Police have charged a woman after allegedly finding a significant amount of suspected stolen copper wire at Tomago. Officers were called to School Drive about 4.50pm on Monday following reports of suspicious activity.
Police from the Port Stephens–Hunter Police District spoke with a woman standing next to a parked vehicle before conducting a search of the car. Inside, officers allegedly located around one tonne of copper wire, bolt cutters and a credit card belonging to someone else.
A 40-year-old woman was arrested and taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station, where she was charged with having goods in her custody suspected of being stolen. She was refused bail and faced Bail Court yesterday, where conditional bail was granted.
The vehicle has been seized for forensic examination as inquiries continue into the source of the copper.
