A man will face court later this week following an incident at a Newcastle beach yesterday.
About 9am yesterday (Monday 24 August 2026), police were called to Horseshoe Beach, Newcastle, following reports a man had driven onto the beach before standing naked near his vehicle.
Police attached to Police Transport Command North Central arrived a short time later and saw the man attempting to leave the beach in his vehcile.
The man underwent a roadside drug test that allegedly returned a positive result for cannabis and cocaine.
A secondary oral flud sample was taken and has been sent for further analysis.
During a search of the man's vehicle, officers located and seized 21.56g cannabis, along with 38 knives and an axe.
The 50-year-old man was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station.
He was charged with five offences,
- Wilful and obscene exposure in public place
- Possess prohibited drug
- Custody of knife in public place, and
- Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit (two counts).
He was granted strict conditional bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court on Thursday 27 August 2026.
