Charge following unauthorised protest - Hunter Valley

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Charge following unauthorised protest - Hunter Valley

Thursday, 04 July 2024 08:47:28 AM

A man has been charged following an unauthorised protest in the Hunter Valley.

About 7.45pm yesterday (Wednesday 3 July 2024), police were called to the rail corridor at Singleton following reports a person had allegedly entered the rail corridor and was causing obstruction to trains.

Officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District, with assistance from Police Rescue, attended the site and arrested a 67-year-old man.

He was taken to Singleton Police Station, where he was charged with enter inclosed non-agricultural lands serious safety risk, cause obstruction to railway locomotive or rolling stock, enter inclosed land not prescribed premises without lawful excuse, cause/attempt to cause train or tram in motion to be stopped and interfere with etc equipment etc without permission.

He was refused bail to appear before Singleton Local Court today (Thursday 4 July 2024).

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