Police dog sniffs out alleged car thief after Carrington crash

BY DAKOTA TAIT

A man's been charged after allegedly stealing a car and being caught by a police dog in Carrington.

A New Lambton home was broken into on Sunday and a car was stolen. 

About 4am on Tuesday, police patrols sighted the vehicle in Hamilton South. 

Police observed a man seated in the driver’s seat. 

The stolen vehicle took off at speed and was pursued through multiple suburbs, eventually ending up in Carrington. 

The stolen vehicle collided with a traffic island bursting its tyre, where the driver ran from the vehicle. 

Police Dog Yule and his handler were on scene, managing to track the offender hiding in the front yard of a nearby house. 

The man was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station where he was charged with drive conveyance without consent of owner, drive disqualified, and police pursuit. 

The male was refused bail until February before Newcastle Local Court.

He had been previously disqualified from driving until 2024.

Newcastle Police Dog Tracks Driver After Reckless Car Pursuit

BY LILLY HAINES

A 36-year-old Wallsend Man has been arrested overnight following a police pursuit from Lambton to Maryland.

At around 12:20am this morning police attempted to stop a white Holden Barina on Newcastle Road in New Lambton, suspecting passengers traveling in the vehicle were not wearing seatbelts.

When the vehicle failed to stop, police engaged in a pursuit which led through Jesmond and Wallsend reaching speeds of 90km/h in streets with a limit of 60km/h.

The vehicle continued to drive in a reckless manner with passengers in the vehicle proceeding to throw objects at the pursuing police vehicle.

Police ceased pursuit of the vehicle due to safety concerns when the vehicle increased its speed to 110km/h on Minmi Road in Wallsend.

A short time later police received information the vehicle had stopped and the occupants had fled at Shortland Close in Maryland.

Police attended the area with the Dog Squad to establish a perimeter, where police dog 'Ulrich' and his handler commenced tracking the male driver.

Ulrich found the man attempting to hide in the front yard of a property in Prospero Street.

He was in possession of a knife and cloth manipulated for use as a face mask as well as a small amount of the prohibited drug 'ice'.

The man was arrested and taken to Waratah Police Station where he gave officers a fake name before police confirmed his identity using fingerprints and established he was currently on parole until 2021 having only been released from custody two weeks ago.

The parolee was charged with four offences including point pursuit - drive recklessly, learner driver not accompanied by licensed driver, custody of knife in a public place, and possession of a prohibited drug.

The man was refused bail and is set to appear at Newcastle Local Court today.

Image: Newcastle City Police

Good 'Old Fashioned Police Work' Nabs Would-Be Thief In Toronto Creek

BY IAN CROUCH

Officers have relied on old fashioned police work to arrest a would-be thief at Toronto.

The occupants of a home on Anzac Parade returned just after 1.00pm on Monday to find a man ransacking their residence.

He ran off dropping allegedly stolen items as he went.

Police were called and set up a perimeter, with a police dog tracking the man to a nearby creek.

They commandeered a boat and found the 22-year-old lying in mangroves trying to camouflage himself.

He's been refused bail to face Toronto Local Court today (Tuesday 19 June 2019) charged with break and enter.

A Police Dog Tracked The Alleged Offender To A Toronto Creek

Hero Police Dog Released From Hospital

BY IAN CROUCH

A Police dog is on the road to recovery after chasing two alleged burglars at Adamstown Heights.

Kane was rushed to a vet hospital on Saturday night suffering exhaustion after he tracked the pair through bushland for more than three kilometres.

He's since been released and is expected to make a full recovery.

The men aged 27 and 22 were arrested and charged with breaking into the home of an 84-year-old man.

Police Dog Kane Is On The Mend