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Police have charged a teenage boy after a taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint at Albury yesterday and continue with their investigation to locate two other males believed to have been involved.

Just before 2am on Wednesday 10 June 2015, a 47-year-old female taxi driver was called to Baratta Street, North Albury.

On arrival, the driver got out of her taxi and three males approached her. One of the males pulled out a knife and threatened the driver.

A short scuffle took place and the woman got back into her taxi and attempted to close the window.

The male with the knife reached in and grabbed the ignition key, breaking it in the process.

Once the window was closed, the male hit the window several times with the knife and ran away.

The three males were last seen running south along Wantigong Street. The woman received a minor laceration to her right hand in the scuffle.

Police from Albury Local Area Command today (Thursday 11 June 2015) attended a home at North Albury and arrested a 14-year-old boy.

He was taken to Albury Police Station and later charged with robbery in company.

He was refused bail and attended a Children’s Court today where he was also refused bail.

Detectives are investigating the incident, and are attempting to locate two further males who it is believed could assist with inquiries into the incident.

A woman has been bailed to appear in court next month after she was charged with introducing prohibited items into a correctional facility where she was employed she was employed by the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network..

Detectives from The Hume Local Area Command commenced an investigation last week after several items of contraband were discovered in the Goulburn Correctional Centre by staff of Corrective Services NSW.

Following investigations, about 8.30am today (Thursday 11 June 2015), detectives executed a search warrant on a home in Nowra where several items of interest were seized for further examination.

A 37-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and taken to Nowra Police Station.

She was charged with five counts of possess prescribed restricted substance, one count of introduce thing (prescribed medication) into place of detention and one count of introduce thing (2 mini mobile phones) into place of detention.

The woman was brought before Nowra Local Court and was granted conditional bail to appear before Goulburn Local Court on Wednesday 8 July 2015.

Inquiries into the matter are continuing.

A 26-year-old man from Woolloomooloo sustained serious head injuries after he lost control of his black Lexus sedan on the Hume Highway at Yass.

The incident occurred on Saturday at about 5.30pm

It is understood the man attempted a U-turn 400 metres north of the Wargeila Road overpass and when he began heading back towards the bridge he accelerated to speeds of up to 150km/h. The man lost control of the car and went off the road before hitting the pylon of the overpass.

He was trapped for over an hour before Yass Fire and Rescue and a number of local Rural Fire Service Brigades managed to free him.

He was airlifted to Canberra Hospital and at the time of writing, was in a critical condition. Yass Police are awaiting an update on his condition.

Painful broken leg

A 25-year-old man suffered a compound fracture to his leg after he jumped out of a moving car on Nanangroe Road at Childowla. The man was in the passenger seat when he jumped out of the car, which was travelling at around 20km/h. It is believed the rear tyre rolled over and broke his leg.

Valuable motors stolen

In the week leading up to Saturday June 6, six starter motors for CAT branded heavy machinery were stolen from a business on Nanima Road, Jeir. The items have a value of $30,000 in total and are extremely heavy. Anyone with information is urged to contact Yass Police.

Driver gets away

At midday on Friday June 5 a black Holden Commodore was seen driving south on the Barton Highway towards Yass. The vehicle was known to police and was wanted over a number of different speeding offences. Police activated warning signals but the driver didn’t pull over. When the chase became too dangerous, police abandoned the pursuit. The vehicle is yet to be located.

Drink driving

A 59-year-old Yass woman was caught drink driving at 12.15pm on June 8. The woman was driving a white Mazda on Glebe Street in Yass when she was pulled over by police. She registered a low-range result of 0.055.

A 48-year-old man was caught drink driving on Saturday June 6 at about 10.20pm. He was travelling in a silver Nissan X-Trail along Hughstonia Road in Binalong when he was pulled over. He registered a mid-range reading of 0.128.

