Unlicensed Driver Arrested for Drink Driving After Seen Doing Burn Outs in Cardiff South

BY ISABEL EVERETT

A 26-year-old unlicensed driver has been arrested for mid range drink driving, after being seen doing burnouts in Cardiff South. 

About 11:37pm on Thursday, members of the public called police about a white Holden Commodore doing burnouts on Waterview Road, Cardiff South.

The vehicle became bogged in wet grass and police arrived to find the vehicle abandoned, with the man approaching police shortly after. 

Police say they could smell liquor on the mans breath and subjected him to a road side breath test which gave a positive result. 

The man was placed under arrest and taken to the Belmont Police Station where a breath analysis gave the reading of 0.129 - the Mid Range PCA, with his drivers licence expiring on the 13th of September, 2019.

The man was charged with a number of driving offences including, driving with a Mid Range PCA and will appear in court later in March.  

 

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Lake Macquarie Police Issue Warning After Teen Girl Confronted By Flasher

BY IAN CROUCH

Police are looking for a man who exposed himself to a teenage girl at Cardiff South.

The 14-year-old was walking along a track at Winding Creek near Fifth Street just after 9 yesterday morning when the man approached her from behind a bush and exposed himself.

The girl ran from the scene and informed a teacher who called police.


The man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, in his mid 50's, about 175-180cm tall and 70-80kg with short grey/black hair. At the time he was wearing a T-shirt and blue jeans. He was also wearing tinted reading glasses.

The incident has again prompted police to encourage parents to discuss the 'Safe People, Safe Places' messages with their children.

In particular, young people should make sure their parents or another adult knows where they are at all times and always walk straight home or to the place they are walking to using busier roads and streets or paths where there are lots of people. Know where safe places are like a shop, service station, police station, library or school and don't talk to strangers or get into a car driven by a person they don't know.