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Lake Macquarie police have released images of two people they want to speak with in relation to a ram raid at Cameron Park earlier this month.

Police say they went to the 48-year-old's Boolaroo home on August 26 to make sure he was self isolating and found he was absent from the premises.

Police say the shop assistant was shaken by otherwise unharmed.

Ferdinand, the black angus cross, was discovered shivering in a paddock and is now living in a stable and being bottle-fed back to health by the inmates

Anyone who witnessed the incident or may have dashcam footage is being urged to contact Maitland Police.

When the man was being discharged from hospital around 12:45am on Friday morning he allegedly punched a female constable in the face and ran into nearby bushland.

Police say the 23-year-old man from the Illawarra sent a text message to his employer on August 2 saying he tested positive to the virus so he couldn't go to work.

A wanted man is due to front court today (Friday 6 August, 2021) after he was arrested at Redhead overnight in an allegedly stolen car.

Police are urging drivers to be patient as COVID-19 testing demand increases across Lake Macquarie and the surrounding regions.

A 35-year-old man from Woodrising will face Port Macquarie Local Court today over the shooting.