Monaro Police are reminding hikers to check for adverse weather alerts after a multi-agency Alpine rescue operation overnight. About 1.15pm yesterday (Saturday, July 26, 2025), a search operation commenced after a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) was activated in the vicinity of the Dead Horse Gap Track, Kosciuszko National Park, south-west of Thredbo. PHOTO: Police were […]
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Drone Sightings Raise Concerns for NSW Farmers
Farmers and rural landowners across New South Wales are expressing concern over recent drone sightings above private properties. The Rural Crime Prevention Team of the NSW Police Force has reported an uptick in these sightings over locations such as livestock paddocks, machinery sheds, and crop fields. PHOTO: Farmers and rural land holders are reporting drones […]
Cooma: Search Underway for Escapee
Police are appealing for assistance from the public to find an inmate who allegedly escaped from a correctional facility in Cooma. Dillon Mitcherson, aged 28, was last seen at the facility about 2.30pm today (Tuesday July 15, 2025). PHOTO: Dillon Mitcherson has escaped from a correctional facility in Cooma CREDIT: Monaro Police District Officers attached […]
Monaro Police District: Seven Charged During High Visibility Drug Dog Operation
Police have charged seven people during a high visibility drug operation in the Snowy Mountains region, over the weekend. The two-day high visibility operation ran between Friday July 11, and Saturday July 12, 2025, involving officers attached to Monaro Police District, Traffic South Command and the NSW Dog Unit. PHOTO: Seven people charged during two […]
Billilingra: Provisional Driver Found Travelling More Than 50km/h Over Speed Limit
On Friday, July 11, 2025, officers from the Far South Highway Patrol detected a provisional driver speeding. Restricted to a speed limit of 90 km/h, the motorist was found travelling at 154 km/h in a 100 km/h zone, on the Monaro Highway in Billilingra, about 26 kilometres north of Cooma. To compound matters, the driver […]
Multi-Agency Rescue Saves Six from Floodwaters on Numeralla River
A perilous situation unfolded late on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, as emergency services executed a challenging rescue operation on the Numeralla River, saving six individuals trapped in a vehicle stranded on a flooded causeway. The ordeal commenced at approximately 11 pm when a single vehicle crashed and became precariously suspended from the Jacobs Lane causeway. […]
Alpine Rescue Operation Retrieves Sick Hiker from Kosciuszko National Park
Specialist Alpine Operations police have assisted in a multi-agency rescue after a man became unwell while hiking with a group in the Kosciuszko National Park overnight. PHOTO: Two hikers in the group of 11 suffered injuries on their hike CREDIT: NSW Police Two officers attached to Monaro Police District’s Alpine Operations Unit joined five SES […]
Appeal to Locate Man Missing From Bredbo
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing from Monaro Police District. Duane Duell, aged 55, was last seen at a Bredbo café in the Snowy Mountains, about 5pm, Tuesday July 8, 2025. PHOTO: Duane Duell – aged 55 – was last seen in Bredbo CREDIT: NSW Police Officers attached to Monaro […]
Kosciuszko National Park: Bushwalkers Rescued in Blizzard
Two bushwalkers have been rescued following a multi-agency operation in the Kosciuszko National Park overnight. About 7.30am yesterday (Saturday 7 June 2025), emergency services were called to the Kosciuszko Walking Trail, below Mount Carruthers, about 3kms from Mount Kosciuszko, following reports a 31-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman were stranded in blizzard conditions. PHOTO: Emergency […]
Man Charged after Alleged Sexual Act in Front of Children at Jindabyne Skate Park
About 10.20am on Thursday (5 June 2025), police were called to a Snowy Mountains skatepark on Bay Street, Jindabyne, following reports of a man exposing himself. Officers attached to Monaro Police District attended and were told the man was allegedly carrying out a sexual act in the skate bowl in front of children. PHOTO: Officers […]