A man has been charged following a disturbance in a hotel in Newcastle last night. About 10.30pm yesterday (Friday 22 August 2014), police were called to a hotel on Maryland Drive, Maryland, when a group of patrons became involved in a heated verbal argument. Police from Newcastle City Local Area Command attended the location and conducted inquiries. Initial inquiries indicated one of the men had allegedly obtained a large knife from the kitchen and waved it in the air during the argument. The man allegedly ran from the scene when police arrived and despite a thorough search of the area, with the assistance of the Dog Unit, he could not be located. About 6am today (Saturday 23 August 2014), the 38-year-old man was arrested at Waratah Police Station and charged with possess knife, wield knife in a public place and breach of bail. He has been refused bail and is due to appear at Newcastle Bail Court today. Police are urging anyone with information about this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://www1.police.nsw.gov.au/. Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 02:48:10 +0000
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