Police have located and charged a man and woman wanted on outstanding warrants in the Hunter Region yesterday.
\nFollowing a public appeal for assistance and extensive inquiries into the location of the woman who escaped from Corrective Services NSW custody last month, and a wanted man, officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were alerted to the possible location of the pair about 4.45pm yesterday (Wednesday 6 January 2021).
\nWith assistance from the Proactive Crime Team, police attended a home on Richardson Road, Raymond Terrace, where they arrested a 27-year-old woman and 31-year-old man allegedly hiding in a bedroom.
\nPolice located a knife and two sets of car keys allegedly within the man\u2019s backpack.
\nThe man and woman were taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station where they were charged with various offences.
\nThe woman was charged with shoplifting, drive conveyance taken without consent of owner, use class A vehicle with unauthorised number plate affixed, drive unlicensed, and goods in personal custody suspected being stolen (motor vehicle).
\nThe man was charged with shoplifting, drive conveyance taken without consent of owner, use class A vehicle with unauthorised number plate affixed, two counts of drive motor vehicle during disqualification period, possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit, and goods in personal custody suspected being stolen (motor vehicle).
\nThey were both refused bail to appear in Newcastle Local Court today (Thursday 7 January 2021).
\nPolice will allege the woman, a female inmate, escaped from Westmead Hospital at around 10.40am, Wednesday 9 December 2020, with the man – who was wanted on an outstanding warrant for drug and property related offences.
\nPolice will further allege the pair committed various stealing offences, including two cars and alcohol from a bottle shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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