A rider has died following a motorcycle crash in the state’s New England region overnight. About 10pm (Sunday 11 January 2026), police received a report of a missing man last seen in the Armidale area. Following inquiries, officers attached to New England Police...
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Five Arrested, 30 Charges Laid in First Western Region Operation Soteria for 2026
Five people have been arrested and charged with a total of 30 offences in the first Operation Soteria surge initiative in Western Region for 2026. The three-day Operation Soteria campaign ran from last Thursday (8 January 2026), ending yesterday (Saturday 10 January...
Police Urge Drivers to Slow Down with Double Demerits in Force
NSW Police is urging motorists to slow down and drive safely as double demerits come into force for the holiday period. Double demerits are in place from Wednesday 24 December 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026, targeting speeding, mobile phone use, seatbelt and motorcycle...
Investigations Continue into Inverell Incidents
Inverell police had a busy weekend investigating several incidents in the town. A residential unit on Warialda Rd was broken into sometime between 9pm Sunday and 9am yesterday with unknown offenders taking keys to the occupant’s motor vehicle and the vehicle, a silver...
Police Investigate Break-Ins
Inverell police are investigating separate break and enter incidents in the district over the weekend. Gilgai Public School was broken into sometime between the 4pm on Friday and 1:10 pm on Saturday where it appears offenders ate some milo and other drinks from the...
Three Injured After Serious Two Vehicle Crash in North of Inverell
Three people have been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash in the state’s northwest yesterday afternoon. About 2.30pm, emergency services were called to Yetman Road, Oakwood, approximately 16km north of Inverell, following reports of a two-vehicle crash....
Six People Charged During Operation Soteria Surge
Police have charged six people following a three-day high-visibility operation focused on preventing and disrupting crime in the state’s northwest. Between Thursday 4 December 2025 and Saturday 6 December 2025, officers attached to New England Police District –...
Woman Escapes Injury
An elderly woman has escaped serious injury after her car was involved in an accident on Auburn Vale Rd yesterday morning Police believe the 89-year-old woman pressed the accelerated instead of the brake, crashing into a neighbour’s front wall just after 11:30 She was...
Parents Urged to Only Buy Legal E-Bikes this Christmas
Parents are being warned to do their research and only buy legal e-bikes for their children this Christmas, as police crackdown on modified bikes and dangerous riding. Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner David Driver has urged people to be...
