Tag: Crime
Man fined over road rage incident
A man has been convicted and fined $400 for tailgating a woman in a road rage incident in Darwin.[MORE]
Man granted bail over alleged glassing
A 23-year-old man has been granted bail after allegedly glassing a Darwin security guard.[MORE]
Salvos deny PNG 'baby killing' reports
Salvation Army workers in Papua New Guinea have dismissed reports that women in the remote Highlands region are killing male babies to end a tribal war that has spanned more than 20 years.[MORE]
Man charged over Gold Coast stabbing
A 29-year-old man has been charged over a stabbing on the Gold Coast.[MORE]
Man faces court over stabbing death
A 34-year-old man has appeared in Wollongong Local Court charged over the stabbing death of an ACT man on Friday.[MORE]
Police hunt men after abduction attempt
Police are searching for two men who attempted to abduct a girl off a street in Goulburn this morning.[MORE]
Netherlands introduces magic mushrooms ban
A ban on the sale of the hallucinogenic fungi known as magic mushrooms is coming into force in the Netherlands, a country traditionally tolerant of drug-taking. [MORE]
Tyre blow-out caused fatal car crash, court told
The lawyers for a man charged over the death of two young footballers in a car crash has called the case to be dismissed. [MORE]
Cyclist French wins defamation payout
Olympic cyclist Mark French has won a damages payout from a radio station that wrongly implied he was a drug cheat.[MORE]
Daniel Morcombe reward tops $1m
The reward for information in the case of missing Queensland boy Daniel Morcombe has now topped $1 million. [MORE]
PNG women 'killed baby boys to stop tribal fights'
Women in a remote area of Papua New Guinea killed their baby boys over a decade-long period to stop breeding males who would continue long-running tribal fighting, a report said.[MORE]
Police probe attempted abduction of 11yo
Goulburn police are investigating the attempted abduction of an 11-year-old girl this morning.[MORE]
Wimmera man accused of 204kph drive
Police have charged a Wimmera man after he was allegedly recorded driving at more than 200 kilometres per hour.[MORE]
Mercanti on trial over Northbridge assault
The former Coffin Cheaters bikie gang member, Troy Mercanti, has gone on trial in the Perth District Court accused of assaulting a man at a Northbridge nightclub.[MORE]
Police recapture teen on the run
Gold Coast police have recaptured a teenage escapee who had been on the run since last Thursday.[MORE]
Man charged after Whitsundays rescue
A man has been charged with being a public nuisance after police and the State Emergency Service had to rescue him from the ocean in the Whitsundays.[MORE]
Former officer facing eight charges: PIC
The New South Wales Police Integrity Commission (PIC) has ordered a former superintendent to face court on a string of charges, including perverting the course of justice.[MORE]
Busy week for hoon car seizures
Geraldton police have seized on average one car per day for hoon-related behaviour over the past week.[MORE]
Police contacted over possible escapee surrender
Gold Coast police say they have been approached about the possible surrender of an escaped prisoner.[MORE]
Hunted Tanzanian albinos face 'non-future'
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A Tanzanian MP has warned that ritual killings of albinos are continuing in the country.[MORE]
Man charged over Rottnest sexual assault
A 19-year-old man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old school leaver on Rottnest Island.[MORE]
Over 2,000 breath-tested in drink-drive crackdown
Traffic police breath-tested more than 2,000 drivers across Bendigo on Saturday night as part of the continuing Operation Raid, aiming to remove all impaired drivers.[MORE]
Inquest begins over bus stop death
A Sydney inquest has been shown dramatic footage of a car ploughing into pedestrians.[MORE]
Men charged over Belmont assault
Two men have been charged in connection with the assault of a 20-year-old man in Belmont last month.[MORE]
Festival crackdown: 51 drug arrests
New South Wales Police arrested 51 people on drugs charges at yesterday's Global Gathering music festival in Sydney's Moore Park.[MORE]
