Police have released these images of a man and woman recorded around the time of the Gordon Street stabbing on 2 January. Photos: NSW Police. Police have released these images of a man and woman recorded around the time of the Gordon Street stabbing on 2 January. Photos: NSW Police. Police have released these images […]
Police re-release security video of car near Port Macquarie shooting
DETECTIVES have re-released security video as investigations continue into a shooting in Port Macquarie in October. About 2.10am Friday 17 October, police were called to Park Street following reports of a home invasion. They were told multiple people had entered a home and confronted a 26-year-old man. Shots were fired by the intruders, who fled […]
Four charged with shoplifting offences on the Mid North Coast
FOUR people are before the court charged with alleged shoplifting offences, following a police operation on the Mid North Coast last week. “Operation Percentile” is a proactive operation using an intelligence-led approach to identify and disrupt repeat retail crime offenders. The operation ran from Tuesday 25 to Wednesday 26 November, with officers attached to Mid […]
The silver SUV captured on security camera around the time of the 17 October home invasion. Photo: NSW Police.
Police release image of SUV linked to Port Macquarie home invasion
POLICE have released a photo of a silver SUV seen in the area of an alleged home invasion in Port Macquarie. The vehicle was recorded on security camera on Friday 17 October. Around 2.10am that day, police were called to Park Street in response to reports of a home invasion. They were told multiple offenders […]
Police appeal for information over alleged assault in Buller Street
POLICE are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Port Macquarie on Wednesday 12 November. About 10.20pm, emergency services were called to the corner of Buller and Hollingsworth streets in Port Macquarie, following reports of an assault. They were told a man was walking along Buller Street when he became involved in an […]
NSW Government finalising business case for Oxley Highway upgrades
THE State Government is currently finalising a business case for staged intersection upgrades along the Oxley Highway between John Oxley Drive and Hastings River Drive. This update was provided in NSW Parliament by Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Transport and Roads Anna Watson on Thursday, 23 October, following a speech by Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer […]
Kemp and Minns clash over bail laws
MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp and Premier Chris Minns butted heads in NSW Parliament last week over youth crime and bail laws. During Question Time on Tuesday, 21 October, Mr Kemp asked whether it would take a death from crime before the Government acted to tighten youth bail laws. The Oxley MP’s question came days […]
Changing a long-standing youth conviction principle would only lead to future criminal offending, advocates say, following the release of a review. Photo: NSW Police.
Leaders urged not to mess with criminal responsibility
LEGAL advocates have welcomed a report’s recommendations into a presumption that children under 14 are “incapable of evil”, urging a state not to tinker with the long-standing principle, despite a drop in youth convictions. A NSW review of doli incapax was released on Saturday after it was launched by the state Labor government in May […]
Crime Stoppers and NSW Police are encouraging the community to continue reporting criminal activity
CRIME Stoppers and NSW Police are urging the community to continue to speak up and report crime. This encouragement follows News Of The Area’s report last week about an apparent increase in youth crime in Wauchope. Residents say there has been a lack of police action in response to their multiple calls. Crime Stoppers and […]
Graffiti attack leaves business owner frustrated at ‘disgusting behaviour’
A TARGETED graffiti attack has left a Port Macquarie business owner disappointed and concerned about what he sees as a growing problem in the community. Alan Stone, of Coastal Realty Strata, arrived at work last week to find his shopfront window defaced with bright orange graffiti. The words were sprawled across the glass, leaving him […]
