26th July 2012 - The Bush Telegraph Weekly

HORNSBY
POLICE NEWS
Child abduction case
charges laid
Police have arrested and charged
a man with child abduction and
kidnapping offences over incidents
involving two girls on Sydney’s
North Shore.
Strike Force Middural was formed
by detectives from State Crime
Command’s Sex Crimes Squad and
Kuring Gai Local Area Command to
investigate two incidents involving a
six-year-old girl at South Turramurra
and a 14-year-old girl at Westleigh.
Police will allege the six-year-old girl
was grabbed by a man as she rode
her scooter at the Canoon Road
Netball Courts, South Turramurra,
on Thursday 23 February 2012.
Several onlookers came to the girl’s
assistance and the man fled into
nearby bushland.
In the second incident, police will
allege the 14-year-old girl was
approached by a man as she
walked across a footbridge near the
Benowie Walking Track and Great
Northern Walk, Westleigh, just
before 3pm on Thursday 26 April
2012.
The man put his hands around the
teenager’s throat and threatened
her with a knife before pushing her
backwards towards a side track
near the bridge. He continued to
threaten the girl before she fell to
the ground.
As some people walked nearby, the
girl managed to run away and raise
the alarm.
Strike force detectives arrested a
49-year-old man at a Castle Hill
house just before 7pm Sunday 15
July 2012.
Commander of the Sex Crimes
Squad, Detective Superintendent
John Kerlatec, praised Strike Force
Middural detectives for the arrest
saying, “This was an exhaustive
investigation by dedicated
detectives with a commendable
result and I would also like to
extend that praise to the community
for their assistance with this
investigation.”
4
Out of Control Party
Around 9.00pm on Saturday 14 th
July 2012, Police shutdown an out
of control birthday party at Berowra.
Following reports from concerned
community members, Officers from
Kuring Gai Local Area Command
responded immediately and
attended the community hall on The
Gully Road.
Upon arrival at the scene, they
discovered around 200 revellers
inside and outside the venue.
One partygoer made threats
towards police before leading them
on a foot chase.
Additional resources from the Public
Order and Riot Squad were brought
in to assist local police disperse the
large crowd.
A 17-yearold
male
youth was
arrested
and taken
to Hornsby
Police
Station,
where he
was issued
a Criminal
Infringement
Notice (CIN) for failing to comply
with a police direction.
The community centre sustained
extensive damage during the
event. Investigations by police are
continuing.
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HORNSBY AQUATIC
CENTRE ...
ON TRACK
Hornsby Shire moved a huge step
closer to its new aquatic centre last
Wednesday night when Council
unanimously awarded the tender for
construction to ADCO Constructions
Pty Ltd.
Sky Rise, High Rise,
Shanghai and ...
Hornsby Park
My wife and I are now home from a
trip to China.
We noticed this building in Shanghai
(see photo) and we instantly thought
of how the (now demolished)
C.W.A. Centre would have looked
on top of the rumoured high rise
building proposed for the site next to
where the CWA used to be ...
Noel Rosten
Both knitters and garden lovers
will be pleased with this month’s
news. If you like to knit, plain or
pearl you should come to the Knit-
In to be held at Hornsby Library
on Friday 3 August from 9am to
1pm. Knitting groups across the
Shire’s various libraries have been
working hard creating squares
and blankets as part of the Wrap
With Love project, which will send
warm blankets overseas to needy
families. Drop into your local
library to become part of it, begin
knitting at home or simply arrive
on the day. Squares must be 10
inches in 8-ply yarn using 4mm
needles.
For those who prefer to be
outside, the Camellia Gala Day
will be held at Lisgar Gardens on
Sunday 5 August. There will be
some 300 plants in bloom, many
more than 50 years old. Among
the activities on offer will be a
demonstration on how to build
a dry stone wall and a talk on
Sogetsu Ikebana (Japanese flower
arranging).
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The Bush Telegraph Weekly – Thursday 26 July 2012