Issued at 2.10pm, Wednesday 19 June 2019
A man has been charged after police found a plastic bag containing cash near Little Hartley yesterday.
About 5.30am yesterday (Tuesday 18 June 2019) police were called to the Great Western Highway, 20km south-east of Lithgow, in relation to a single vehicle crash.
Police observed a significant amount of debris in the east bound lanes prior to Jenolan Caves Road, where it appeared a vehicle had left the roadway and hit several road signs.
A white Audi sedan with significant damage, and its two male occupants, were located on Blackman’s Creek Road.
Officers from Chifley Police District allege one of the men, aged 25-years-old, was seen placing a plastic bag containing cash in the bushes alongside the roadway.
He was arrested and taken to Lithgow Police Station, where he was charged with having goods in custody suspected of being stolen.
The man was released on conditional bail, to appear at Lithgow Local Court on Thursday 15 August 2019.
Anyone with information or dash-cam footage relating to this crash is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.
