A man has been charged after leading police on a pursuit in Belmont South overnight.

Shortly before 10pm (Saturday 16 January 2016), officers attached to Lake Macquarie Local Area Command received reports of a bronze-coloured Rolls-Royce driving dangerously from Catherine Hill Bay toward Belmont.

Police later intercepted the vehicle travelling north-bound on the Pacific Highway, near the Turea Street intersection.

The 58-year-old male driver allegedly failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated.

The vehicle came to stop at the Beach Street traffic control lights a short time later, at which point police surrounded the vehicle and directed the driver to exit the car.

The driver refused to comply, before allegedly reversing his vehicle into one of the police cars.

While being placed under arrest, it’s further alleged the man assaulted one of the officers and threatened them.

He was taken to Belmont Police Station and charged with police pursuit (Skye’s Law), intimidate police (two counts), resist police, assault police, use weapon (vehicle) to prevent lawful detection (two counts) and refuse to submit to breath analysis. His licence was also suspended.

The man has now been refused bail to appear before Newcastle Bail Court this morning (Sunday 17 January 2016).

Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.

A man has been charged over the alleged supply of drugs after a vehicle stop on the Central Coast.

About 3.30am today (Saturday 16 January 2016), police were patrolling Morisset when they sighted a Mitsubishi Triton drive at high speed on Alliance Avenue.

Police stopped the vehicle and spoke to the three occupants, including a female and two males.

As a result of the conversations, police formed suspicions, and searched the three.

During the search of the front seat passenger, a 46-year-old man, police allegedly located an amount of amphetamine, cannabis, a set of scales and resealable bags.

The man was arrested and taken to Toronto Police Station where he was charged with possess prohibited drug and supply prohibited drug.

He was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court today (Saturday 16 January 2016).

The other two occupants were not charged

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a missing 42-year-old Wallsend man.

Gregory Rush works at Strathfield and resides at Belmore, in Sydney’s south-west, during the week. He returns to his mother’s address at Wallsend on weekends.

On Monday 11 January, Mr Rush didn’t arrive at work as scheduled and a check of his Belmore residence found no sign of him.

He had not been at this mother’s address either.

Police and Mr Rush’s family are concerned for his welfare as his disappearance is out of character.

He is described as 180cm tall, with a slim build, black curly hair and green eyes. He has tattoos of eagles on his upper back and upper right arm. .

Mr Rush’s car, a white Ford with NSW registration plates – UKR 765 – is yet to be located.

Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at Newcastle this morning.

About 2.20am (Thursday 14 January 2016), two men – aged 20 and 25 – were walking in a laneway between Wharf Road and Hunter Street, when a black Holden Commodore with four males inside stopped and exited the vehicle.

Police have been told the males confronted the 20-year-old man, before punching and kicking him.

They left the scene in the vehicle, taking cash and an iPod.

Following the incident, officers from Newcastle City Local Area Command and NSW Ambulance Paramedics were called.

The 20-year-old man was taken to John Hunter Hospital with facial injuries.

Investigations into the incident are continuing and police are appealing for anyone with information about the robbery to come forward.