A man has been charged following an alleged aggravated break and enter in Toronto yesterday afternoon.

About 4.30pm (Wednesday 6 July 2016), a 31-year-old man allegedly entered the backyard of a home on Anzac Parade, and approached the back door of the premises, demanding to be let in.

Police will allege the man retrieved an axe from the side of the property, before returning to the back door, smashing the glass, and entering the premises.

A 19-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy in the house alerted police, and officers attached to Lake Macquarie Local Area Command attended and arrested the man at the front of the property.

The teenagers were uninjured during the incident.

The man was taken to Toronto Police Station, where he was charged with aggravated break and enter and commit serious indictable offence, destroy/damage property, and larceny.

He was refused bail, to appear at Newcastle Local Court today (Thursday 7 July 2016).

The man is not known to the teenagers.

A man will face court next month after he allegedly damaged a toilet block near Redhead Beach.

Police will allege the man stole aerosol cans from a local supermarket at The Junction about 8pm on Tuesday 28 June 2016.

He later walked to Redhead Beach and allegedly used the stolen items to set fire to a disabled toilet block.

The man then fled the scene.

Police from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command were called to the location and commenced investigations.

Following ongoing inquiries into the incident, investigators attended a home in Windale about 10.30am today (Wednesday 7 July 2016), where they arrested a 20-year-old man.

He was taken to Belmont Police Station where he was charged with maliciously damage property, and shoplifting.

The man was granted conditional bail and will appear in Belmont Local Court on Wednesday 24 August 2016.

Police are appealing for public assistance as they continue to search for a man missing from Cessnock since late last month.

Dylan Dickie, 19, was last seen on Thursday 23 June 2016, when he left his family home on Guest Street, travelling on a Yamaha 250 trail bike.

When Mr Dickie failed to respond to family, officers attached to Central Hunter Local Area Command were contacted and commenced searching for him.

Despite ongoing searches, Mr Dickie has not been seen or heard from since, and concerns are held for his welfare.

Mr Dickie is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 175cm tall, of slim build, with a fair complexion, blond hair and blue eyes.

He was last seen wearing black track suit pants, a dark coloured hooded jacket, brown steel cap work boots and a black and white beanie.

The motorcycle Mr Dickie was travelling on is described as being a 2014 blue Yamaha XT motorcycle with registration MNG39. It was last seen near Trig Road, Corrabare, and the search for him continues around that area.

Anyone with information is urged to come forward.