Police seek information after wild brawl
A MAN has suffered facial injuries after a wild brawl outside a Gloucester licensed premises.
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Police are in the process of reviewing CCTV footage from the incident, which took place about 8pm on September 20.
Police are expected to charge several people with offences once witness statements are obtained.
Officers allege the main perpetrator of the brawl was a visitor to the Gloucester area.
Anyone that may have witnessed the brawl is urged to contact Gloucester Police on 6558 1204.
Man charged after guns stolen from safe
A GLOUCESTER man who allegedly left the keys to his gun safe unattended and unsecured has been charged with failing to prevent the theft or loss of a firearm.
Police allege the 63-year-old man left the keys in his unlocked vehicle beside the gun safe after arriving home from work on August 18.
During the course of the evening, an unknown person entered the shed and used the keys to remove two .22 calibre rifles from the gun safe.
Another two firearms were left in the safe.
Police have seized the remaining two guns and the man’s NSW Firearms Licence.
He will appear at Gloucester Local Court in October.
Fire destroys shed
FIRE crews were called to a shed fire on a rural property on Barrington West Rd last Saturday, September 20.
Several vehicles, quad runners a caravan and motorbikes were destroyed in the blaze which was extinguished by members of the Rural Fire Service.
Fire investigators and crime scene officers examined the site and concluded the fire was not suspicious and had likely been started by an electrical fault.
Canadian lost in Copeland
A CANADIAN national had to be rescued after she became lost in the Copeland State Conservation Area while out bushwalking.
The woman used her mobile phone to contact emergency services about 3pm on Saturday, September 6 when she became lost and could not retrace her steps.
Police, NSW Ambulance paramedics and SES personnel attended the Copeland area and initiated a search.
The victim was located by a Copeland resident a short time later and was returned to the Copeland State Conservation Area car park.
She was examined by ambulance paramedics and later released in perfect health.
Happy ending to search for elderly dementia sufferer
A SEARCH for an elderly man with dementia who went missing from the Gloucester Country Club has ended happily.
The 73-year-old had been dining at the club on the night of August 9 when friends he was with noticed he was missing from their table.
Initially the friends thought the man had returned to their motel next door but upon returning to their room an hour later they were still unable to locate the man.
Police and the SES were contacted and a search of the golf course was conducted.
Police also contacted the hospital, club courtesy bus and local security.
About 10.30pm an employee from a local security firm informed police he had seen a person matching the elderly man’s description near the council depot on Oak St.
The police were unable to find the man at the works depot but eventually located him safe and well near the post office about 1.15am.
Man blew three times legal limit
A GLOUCESTER man allegedly returned a blood alcohol reading nearly three times the legal limit when stopped by police while driving on Railway St.
The 27-year-old was stopped by officers conducting mobile random breath testing Railway St about 4.05pm on Sunday, August 24.
It is alleged the accused recorded a positive reading and later returned a blood alcohol content of 0.143.
The man’s licence has been suspended and he will appear before Gloucester Local Court on October 15.
Protester fined for stopping traffic
A PROTESTER at AGL’s Fairbairns Lane operations has been fined $236 for obstructing vehicles.
Police were called to the property on September 8 after reports a 54-year-old woman was obstructing vehicles as they attempted to enter a work site.
Facebook video convicts teen stuntman
A TEEN who uploaded a Facebook video of him riding and falling off the roof of a building at Gloucester Public School has been fined $350 for trespass.
On July 26, the 17-year-old climbed onto the roof of the school hall and rode down the roof on his bike and along a covered walkway before falling to the ground.
The entire incident was caught on camera and the youth later uploaded the video to his Facebook page.
Police attended the teen’s home after learning of the video and spoke with him about trespassing on the school grounds after hours and issued him with a fine.
Woman to face court for assaulting partner
A WOMAN will face court next month on assault charges after punching and scratching her partner’s face.
The 33-year-old female was arrested after domestic incident at a home on the night of July 31.
