An alleged thief will face Newcastle Local Court today after he was charged with breaking into a shop in Warners Bay.
A shop along The Esplanade was broken into early on Sunday morning with an amount of cash and watches were stolen.
The incident was reported to police who launched an investigation leading them to a house in Boolaroo yesterday morning.
Police attached to the Lake Macquarie Property Crime Reduction Team executed a search warrant at the Sixth Street address and seized a number of items.
A 47-year-old man was arrested at the scene and charged with break, enter and steal, goods in custody and custody of a knife in a public place.
He was refused bail and appears in court today.
