Children approached at Blacksmiths

BY JESSICA ROUSE

Police are looking for a middle aged man who allegedly approached two children in Lake Macquarie late yesterday afternoon.

A 5-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy were playing near a boat ramp at Blacksmiths when a stranger got out of a silver coloured 1995 Holden Commodore station wagon and started to talk the children.

The children didn't engage with him and walked away.

The man is described as being in 50s, 175cm tall, of thin build with an olive complexion, brown eyes and balding grey hair.

Trio arrested after police pursuit

BY JESSICA ROUSE

Three people have been arrested after a police pursuit through Wallsend, Glendale and Edgeworth.

Officers chased a stolen Holden Commodore down Lake Road but terminated the pursuit at Glendale for safety reasons.

The car was later found abandoned in bushland at Edgeworth, after members of the public reported seeing the car being driven along a footpath.

A Police dog tracked the trio to nearby Neilson Street.

A 26-year-old man has been refused bail to face court again at the end of the month, while a 19-year-old and a 17-year-old have also been charged.

Man almost evades police in pursuit overnight

BY JESSICA ROUSE

A man has suffered a suspected heart attack while attempting to evade police after a police pursuit through Maitland overnight.

Police' alarm bells started to ring when they spotted a Holden Commodore allegedly travelling well over the speed limit on High Street just after 9pm.

They gave chase when the car failed to stop.

The car was involved in a minor collision with a stationary Subaru Outback at a roundabout on the New England Highway at Buchanan.

The driver fled but was found by a police dog two kilometres away.

He's being treated in hospital for the suspected heart attack and is expected to be charged once he's released.