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Hunter Valley · Courts & crime
16 stories in Hunter Valley's papers
Police from Bulahdelah are investigating the theft of farm implements from a Willina address. The property, a Jarrat brand back blade with three point linkage and a blue coloured John Brennan brand part of a two in one post hole digger comprising of hip connection near new condition, was left unattended on the property which fronts…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About 3pm on 26 January 2016 a 35 year old male from Hawks Nest, who was partaking in Australia Celebrations at Anzac Park Tea Gardens, became involved in a minor scuffle with other males before being encouraged to leave the park. As he left he has decided to cross Marine Drive in the direction of the Tea Gardens Pool,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About 4.50pm on Thursday 28th of January 2016 police stopped a maroon Mitsubishi Magna for the purpose of a random breath test on Stroud Street Bulahdelah. The 47 year old male driver was arrested for the purpose of a breath analysis and was conveyed to Bulahdelah Police Station. At this time police could smell intoxicating…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →About 1.20am Sunday 28 February 2016, police stopped a vehicle on Coupland Ave Tea Gardens for the purpose of subjecting the driver to a roadside breath test. The test was conducted and returned a positive reading. The 28 year old male from Tea Gardens was It informed of the result and that he was now under arrest for a breath analysis. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Bulahdelah police are getting more and more frustrated about the flouting of parking laws at the Bulahdelah Central School. It would appear that previous warnings have not been heeded and stronger measures are considered. The main cause for concern is the continual stopping of parents in the no stopping…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →About 3.30am Thursday 14 April a 19 year old Tea Gardens male was involved in a motor vehicle collision in Hawks Nest. The vehicle left the roadway and careered into a mailbox and brick wall of a house. The male was able to retrieve his vehicle from its location and left the scene without exchanging any particulars…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In recent weeks the Allworth area had been exposed to vehicles attending the township and using local roads as a private race track and burnout skid pan. As a result police attended an address in Allworth on 31 May 2016. A 16 year old male and his 17 year old friend were arrested at the address and conveyed to Raymond…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At 4pm Saturday 18 June 2016, police responded to an urgent call for assistance by ambulance officers who were dealing with a violent male who they were attempting to convey to hospital. Police met the ambulance on Myall Street near the industrial area. Ambulance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Tuesday 12 July a large number of community members attended a meeting in Tea Gardens with members of the police Local Area Command Senior Management Team. The meeting, the second in the area, was a new initiative designed to get the Police out into the community to provide…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →At 2.45pm on 27 July 2016 police observed a 51 year old male driving south on Bulahdelah Way, Bulahdelah. Checks of the driver's licence status revealed that he was the holder of a class C driver's licence with a suspended status. The licence of the accused was suspended from 20…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Between Wednesday 14 September 4.30pm and Friday 6.00pm 16 September 2016, unknown persons have entered a rural property at Bunyah. The unknown offenders have forced entry into a timber shed by breaking the lock and then forced a gun safe free from its fixed position and removed the safe with a rifle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Between 3.30pm 18 October and 6am 19 October 2016, unknown persons entered into the Bulahdelah Council depot yard. The persons removed padlock from a garage and taken two hedge trimmers. They have then entered another garage and removed a jack hammer and two socket tool sets. A number of other items were…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →About 5.30pm Friday 28 October police attended a seafood outlet Marine Dr Tea Gardens in relation to a male who had an outstanding arrest warrant. The 25-year-old male from Pindimar was on parole for break and enter offences. He had breached this parole order and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He had eight…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Supreme Court recently granted an appeal, by a person charged with a speeding offence, in relation to directions made by a Local Court Magistrate for the service of evidence. When the speeding charge - a criminal offence - was called for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On or about the 3rd December 2016 persons unknown attended the Bulahdelah Central School and forced the roller door to the school canteen. A number of items were stolen from the canteen during the break in. Over same time period graffiti in form of texta written words was left on other walls and windows at the school…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Exciting news for the youth of the Myall River area. One of the best loved and most traditional types of community youth programs has always been the everlasting "Police Boys Club", now better known as the "Police Citizens Youth Clubs". The modern PCYC caters for both young ladies and young men where they can learn a…
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