A parolee is back behind bars following an arrest by Newcastle police.
The offender was wanted over an alleged aggravated break-in and larceny, after tagging along as a passenger on an illicit joyride.
Police say at the time of the offences, an arrest warrant had already been issued for the 27-year-old following their breach of parole.
Officers nabbed them at Light Street unit in Bar Beach on Tuesday
Charges were laid, and they were ushered before a magistrate at Newcastle Local Court before being remanded in custody until November.