Three charged after firearms seized during vehicle stop – Guyra

Three people have been charged after firearms, ammunition and drugs were seized during a vehicle stop at Guyra.

Police from New England Local Area Command stopped a car on Bradley Street just after 10.30pm on Saturday (19 March 2016).

Officers spoke to the occupants before conducting a search of the vehicle where they located and seized two firearms, along with bullets and a small amount of amphetamine.

The occupants were arrested and taken to Armidale Police Station.

Two men – aged 21 and 26 – were charged with possession of loaded firearms, while a 21-year-old woman was charged with disqualified driving, possession of prohibited drugs; and dealing with the proceeds of crime.

The two men were refused bail to appear at Armidale Local Court yesterday (Sunday 20 March 2016). They are due to re-appear before the same court via video-link today (Monday 21 March 2016).

The woman was also bail refused to appear at Armidale Local Court today.

Another man was arrested however was later released without charge.

Man charged after allegedly climbing on train – Willow Tree, Hunter Valley

A man has been charged after he allegedly climbed on top of a stationary train in the Hunter Valley yesterday.

About 1.30pm (Sunday 20 March 2016), police will allege a man entered the railway corridor at Chillcotts Creek, approximately 3km south of Willow Tree.

He then climbed on top of a stationary coal train and refused to come down.

Officers from Hunter Valley Local Area Command and Police Rescue attended and about 5pm were able to assist the man from the top of the locomotive, where he was arrested.

A 33-year-old man from Queensland was taken to Muswellbrook Police Station and charged with obstructing a railway and trespassing.

He was granted conditional bail to appear before Scone Local Court on Thursday 24 March 2016.

Drink driver caught at 160km/h on Hume Highway

A SPEEDING drink driver has had his vehicle impounded after being caught at 160km/h on the Hume Highway.

The 27-year-old man was intercepted near Wangaratta early Friday while travelling interstate.

He returned a blood alcohol reading of about 0.1 and will be without his car for a month.

Acting Sergeant Darren Kalish said police would have an increased focus on dangerous driving as Easter draws closer.

Woman charged after allegedly crashing into police station – Raymond Terrace

A woman has been charged after crashing her car into a parked police vehicle and police station north of Newcastle yesterday.

About midday (Saturday 19 March 2016), a red Ford Falcon XR6 sedan crashed into a marked police vehicle, parked outside Raymond Terrace Police Station.

Police will allege the woman driving the Ford then reversed into the police vehicle again, before driving along a footpath and crashing into the corner of the police station.

The building itself sustained minor damage and a gate outside the station was also damaged.

The police vehicle was extensively damaged.

A 40-year-old woman driving the Ford was taken to the Mater Hospital for mandatory blood and urine testing.

Upon her return to Raymond Terrace Police Station, she was charged with several offences:

– Drive manner dangerous;

– Negligent driving;

– Malicious damage;

– Fail to supply blood and urine; and

– Drive under influence of drug.

The woman was granted conditional bail to appear before Raymond Terrace Local Court on Monday 11 April 2016.

 

Car crash closes Hume Highway, between Kyeamba and Little Billabong

A SERIOUS car accident has closed the Hume Highway southbound between Tumbarumba Road in Kyeamba and Little Billabong Road in Little Billabong.

Southbound motorists are diverting onto Tumbarumba Road and then onto Little Billabong Road to rejoin the Hume Highway.

This diversion is suitable for all vehicles.

Motorists are advised to allow additional travel time.

Emergency services and traffic crews are on site working to free a trapped occupant, and a helicopter has also landed at this location.

All northbound lanes remain open.

Emergency services remain at the scene.

Woman dies in crash – Hunter Valley

A woman died and her four children were injured after a crash in the Hunter Valley.
About 5.45pm yesterday (Friday 18 March 2016), a Toyota Kluger being driven by a 49-year-old woman was travelling south on the Golden Highway, Sandy Hollow, west of Denman, when the vehicle left the roadway while negotiating a right hand bend.

The car collided with a large fence post before rolling and hitting a telegraph pole.

The driver died at the scene. Four child passengers, including twin girls aged 15, another girl aged 5, and a 12-year-old boy, were all taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment to minor injuries.

Police from Hunter Valley Local Area Command attended and conducted inquiries.

A report will be prepared for the Coroner.

Missing person located – Armidale

A woman missing from Armidale has been located.
The 63-year-old was reported missing after being last seen in Armidale about 9am on Thursday (17 March 2016).

About 5.30pm yesterday (Friday 18 March 2016), police attended Waterfall Way, Wollomombi, east of Armidale, after a local resident contacted police after recognising her car from the NSW Police Force Facebook post.

Inside the car, police located the missing person. She was taken to Armidale Hospital for treatment.

Police thank the community and the media for their assistance.

Beveridge Primary School in lockdown after reports of a gunman

Parents have been allowed to pick up their children from a Melbourne school after a lockdown was lifted following reports of a gunman.

Beveridge Primary School was put in lockdown after a gunman was reportedly spotted near the grounds of the school on the northern fringe of Melbourne, Victoria.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman said that the lockdown had now been lifted after police responded to reports of a man with a firearm near the school.

The police contained the area and performed a search for the man.

“The school activated its emergency management plan as a precautionary measure,” she said.

“No threat has been made and no injuries reported.”

Earlier parents were told not to get out of their cars to pick up their children.

Four students claimed to have been threatened by a man wearing a ski mask and carrying a gun. Streets around the scene were cordoned off.

Missing person appeal – Armidale

Police hold grave fears for a woman reported missing from the Armidale area.
Jeanette Bell, 63, from Invergowrie, was last seen in Armidale about 9am yesterday (Thursday 17 March 2016).

At the time, she was seen driving her blue/grey coloured 1991 Ford Falcon sedan, registration AL13TQ (NSW).

Police have cause to have grave concerns for her welfare.

Anyone who sights Jeanette Bell or her motor vehicle, or has any information on her whereabouts is asked to contact police immediately.

Fatal crash – Warral, near Tamworth

A report will be prepared for the Coroner after a fatal crash south of Tamworth yesterday.

About 7.30am (Thursday 17 March 2016), a Nissan X-trail was travelling north on Werris Creek Road, south of Tamworth, when it collided with a southbound semi-trailer.

The 37-year-old driver of the X-trail died at the scene. His two male passengers, both aged 17, were treated at the scene for shock before being taken to Tamworth Hospital.

The driver of the semi-trailer, a 68-year-old man, was uninjured and was taken to Tamworth Hospital for mandatory blood and urine tests.

Police from Oxley Local Area Command and Northern Tablelands Crash Investigation Unit attended and conducted inquiries.

Werris Creek Road was closed for about six hours, with diversions put in place.