Man Charged Over Train Sex Offences

BY MADELAINE MCNEILL

A man's been charged by police over two sexual offences on public transport, including one in the Hunter.

It's alleged the man performed sexual acts in front of passengers on a train from Wyee to Fassifern last month.

He's also been charged in relation to a similar incident on a train travelling from Hornsby to Strathfield in April.

Operation Artemis detectives arrested the 53-year-old man at a home in Glebe yesterday afternoon, he was refused bail to face court today.

Operation Artemis is an ongoing operation targeting sexual offences on the public transport network.

Police Call Off High Speed Pursuit At Fassifern

BY IAN CROUCH

Police are looking for the driver involved in a high speed pursuit at Lake Macquarie last night.

Officers attempted to pull over a Hyundai Tuscan on Macquarie Road, Fassifern for a Random Breath Test just after 10.30pm, but the driver refused to comply and took off.

Police pursued the car for 3 minutes at speeds reaching 100 kilometres per hour in a 50 zone, but terminated the chase when the driver crossed to the wrong side of the road.