A 33-year-old woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant after a vehicle was stopped by police in Denison Street, Narrabri.
Police stopped the vehicle at 1.20am on July 3.
After questioning the occupants of the vehicle, police ascertained that one of the people had been wanted by police for some months.
The woman had an outstanding warrant after failing to appear in court.
She was arrested and charged with by virtue of a warrant and appeared in Moree Local Court. The woman was granted bail.
COVID patrols
Narrabri Police have been kept busy with COVID patrols, particularly with people passing through Narrabri.
No PIN infringements have been issued in the Narrabri police district from the latest COVID-19 restrictions.
Break-in at Wee Waa Road business
Police are investigating another break-in at a Wee Waa Road business.
Between 4.10am and 4.15am on July 3, CCTV footage captured a person gaining entry to the business.
The person, described as wearing dark clothes, was captured on CCTV with a wheelbarrow and stole hardware items.
Disqualified driver to appear in court
A 53-year-old man will appear in court after being spotted by police riding an unregistered motorcycle on Cooma Road, Narrabri, in the afternoon of July 5.
Police allege the man was riding the motorbike on Cooma Road, and after he spotted police, he jumped off the bike and started pushing it.
After speaking with the accused, police learnt the man had a suspended licence.
He was charged with drive disqualified, ride unregistered and use uninsured.
The man was issued a court attendance notice to appear in Narrabri Local Court.
Warrant offender arrested
A 38-year-old man was arrested for an outstanding warrant.
Police detected a vehicle travelling in excess of 110kmh on the Newell Highway north of Narrabri at 1.29pm on July 6.
The driver was pulled over and spoken to by police.
Checks revealed the man had an outstanding warrant relating to unlawful firearm possession.
He was arrested by police and bail was refused for the man to later appear at Moree Local Court.
Social media threats not tolerated, say police
Threats made on social media will not be tolerated.
That is the firm warning coming from Officer-in-Charge of Narrabri police sector, Inspector Robert Dunn.
Insp Dunn’s comments came in relation to police speaking to a man from the Narrabri police district about his interaction on social media.
Police spoke to a 25-year-old man after he allegedly harassed the administrator of a social media group.
The administrator contacted police about the messages.
Police investigated the matter and spoke with the man. Due to the nature of the discussions, the man had his firearms licence suspended and was warned by police in relation to the type of language he used.
Insp Dunn has issued a warning that threats of any nature are not tolerated by police.
“More and more we see social media platforms being used to intimidate other people,” he said.
“We do not tolerate that behaviour and it can result in a person being criminally charged.”
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