Five people have been charged after a three-day police crackdown on shoplifting in Tamworth.
Oxley Police District
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Tamworth
Man dies after being struck by car near Tamworth Airport
A man has died after being struck by a car on the Oxley Highway near Tamworth Airport early Sunday morning.
Posted inTamworth
Man charged after alleged high-speed police pursuit through Tamworth
A 23-year-old man has been charged after an alleged high-speed police pursuit through several Tamworth streets on Thursday night.
Posted inCrime, Woolbrook
No connection between campsite murders
Two fatal incidents at campsites across the New England in the past week are not connected, police say, despite a number of striking similarities between the cases.
Posted inCrime, Gunnedah
Welfare check ends in Gunnedah man shot by police
A man has died after being shot by police during a concern for welfare check on a rural property near Gunnedah, with a critical incident investigation now underway.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Walcha
Crash at Walcha injures thirteen, one critically
Thirteen people were injured at the Walcha Motorcycle Rally on Saturday evening after a demolition derby car ploughed into spectators at the Walcha Showground.
Posted inTamworth
Police renew calls for missing man
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from the New England since last month. Read more here.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Tamworth
Fatal crash in Taminda
A man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Tamworth, while three other passengers were taken to hospital. Read more here.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Investigation, Social issues and services
Walcha: a sexual abuse and domestic violence blind spot
Women who have suffered sexual and domestic violence in Walcha have felt discouraged from reporting abuse at night because the local police station does not operate around the clock, and they feared Tamworth officers could not intervene quickly enough.
Posted inCrime, Gunnedah, Tamworth
Gunnedah man charged with alleged murder of two-year-old boy in South Tamworth
A man has been remanded in custody charged with murder after the death of a child at Tamworth earlier this month.