A man is set to face Newcastle Local Court today after police found 55 pieces of allegedly stolen jewellery following a break-in at a Charlestown store.
It's alleged the store was broken into on the night of the 27th and 28th of December this year.
Police from the Lake Macquarie Property Crime Reduction Team were investigating the break-in, leading police to execute a search warrant at a Windale property yesterday morning.
A 44-year-old man was arrested and later charged with break enter and steal, shoplifting, goods in custody, possess prohibited drug and hinder police in the execution of their duty.
He was refused bail.
A woman was also arrested at the Windale property in relation to revocation of parole warrant.
