Fire & Hazmat

  • Ingleside and Terrey Hills Rural Fire Service crews responded to a report of a bushfire at Wirreanda Road, Ingleside just after 6pm Monday, 31 August. They arrived to find a pile of vegetation being burned, which they extinguished.
  • Emergency services were called to a fire at Richmond Avenue, Dee Why around 4.30pm Wednesday, 02 September. Police arrived to find a large fire about 50 metres into the scrub surrounded by five teens. They fled as officers approached but two were apprehended. One was found in possession of cannabis. They will be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act.
  • Hazard reductions planned for this weekend include:
    • Sports Academy at Narrabeen. Saturday, 05 September. 3.07ha managed by RFS.
    • Bantry Reserve at Seaforth. Saturday, 05 September. 0.66ha managed by RFS.
    • Quarantine Station at North Head. Friday, 04 September until Sunday, 06 September. 20.29ha managed by National Parks and Wildlife with Northern Beaches RFS crews (see image).

Traffic & Safety

  • Just after 3.00am Monday, 31 August, police stopped a white Nissan Pulsar with weapons drawn at Fairlight Street, Fairlight. The vehicle had been observed failing to slow for roundabouts, running a red light, driving in excess of the speed limit and driving on the wrong side of the road at Brookvale and Manly. Police twice pursued the vehicle under lights and siren but broke off due to safety concerns. The vehicle was spotted a third time and pulled over by officers with weapons drawn. Officers found drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. A 26-year-old man from Haymarket will appear in court charged with; not obey direction of police/authorised person, police pursuit — not stop and drive dangerously, and never having held a driver licence. Additional charges will depend on the results of blood and urine tests for drugs.
  • Night work will commence on Sunday, 06 September, to add turning arrows to the traffic lights at the intersection of McIntosh Road and Alfred Street, Narraweena. The arrows will hold vehicles when pedestrians get the green light.

Intoxication & Drugs

  • Just before 11.00pm Saturday, 22 August, hotel security asked patrolling police for help with a man who refused to leave licensed premises at The Corso, Manly. The officers were confronted by an abusive 18-year-old male. He was taken to Manly Police Station where he was given a Criminal Infringement Notice for offensive language and fined $500.
  • 9.20pm Sunday, 30 August, police received a call about a man moaning on the side of the road at Lewis Street, Dee Why. Officers found him lying on the lawn of a home. The 36-year-old was barely able to speak or stand, so officers decided it was best to take him home.

Theft

  • Police have reported that last weekend (Saturday, 29 August — Sunday, 30 August) women’s underwear has been stolen from washing lines at Manly, Freshwater and Queenscliff.
  • Last weekend (Saturday, 29 August — Sunday, 30 August) two surfboards and a camera were stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked at Alfred Street, Narraweena. The owner left the vehicle for around an hour, returning to find the items missing.
  • A white Toyota Hilux with table top fittings was stolen early on Sunday morning, 30 August, from where it was parked and locked at Harbord Road, Freshwater.
  • Thieves have stolen number plates from cars and motorcycles parked in various areas at the northern end of the Northern Beaches.
  • A Toyota Landcruiser with table top fittings was stolen from where it was parked and locked at Nullaburra Road, Newport on Wednesday, 02 September.
  • A resident at Alemeda Way, Warriewood reported an attempted break-in on Monday night, 31 August. Someone attempted to enter via the front door but fled when security lighting activated.

Assault

  • Police have arrested a 42-year-old Frenchs Forest man following a string of sexually related stalking incidents. The most recent incident was on Saturday afternoon, 29 August. A 27-year-old woman told police a man followed her at Sturdee Parade, Dee Why before exposing himself and walking off. Evidence gathered from the scene led to the arrest of a man who was under suspicion for a number of other incidents. Read the full story.
  • A 53-year-old man has been gaoled for three years and two months with a non-parole period of 18 months in the NSW District Court. In November 2019, two houses were broken into on the same day at Allambie Heights and Clontarf. An 18-year-old, who was at home alone at the first house, was threatened with a screwdriver. Property stolen from the second house included credit cards that were then used throughout Sydney’s north and west. An investigation by the Northern Beaches Proactive Crime Team saw the man arrested six weeks later at Bowraville on the NSW mid-north coast and charged with aggravated break and enter with weapon; break, enter and steal; and fraud.
  • Monday, 31 August, police arrested a 38-year-old man at Tea Gardens over an alleged sexual assault of a Northern Beaches woman in 2019. The man was known to the woman and the assault, she said, happened at her property where the man was living as a boarder. He has been granted conditional bail pending an appearance next month in Manly Court.
  • About 3.15pm Tuesday, 01 September, a six-month-old chocolate Labrador puppy was found injured and unresponsive when her owners returned home. They rushed her to a local vet where she died. X-rays determined the dog’s skull was fractured. Police are appealing for any information that will help determine the cause of the puppy’s injuries.
  • A man in his 60s has been arrested at his Mona Vale work place on Wednesday morning, 02 September, charged with drug possession and possess child abuse material. The arrest followed an investigation into material found on computer hard drives seized earlier this year. Additional charges have been laid including produce child abuse material and two counts of indecent assault on a child. Police will claim video found on the computer depicted the man indecently assaulting a pre-school aged boy not related to him or his family. The man has been refused bail pending a court appearance.

Fraud

  • Police are warning of attempts by scammers to gain information about Superannuation funds to enable thieves to withdraw up to $10,000 based on COVID-19 hardship provisions. Anyone receiving an unexpected confirmation message from their Superannuation fund, especially regarding a change in details, should immediately contact their fund to ensure money is not transferred.

If you can assist police with any information relating to one of these matters, please call Dee Why Police Station on 02 9971 3399 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Image: Belrose Rural Fire Service