Machinery damaged

An excavator was badly damaged sometime between Friday night and Saturday morning. The incident occurred on the Barton Highway at the McIntosh Circuit turn-off. Yass Police are appealing to anyone who might have information.

Sheep killed at Murrumbateman

Three dorper sheep were mauled to death, and another was put down due to its injuries, sometime between 8am and 10.30am on Sunday June 7. The incident occurred on McIntosh Circuit in a paddock that had only five sheep in total. It is believed a dog killed the four sheep.

Letter box larceny

A letter box was stolen from a property on Weemilah Street in Yass sometime between 7pm on Friday June 5 and 7am Saturday June 6. Anyone with information is urged to contact Yass Police.

Attempted robbery

Sometime during the evening of June 3 unknown person/s have failed in an attempt to steal a compressor from behind a dental surgery on Comur Street.

Police are appealing for information after a taxi driver was robbed at knifepoint today.

Just before 2am (Wednesday 10 June 2015), a 47-year-old female taxi driver was called to Baratta Street, North Albury.

On arrival, the driver got out of her taxi and two males approached her. One of the men pulled out a knife and threatened the driver.

A short scuffle took place and the woman got back into her taxi and attempted to close the window.

The man with the knife reached in and grabbed the ignition key, breaking it in the process.

Once the window was closed, the man hit the window several times with the knife before running away.

The two males were last seen running south along Wantigong Street. The woman received a minor laceration to her right hand in the scuffle.

Police from Albury Local Area Command were notified of the incident and patrolled the area for the two males but were unable to locate them.

Detectives are investigating the incident, and would like to speak with two men who may be able to assist them with their inquiries.

The first male is described as being of Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander in appearance, aged about 15 to 16, about 157-160cm tall, with a thin build and a narrow face. He was last seen wearing a white hooded jumper with dark print and a beanie underneath the hood.

The second man is described as being of Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander in appearance, about 160-163cm tall with a medium build and a chubby face. He was last seen wearing a red hooded jumper.

Police are investigating the indecent assault and robbery of a woman at Wagga Wagga overnight.

A 51-year-old woman was approached and grabbed by an unknown man on Kincaid Street about 11.30pm (Tuesday 9 June 2015).

The woman works at a medical centre and was outside the clinic when she was approached.

The man pushed the woman to the ground before indecently assaulting her.

He then forced her inside the clinic and stole money from her purse before fleeing.

Police were alerted and detectives from Wagga Wagga Local Area Command attended and commenced inquiries.

They’re appealing for public assistance in an attempt to identify and locate the man involved.

He’s described as being of Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander appearance and between 160cm to 165cm tall. He was wearing dark tracksuit pants and a dark hooded top and cap.

PROBATIONARY drivers have raised the ire of Albury police with four of them caught flouting their licence conditions over the long weekend.

Three were caught driving at least 40 km/h over the speed limit — one clocking 174 km/h on the Hume Highway — and the fourth drink- driving.

The flagrant breach involved a Sydney man, 33, driving a twin-turbo Audi V8.

Police who were conducting Operation Stay Alert caught him driving at 74km/h over the limit on the Hume Highway near Holbrook on Saturday about 5.30pm.

He had 100km/h limit condition on his licence.

Sergeant Andrew Pike said a crash at that detected speed would have almost certainly been fatal.

“He is inexperienced and was driving a high-performance car,” Sgt Pike said.

“His chances of surviving a crash are extremely limited.”

The other speedsters were another Sydney man, 32, travelling at 56km/h over the limit on the Hume at Woomargama early on Saturday and a youth, 17, at 40km/h over the limit at Table Top early on Friday.

An Albury woman 26, was caught driving with a blood alcohol reading of 0.240 in Logan Road, Albury about 2.30am Sunday. She also refused to provide a secondary sample at Albury police station. As a P-plater she was required to drive alcohol-free.

In Wodonga, police said drug-drivers were again a real concern over the weekend.

While figures were not available yesterday, Sgt Cameron Roberts said the number of drug-drivers caught was “into double figures”.

