The Latest Breaking News from NSW Police

Organised Crime Squad detectives are investigating after a diver died on the bank of the Hunter River, at Newcastle harbour, with packages cocaine worth an estimated $20 million.

MORNING BRIEFING: The Liberal candidate in the seat of Paterson in the state's Hunter region has detailed what she describes as a "concerted campaign" against her.

The ex-wife of a man who pleaded guilty to one of Sydney's most infamous gay hate murders says he often bragged about bashing homosexual men.

NSW police are investigating the circumstances behind the death of a 41 year old inmate at a prison near Grafton.

Two men have been arrested after being pulled over while on their way to the funeral of an underworld figure gunned down in a Sydney street.

Eleven of the 202 newly-graduated police officers who will soon start work on the beat across NSW are coming to stations in the Hunter region.

A 67-year-old man is due to face court in July after a fatal boat crash earlier this year when his tinnie capsized with two others on board.

Strike Force Hawk, the mega operation set up to target gangland violence, lays more than 800 charges against 251 people since its creation last year, as the killers of latest victim Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad are still on the run.

Sergeant Maurice Towers is retiring after nearly half a century of service with NSW Police. The Ashtonfield resident, who was attested in Sydney in 1972, has spent 49 years serving the NSW community. As a fresh-faced 19-year-old, he started his career as a probationary constable stationed in Sydney. The police…