A civilian employee has been charged following an investigation into alleged domestic violence offences.
On Friday 3 July 2026, police were notified that a woman had allegedly accessed the emails of a woman known to her, without permission.
Following inquiries, police executed a search warrant at a home in Buttaba later that day (Friday 3 July 2026), where a laptop was seized.
A 44-year-old woman, who is a civilian employed by the NSW Police Force at a Northern Region command, was arrested and taken to Toronto Police Station, where she was charged with three offences,
• Access/modify restricted data held in computer
• Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic), and
• Knowingly contravene prohibition/etc in AVO (Domestic).
She was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 2 on Saturday 4 July 2026, where she was granted strict conditional bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Tuesday 14 July 2026.
The woman is suspended with pay.
