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Major Police Operation in NSW Hunter Region

The man was refused bail after police alleged he threatened a woman, forced entry and breached an apprehended violence order.

  • On Monday, NSW Police arrested a 34-year-old man in Cessnock following a major domestic violence operation that shut down streets near a shopping centre about 40 kilometres west of Newcastle.
  • Officers were previously called to the apartment on Sunday at 2.30am, where a man allegedly forced entry and threatened a woman with a firearm before departing.
  • Heavily armed tactical police units, including a Bearcat vehicle, surrounded the apartment complex on North Avenue near Cooper Street to secure the perimeter during the afternoon operation.
  • Charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and contravening an AVO, the man was refused bail to face the Bail Division in Court.
  • By 5pm Monday, police confirmed there was no danger to the public and urged residents to avoid the area as tactical units departed the scene.
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Major police operation in NSW Hunter region

A major police operation is under way in the Hunter - with tactical police swarming the main street of Cessnock

·Sydney, Australia
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dungogchronicle.com.au broke the news on Monday, April 13, 2026.
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