Tag: Police
Police investigate possible bikie shooting
A major highway in Western Australia has been closed as police investigate a shooting which is believed to involve at least one outlaw motorcycle gang. [MORE]
Police tactics blamed for Bangkok horror injuries
Heavy-handed police tactics, including using tear gas canisters that explode on impact, have left a toll of horror injuries from street clashes in Bangkok, investigators and rights activists say.[MORE]
Stranger offered children cash to get into car: police
Sydney police say a man offered three children cash to get into his car at a park in the city's west.[MORE]
Two children killed in WA blaze
Two children have died in a fire in Western Australia's north.[MORE]
Police ask for public's help in robbery investigation
Burnie police have appealed for help finding items of clothing they believe might be connected to a robbery in the city late last week.[MORE]
Body found in River Derwent
Police have recovered a body found floating in Hobart's River Derwent.[MORE]
Man charged over police officer assault
A Queensland man has been charged with assaulting an off-duty police officer on the state's central coast earlier this evening. [MORE]
18yo girl facing police assault charges
A teenager has been charged with serious assault after allegedly biting and kicking police during an arrest at Deception Bay, north of Brisbane.[MORE]
Body found in Derwent River
Police have recovered a body found floating in Hobart's Derwent River in Tasmania.[MORE]
Man charged for Bathurst porn display
Police have charged a man with displaying pornographic material at the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar race. [MORE]
Man wanted over casino bashing
Police are looking for a man who seriously assaulted another man at Perth's Burswood Casino. [MORE]
Sydney police probe spate of late night attacks
Police are investigating several serious incidents Sydney's CBD overnight which have seen three people treated in hospital for various injuries.[MORE]
Police probe Baldivis stabbing
The Major Crime Squad is investigating the stabbing of a man in Perth's southern suburbs. [MORE]
Vic corruption fight will get harder, policing expert warns
A policing expert is warning that efforts to root out corruption in Victoria could push bent police further underground.[MORE]
NT police defend actions over Indigenous suicide
The Northern Territory police force has defended the actions of officers surrounding a death in custody in Arnhem Land.[MORE]
Probe into fatal police shooting begins
Investigations have begun into a police shooting in NSW that has left one man dead south of Newcastle.[MORE]
'Virtual' crime is real, conference told
An international criminal law conference in Sydney has been told there should be no distinction between the real world and the virtual world, particularly when it comes to crime.[MORE]
Police fatally shoot man near Newcastle
A police officer has shot a man dead during a struggle at Belmont, south of Newcastle.[MORE]
Labor attacks Libs' police plans
The Canberra Liberals will commit a quarter of a million dollars to boost police numbers and improve neighbourhood watch programs if the party wins the election.[MORE]
Double road fatality near Caboolture
Two people have died in a head-on road crash on the D'Aguilar Highway near Caboolture, north of Brisbane.[MORE]
Charges dropped over bungled police probe
Charges are dropped over a bungled SA police probe involving a man who was later murdered.[MORE]
Double stabbing in Tennant Creek
Northern Territory police are investigating two stabbings in Tennant Creek last night.[MORE]
Kelly considers streamlined police recruitment
New South Wales Police Minister Tony Kelly says he will ask the Police Commissioner whether the recruitment process can be refined to help fill vacant positions at Coonamble and Gulargambone.[MORE]
DPP fears quality of evidence
The Director of Public Prosecutions Tim Ellis has expressed concern that the warning police gave to a minister of a secret criminal investigation could have affected the quality of evidence collected.[MORE]
11 arrested travelling to Bathurst 1000
New South Wales Police have arrested 11 people travelling to this year's Bathurst 1000 event for possessing prohibited drugs, offensive conduct, and driving offences. [MORE]
