Police and emergency crews responded to a number of unrelated call-outs across Dee Why from Saturday, 31 January to Thursday, 5 February, based on reports received by authorities.
Theft
Just before 1:45am on Saturday, 31 January, NSW Police received a report that items had been stolen from a vehicle parked on Wheeler Parade, Dee Why. Police inquiries are continuing.
Fire Responses
Shortly after 10:45am on Saturday, 31 January, Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Dee Why Station attended a fire alarm at Fisher Road, Dee Why. Firefighters found no sign of fire and used a thermal imaging camera to check the ceiling space. A faulty heat detector was replaced and the alarm system was reset.
Later that day, shortly before 10:30pm, NSW Police and FRNSW Dee Why Station responded to a fire alarm at Tor Road, Dee Why. Residents reported hearing a loud bang from an oven range hood. Firefighters located a fire in the range hood and extinguished it using a CO₂ fire extinguisher. The range hood and ducting were removed and the ceiling space was checked with thermal imaging to confirm there was no spread.
Assault And Disorderly Behaviour
Just before 2:00am on Sunday, 1 February, NSW Police were called to Palara Place, Dee Why, after a fight was reported.
Just after 2:00am, police received a further report of disorderly youths gathering near Grafton Crescent, Dee Why.
Shortly after 9:00pm on Sunday, 1 February, police attended Pittwater Road, Dee Why, to assist a person reported to be intoxicated.
Just after 10:15pm on Wednesday, 4 February, police were again called to assist an intoxicated person at Kingsway, Dee Why.
Injury Incidents
Just after 4:00pm on Sunday, 1 February, NSW Police and NSW Ambulance responded to an e-bike crash on Griffin Road, Dee Why, near Banksia Street. Paramedics located the 15-year-old female rider in the gutter and assessed her for a potentially serious head injury.
The Toll NSW Ambulance Rescue Helicopter was requested and landed at John Fisher Park, Abbott Road, North Curl Curl, just before 5:00pm. The rider was placed into an induced coma and transported to Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, in a critical condition.
Just before 10:00pm on Thursday, 5 February, NSW Police and NSW Ambulance attended a home on Delmar Parade, Dee Why, following a report that a woman had fallen down a flight of stairs. Paramedics assessed the 63-year-old woman for a serious head injury.
The Toll NSW Ambulance Rescue Helicopter was tasked from Bankstown and landed at Reub Hudson Oval, Abbott Road, North Curl Curl. The woman was placed into an induced coma, taken to the oval, and then transported to Royal North Shore Hospital by road in a critical condition, with a police escort and green-light corridor.
Hazard
Just after 6:00am on Monday, 2 February, FRNSW Dee Why Station attended Pittwater Road, Dee Why, near Oaks Avenue, after a light pole was reported to have come down in strong winds. A vehicle was damaged, but no injuries were reported. Ausgrid attended to repair the pole and wiring, and two northbound lanes were affected.
Death
Just after 6:00am on Tuesday, 3 February, NSW Police, NSW Ambulance, and firefighters from Dee Why and Narrabeen stations were called to Dee Why Beach, about 200 metres north of the surf club, after a man was found unresponsive on the sand. Efforts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was declared deceased just after 6:45am.
Police inquiries are continuing into the reported theft, and the remaining incidents were attended and managed by responding services as reported.
Published 6-Feb-2026
