Police are appealing for public assistance following a break and enter and a car pursuit in the Hunter Valley. About 3am yesterday (Monday 3 August 2026), officers attached to Hunter Valley Police District were patrolling on Cessnock Road, Neath, when they attempted to stop a white Toyota van being driven dangerously. When the van failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated, continuing through Station Street, Weston, before being terminated due to safety concerns. About an hour later, police were called to a hotel on Wollombi Road, Cessnock, following reports of a break and enter. Police were told the business was broken into sometime between 1.30am and 4am, with an unknown man ransacking the counter and kitchen area before stealing a white van and leaving the scene.