A man has been charged after allegedly breaking into a construction site at Chisholm overnight.
Police were called to the scene on Saddlers Drive around 10.30pm and arrived to find the 36-year-old man.
He was eventually arrested after a short foot pursuit, during which the man is alleged to have assaulted an officer.
A vehicle containing several suspected stolen items was also located nearby.
The man was charged and released on bail ahead of his next appearance at Maitland Local Court on May 24.