A man is due to front court today after an alleged home invasion at Gateshead last night.
Police say the 42-year-old forced his way into a flat on Hickory Road at about 9pm looking for a female who wasn't there.
It's alleged he verbally threatened an elderly male resident before leaving.
Officers arrested the man a short time later at a Gateshead address.
He's been charged with aggravated break and enter with intent to inflict actual bodily harm and has been refused bail to face Toronto Local Court today.
