-year career. The last 18 years of Sgt Rutherford’s…