A man has been arrested allegedly trying to jump from a Mayfield balcony over the break-in of emergency services buildings and theft of rescue equipment earlier this year.
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Between January and March, officers from Hunter Valley Police District's Rural Crime Prevention Team began investigating five break-ins at emergency services premises.
The offences were allegedly committed at Carrowbrook Road, Mt Olive; Glendonbrook Road, Glendonbrook; Sandy Creek Road, McCully's Gap; and, Jerrys Plains Road, Denman. The emergency services station at Mt Olive was broken into twice.
A number of items - including essential rescue equipment - were allegedly stolen.
Following investigations, officers executed a search warrant at unit on Corona Street, Mayfield, at 12.30pm on May 3.
It will be alleged that a number of items from the emergency services premises were found in the unit, along with cannabis and two push daggers. All items were seized.
Then just before 8am Friday, officers from the Newcastle City Police District Target Action Group and Warrant and Summons section - returned to the Corona Street unit.
A 37-year-old man was arrested after police claim he tried to flee the scene by jumping off a second story balcony.
The man, who was uninjured, was taken to Newcastle Police Station and charged with:
- two counts of break & enter house etc steal value =$60,000,
- two counts of enter inclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse,
- two counts of larceny value $2000 & =$5000,
- enter building/land with intent to commit indictable offence,
- two counts of destroy or damage property =$2000,
- two counts of possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit,
- possess prohibited drug, and
- good suspected stolen in/on premises.
The man was refused bail and will appear at Newcastle Local Court on July 14.
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