Police allege the abuse started when the woman kicked her partner in the thigh.
It then continued with the woman allegedly grabbing her partner on the face and scratching him before pulling his hair and punching and slapping him on the head.
The woman will appear at Gloucester Local Court on October 15.
Teen caught carrying cannabis
A GLOUCESTER teen will face court next month after he was allegedly caught carrying cannabis.
The 15-year-old was stopped on Ravenshaw St about 1.55pm on August 25.
A search of his person revealed some silver foil in the youth’s wallet which police allege contained cannabis.
The youth will appear at Gloucester Children’s Court on October 15 charged with possessing a prohibited drug.
Bundook man fled to bush after flying into a rage
A BUNDOOK man who fled into the bush after police were called to the rural village following a domestic dispute has been charged with malicious damage.
Police allege the 23-year-old flew into a rage following an argument with his pregnant girlfriend on September 21.
The man allegedly destroyed two wooden kitchen chairs, a table, several dinner plates, a coffee cup and badly damaged a kitchen bench.
When police arrived shortly after 10pm the man fled into nearby scrub.
He was later located and arrested.
The man was taken to Taree Police Station where he was refused bail due to his inebriated state.
He was released on conditional bail the following day and will face court in Gloucester on October 15.
Driver with too many passengers fined
A GLOUCESTER man permitted to drive with only one passenger has been fined $506 for breaking his licence conditions.
The 20-year-old was stopped by police on Church St on September 1 after he was seen driving with more than the allowable number of passengers in his car.
The man was on 12 months’ probation where he was only permitted to carry one passenger following a period of disqualification.
Vehicle was unregistered
A GLOUCESTER man has been fined $623 for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle.
The 26-year-old was stopped by police on Fairbairns Lane for a random breath test when checks revealed the vehicle’s registration had expired in May.
Offensive behaviour
A GLOUCESTER man has been fined $500 for offensive behaviour after he was evicted from a local hotel.
About 6pm on September 20 the 23-year-old man began yelling and swearing at hotel staff and other patrons after he was asked to leave the premises.
The man then became engaged in a scuffle on Church St, just outside the Hotel.
He was placed in the rear of a police vehicle and removed from the location.
Failure to quit
A GLOUCESTER man has been fined $550 after he failed to leave a licensed premises.
The 32-year-old was asked to leave the venue about 9.30pm on September 20 but refused to do so.
Police were called and the man was eventually removed and taken home.
Ticketless travellers unable to board
TWO men have been fined after disrupting the XPT train service.
An 18-year-old Queensland man and 21-year-old man from Wagga were evicted from the train at Gloucester after XPT staff refused to allow them to travel any further.
Police checks revealed the men had been ejected from three other trains in the days previous and were travelling without a valid ticket.
Later that evening the same men attempted to board another XPT train in Taree.
They were again refused entry onto the train. Police were called when the men started to swear and abuse workers and patrons.
The 18-year-old was arrested and charged with offensive language.
Police in possession of bikes
GLOUCESTER Police are currently in possession of four mountain bikes.
Police are seeking the owners of the bikes: a blue and silver Trek men’s mountain bike; a red Cyclops children’s mountain bike; a grey Repco men’s mountain bike; and a black, silver and blue men’s mountain bike.
To make further inquiries about the bikes contact Gloucester Police on 6558 1204.
Riding without a helmet
POLICE have fined two Gloucester teenagers for riding without helmets.
The 14 year olds were seen by police riding their bikes along Ravenshaw St without helmets on August 25.
Police said both teenagers were habitual offenders.
The pair were each issued with a fine of $61 for not wearing an approved helmet.
Stolen motorbike
POLICE are seeking information after a motorcycle was stolen from a property at Craven
The owner of the yellow and black unregistered 2006 Suzuki RM7 450cc motorcycle reported the bike had gone missing from a shed on the Glen Rd sometime between 5pm September 5 and 7am on September 9.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Gloucester Police on 6558 1204.
