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Widened search, gangland probes after boy shot in face

Widened search, gangland probes after boy shot in face

Detectives are looking for witnesses nearly a day after boy, 11, was shot inside a unit, probing possible organised crime links among those present.

Accused extremist boy posed 'imminent' attack threat

Accused extremist boy posed 'imminent' attack threat

Accused extremist boy posed 'imminent' attack threat

Accused extremist boy posed 'imminent' attack threat

Police say there is no ongoing threat after charging a 14-year-old boy with planning to attack random people in multiple public areas in a regional city.

Bribery charge for man linked to suspicious death

Bribery charge for man linked to suspicious death

Bribery charge for man linked to suspicious death

Bribery charge for man linked to suspicious death

A man has received a landmark bribery charge after being accused of attempting to influence an overseas investigation into the suspicious death of a woman.

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'Tragic': arrests after boy, 11, shot in face and neck

'Tragic': arrests after boy, 11, shot in face and neck

Three young men have been arrested after an 11-year-old boy was discovered inside a home with a gunshot wound to his face and neck.

Elderly woman dies, man arrested after alleged stabbing

Elderly woman dies, man arrested after alleged stabbing

An elderly woman has been fatally stabbed at a beachside apartment.

Group with alleged links to mistaken killing extradited

Group with alleged links to mistaken killing extradited

An extradition process is underway for a group, including a teenage boy, linked to a gun allegedly used in a mistaken identity killing of a university student.

Alleged plotters behind Vietnam gang murder charged

Alleged plotters behind Vietnam gang murder charged

Two men who allegedly planned the shooting murder of an Australian citizen in Vietnam have been granted bail after being arrested and charged in Samoa.

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Ex-cop accused of tracking, stalking multiple women

Ex-cop accused of tracking, stalking multiple women

Ex-cop accused of tracking, stalking multiple women

Ex-cop accused of tracking, stalking multiple women

A former police officer has faced court accused of stalking four women, including putting tracking devices on their cars and keeping a diary on their movements.

Murder charges laid after plumber shot dead in car park

Murder charges laid after plumber shot dead in car park

Murder charges laid after plumber shot dead in car park

Murder charges laid after plumber shot dead in car park

Days after a young plumber, engaged to be married, was shot dead in the car park of a suburban soccer club, two men have been charged with his murder.

Child sex accused 'used violence to silence to victims'

Child sex accused 'used violence to silence to victims'

Child sex accused 'used violence to silence to victims'

Child sex accused 'used violence to silence to victims'

A man facing dozens of historical sex charges against vulnerable Aboriginal children used violence and intimidation to avoid detection, a court has been told.

Police swoop on men accused of grooming children online

Police swoop on men accused of grooming children online

Police swoop on men accused of grooming children online

Police swoop on men accused of grooming children online

Two men in their 60s have been arrested for child grooming offences with one allegedly travelling to Sydney to meet up with a young girl for sexual intercourse.

No jail for officer who wrongly accused an innocent man

No jail for officer who wrongly accused an innocent man

No jail for officer who wrongly accused an innocent man

No jail for officer who wrongly accused an innocent man

A regional police officer will have to complete community work and mental health treatment after he admitted to misconduct in public office.

Boy's alleged random stabber claims 'humanity intact'

Boy's alleged random stabber claims 'humanity intact'

Boy's alleged random stabber claims 'humanity intact'

Boy's alleged random stabber claims 'humanity intact'

A man charged with a string of assault-related offences has faced court after allegedly stabbing a woman and punching a young boy in a random attack.

Alleged rapist caught after returning to crime scene

Alleged rapist caught after returning to crime scene

Alleged rapist caught after returning to crime scene

Alleged rapist caught after returning to crime scene

A 32-year-old man has been accused of raping a woman on her morning walk before heading off to work in an attack police say has shocked a community.

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Pregnant woman targeted in 'Islamophobic incident'

A man has been charged with Commonwealth offences after allegedly targeting a young family including a pregnant woman in an "Islamophobic incident".

Neighbour 'tried to save' man fatally stabbed in home

Police say a neighbour disarmed a person armed with a knife and tried to save a man who was fatally stabbed, leading to two people being charged with murder.

Man charged over extremist anti-Semitic website

A 60-year-old man allegedly plastered a website with anti-Semitic material including Nazi symbols and a video containing extremist violence.

Alleged Aussie drug kingpin arrested in Lebanon

A 42-year-old Aussie alleged drug baron accused of running a global narco-trafficking operation for several syndicates from Lebanon has been arrested.

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'Preconceived plan': eight charged after party death

Eight teenagers arrived at a party armed and with an intent to cause harm before it erupted into violence and left a 21-year-old man dead, police allege.

Labor MP to fight assault charges amid court case

A Labor politician in the Top End has vowed to fight allegations he assaulted an official, amid growing calls for the federal MP to step aside.

No bail as grenades, guns found in suburban safehouse

A man is staying in prison after police uncovered six grenades, eight firearms and a multi-million-dollar stash of drugs in an alleged suburban safehouse.

Military-style weapons seized in safe house raid

Police arrested 11 people in an early morning safe house raid where they confiscated military semi-automatic rifles, cash and cocaine.

Married at First Sight star arrested on rape suspicion

A Married at First Sight UK cast member has been arrested on suspicion of rape.

Burnt-out truck leads to nation's biggest cocaine bust

The second-biggest haul of illicit drugs in Australian history has disrupted a major crime syndicate locked in a gangland war, police say.

'Absolute disgrace': fatal park attack shocks parents

A school community has been left to pick up the pieces after a man died following a violent attack in broad daylight metres from its gates.

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