Elderly Man Rushed to JHH After Collision With Car

BY MADELAINE MCNEILL

An elderly man has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car at Charlestown.

Shortly after 11 o'clock Thursday morning, emergency crews were called to the Frederick Street carpark at Charlestown Square to find three people had been injured in a collision involving four vehicles and a pedestrian.

NSW Ambulance reports the man, aged in his 80s, has been taken to the John Hunter Hospital with lower leg fractures.

Two other patients were treated at the scene by paramedics, one for a chest injury and a dislocated left shoulder while the third patient suffered a head injury.

A crime scene has been established.

Man Charged Over Large Jewellery Theft At Charlestown

BY IAN CROUCH

Police believe they've caught the person responsible for stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of jewellery from a Charlestown jewellery store.

Police say a man entered the Michael Hill Jewellery Store in Charlestown Square during business hours on Sunday September 24, grabbing  a display board of rings valued at more than $60,000 before running off.

Following extensive inquiries, about 2.50pm yesterday (Thursday 12 October 2017), police attended an address on Mcelwee Drive, Tingera Heights, where they arrested a 25-year-old man, who was also allegedly in breach of an Apprehended Domestic Violence Order at the time.

He was taken to Belmont Police Station and charged with larceny greater than $15,000; intimidation (x2); armed with intent; stealing, armed to avoid apprehension; and breach AVO.

He's been refused bail to face Newcastle Local Court today (Friday 13 October 2017).

Police say the rings have not yet been recovered.