“Drug-driving is something that will continue as an issue,” he said.

“We’re testing for it more and more and so we’re going to get more positives.

“People shouldn’t have these sorts of substances in them at any time and it’s made worse by driving a vehicle.

“Drug testing in Victoria is expanding and the chances of getting caught are going to significantly increase.”

Sgt Roberts said the number of positive drug tests on drivers in Wod-onga was surprising.

“There’s an element of disappointment,” he said. “The positive side is that we’re aware of it and picking it up.

“It’s being targeted and targeted quite successfully.”

Police on both sides of the border were mostly happy with drivers’ behaviour at the weekend and that there were no deaths of serious injuries in the region.

About 12:50am today (Saturday), officers attached Highway Patrol officers allegedly observed an on-coming vehicle travelling at high speed in a 110km/h zone on the Hume Highway at Woomargama, south of Holbrook.

Police followed the vehicle, which was displaying red P1 P-plates, and allegedly detected the car on radar travelling at 146km/h.

The vehicle was stopped and the driver provided police with a current P1 driver’s licence, which is restricted to 90km/h.

The driver was booked for exceed speed over 45km/h and his licence immediately suspended for six months.

The number plates were not confiscated because the vehicle wasn’t owned by the driver, police say.

Key statistics from Operation Stay Alert on Day One: Speed infringements 1064; breath tests 50,962; PCA charges 25; major crashes 77; and, fatalities one.

Motorists are reminded that double demerit penalties for speeding, seatbelt and motorcycle helmet offences will continue until 11:59pm on Monday.

A Victorian learner motorcyclist will appear in court today following a pursuit in Gunning yesterday, where the rider allegedly reached speeds of up to 200km/h.

About 4.10pm (Sunday 7 June 2015), officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command attempted to stop a motorcyclist travelling north along the Hume Highway.

The motorcyclist allegedly failed to stop and a pursuit ensued, where the rider reached speeds of up to 200km/h.

A short time later, the motorcyclist was stopped and searched by police, who allegedly located a knife on the rider.

The 19-year-old Victorian man was arrested and taken to Goulburn Police Station, where he was charged with police pursuit – driving dangerously, exceed speed more than 45km/h and custody of a knife in a public place.

He was refused bail, to appear at Goulburn Local Court today (Monday 8 June 2015).

A man has been charged after returning an alleged alcohol reading of over four times the legal limit near Albury this morning.

About 9.50am (Sunday 7 June 2015), officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command stopped a Mitsubishi Magna station wagon travelling north along the Olympic Highway, Culcairn, about 50km north of Albury.

Police spoke to the male driver before submitting him to a roadside breath test, which returned a positive result.

The 41-year-old Victorian man was taken to Culcairn Police Station, where he underwent a breath test analysis, allegedly returning a reading of 0.204.

He has been issued a Court Attendance Notice for high range PCA, to appear at Albury Local Court on Tuesday 23 June 2015.

Operation Stay Alert, the NSW Police Force’s traffic operation for the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, began at 12.01am on Friday (5 June 2015) and runs until 11.59pm tomorrow (Monday 8 June 2015).

Motorists are reminded that double demerit penalties remain in place for speeding, seatbelt and helmet offences.

A child has died and two adults are seriously injured after a single-vehicle crash on the Hume Highway in the state’s south this morning.

The crash happened about 9.15am (Sunday 7 June 2015), 10km south of Tarcutta, when a northbound Volkswagon sedan left the highway and hit a tree.

A woman and child travelling in the back seat were trapped for an hour before being released.

The four-year-old boy died at the scene.

The woman and the 39-year-old man, who was driving, were airlifted to Canberra Hospital by the Snowy Hydro South Care Helicopter.

Both adults are reported to be in a serious condition.

The Hume Highway’s northbound lanes were closed for the helicopter to land. It will remain closed with diversions in place while police continue their investigations.

All southbound lanes are open.