A skydiver has died following an incident on the Mid North Coast earlier today. About 11.45am (Saturday 7 August 2021), emergency services were called to.
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Man dies after suspected fail to stop crash at Taree
A man has died following a suspected fail-to-stop crash on the state’s Mid North Coast yesterday.
Just after 7pm (Sunday 18 July 2021), emergency services were called to Wingham Road, near Cedar Party Road, Taree, following reports of a concern for welfare.
A man, believed to be in his 50s, was found unconscious and suffering serious injuries.
He was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Manning Base Hospital in a serious condition, where he later died.
A crime scene has been established by officers from Manning-Great Lakes Police District and specialist investigators from the Metropolitan Crash Investigation Unit have commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash, with initial inquiries suggesting he may have been hit by a vehicle that failed to stop and render assistance.
Police are appealing for public assistance following an armed robbery in Taree overnight.
About 9.50pm (Sunday 18 July 2021), three men attended a fast food restaurant on Victoria Street, when one of the men approached a 17-year-old delivery driver parked outside the store and threatened him with a knife.
The other two men entered the store and threatened a 20-year-old male employee with a knife and a baseball bat, demanding cash before fleeing the scene in the delivery driver’s yellow Ford Falcon.
Officers from Manning-Great Lakes Police District attended a short time later and established a crime scene.
The men were all wearing dark clothing with their faces covered at the time of the incident.
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Travel company in breach of Public Health Order after trip to zoo
A travel company has been issued a $5000 PIN for breaching a public health order after taking three busloads of tourists to a zoo in the state’s west yesterday.
About 9.30am (Monday 28 June 2021), three buses arrived at the zoo on Obley Road, Dubbo.
On board were 128 staff and guests – at least 76 of whom were not permitted to travel outside Greater Sydney under the current public health order.
Staff at the zoo refused to allow the travellers off the buses and police were called.
Officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District attended and spoke to tour operators, establishing the group had left Sydney last Friday (25 June 2021) and had continued to travel throughout regional NSW after the Public Health Orders were updated on Saturday.