A Beresfield man who was allegedly caught in a vacated Woodberry house holding curtains has apparently told police he was taking them to put in his own home.
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Police arrested the 44-year-old at 7.25am Sunday after previously speaking to him at Rutherford about 6am that morning.
Officers were called out to Woodberry and when they arrived at the Kingstown Road house, which had been vacated on March 27, the man was allegedly in possession of the curtains.
When police asked what he was doing, he is alleged to have said: “I’m getting some curtains for my house”.
He was arrested at the scene and taken to Maitland Police Station where he was charged with break and enter with intent to steal.
Police claim when they later approached the man’s cell to transfer him to Raymond Terrace, he leaned up to the mesh fence and spat in an officer’s face.
The man was refused bail to appear in Maitland Local Court on April 11.
Sage Swinton
Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.
Sage Swinton is a news reporter who was born and bred in the Hunter. She has been with the Newcastle Herald since June 2020, and covers Newcastle council as well as other general news.
