POLICE found cannabis and speed in the possession of a local man after pursuing his car through Scone.
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Officers were patrolling Liverpool Street around 12.50am on Saturday when a red utility was seen to speed along Scott Street before turning left.
Police managed to catch up to the vehicle near the intersection of Bingle and Barton Street after travelling for a short period with warning lights and the utility failed to stop.
The vehicle was recognised to be known to police.
The driver, a 58-year-old from Scone, was spoken to by officers.
He was informed that police intended to search his vehicle for drugs and drug paraphernalia.
During the search, police located cannabis and speed (methylamphetamine).
The man was issued an extensive defect notice for his vehicle and informed he would be issued a Court Attendance Notice for the drug offences.
* A MUSWELLBROOK man was taken to hospital with minor injuries after being involved in an accident at Murrurundi.
At about 6.25am last Thursday, the 66-year-old was driving an unladen rigid truck travelling southbound on the New England Highway.
He lost control of his vehicle, causing it to cross to the incorrect side of the road.
It collided heavily with a drainage culvert, rolling an unknown number of times and then through a heavy wood horse stud fence.
The man managed to get out of vehicle himself.
He was taken to Murrurundi Hospital with small bruising to his head only.
There was heavy rain at the time of the accident.
* A DUNEDOO man has been charged with mid-range drink driving at Cassilis.
At around 10pm on Friday, the 31-year-old was spotted driving a grey Toyota Landcruiser utility in an easterly direction along Ancrum Street, Cassilis.
He was stopped for the purpose of a random breath test.
The man was submitted to a road side breath test which returned a positive result greater than the legal limit.
He was arrested and taken to Merriwa Police Station for the purpose of a breath analysis, where he returned a positive result of 0.089 grams of alcohol in 210 litres of breath.
Police issued him with a Field Court Attendance Notice for Mid range PCA.
At the time of service he was advised to attend Scone Local Court February 18 at 9am. Meanwhile, a 43-year-old Cassilis woman was charged with low range drink driving on Saturday. She will face court on the same day.
