Daily Archives: 21/02/2016

Police appeal for witnesses following house fire – Goulburn

Police are appealing for witnesses as they investigate a house fire in Goulburn yesterday.

About 3.30pm (Saturday 20 February 2016), emergency services were called to the house on Lithgow Street after receiving reports of a fire.

Fire & Rescue NSW officers extinguished the fire; however the property was completely destroyed.

Officers attached to The Hume Local Area Command attended and established a crime scene, which will be forensically examined.

No one was injured during the incident.

While inquiries are continuing, initial investigations have led police to believe the blaze may have been deliberately lit.

Any witnesses, or those with information, are urged to come forward and contact Crime Stoppers.

Cessnock Police Station phone lines down

Police are advising residents in the Cessnock area that a telephone fault has meant they are currently unable to call their local police station.

The fault occurred approximately one hour ago and at this stage, it is believed the phone line will be operational about midday today (Sunday 21 February 2016).

In the meantime, anyone trying to report non life-threatening matters to officers at Cessnock Police Station should instead contact Maitland Police Station on (02) 4934 0200.

As always, anyone wanting to report a life-threatening matter should contact Triple Zero (000).

Telephone communications between police officers remains unaffected.