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Tributes for trailblazer's turbulent time as top cop

Tributes for trailblazer's turbulent time as top cop

Lauded as a no-nonsense reformer, the first woman to lead Australia's biggest police force is headed for the exit after cutting short her five-year term.

'Tragedy': grandmother awaits charges over boys' deaths

'Tragedy': grandmother awaits charges over boys' deaths

'Tragedy': grandmother awaits charges over boys' deaths

'Tragedy': grandmother awaits charges over boys' deaths

A rural community has been hit hard by the deaths of two young boys, as their grandmother is treated in a mental health unit ahead of likely serious charges.

Police close gaps that left troubled killer untreated

Police close gaps that left troubled killer untreated

Police close gaps that left troubled killer untreated

Police close gaps that left troubled killer untreated

A forgotten email which meant a mentally ill man went without treatment before a mass stabbing has led to improvements by police to ensure there is no repeat.

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Accused killer blames stun gun for running over cop

Accused killer blames stun gun for running over cop

A man on trial for manslaughter after running over a policeman says the electrical surge from the officer's Taser caused him to lose control.

Killer's mum had 'asked for help' before mass stabbing

Killer's mum had 'asked for help' before mass stabbing

The mother of a man who violently stabbed six victims at a mall had sought police help over a year earlier as his mental health condition deteriorated.

Dog's sniff prompted unlawful festival strip search

Dog's sniff prompted unlawful festival strip search

Strip searches were allegedly routinely carried out at music festivals as a massive payout looms in response to a class action involving more than 3000 people.

Club groper dodges jail after attacks caught on CCTV

Club groper dodges jail after attacks caught on CCTV

A man who groped and kissed 18 women at a nightclub has been ordered to complete 180 hours of community work after being spared jail time.

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Men charged over major kava seizure in remote community

Men charged over major kava seizure in remote community

Men charged over major kava seizure in remote community

Men charged over major kava seizure in remote community

Two men have been charged after police seized more than 200kg of kava in a remote community as well as more than $15,000 cash in a property search.

'Escape, hide, tell': terror cop's mass stabbing plea

'Escape, hide, tell': terror cop's mass stabbing plea

'Escape, hide, tell': terror cop's mass stabbing plea

'Escape, hide, tell': terror cop's mass stabbing plea

Terrorism police want Australians to know what they should do if confronted with an armed offender, after a knife-wielding man killed six people at a mall.

NRL star denies touching police gun during pub brawl

NRL star denies touching police gun during pub brawl

NRL star denies touching police gun during pub brawl

NRL star denies touching police gun during pub brawl

A rugby league star denies touching or grabbing a police firearm before he was set upon by two officers in a tiki-bar brawl.

NRL star claims cops hit him with ‘barrage of punches’

NRL star claims cops hit him with ‘barrage of punches’

NRL star claims cops hit him with ‘barrage of punches’

NRL star claims cops hit him with ‘barrage of punches’

A rugby league player says he was king hit before being knocked unconscious by a flurry of punches to the face during a wild brawl with police.

Plea for motorists to think of children as deaths mount

Plea for motorists to think of children as deaths mount

Plea for motorists to think of children as deaths mount

Plea for motorists to think of children as deaths mount

Five people have died on one state's roads within 24 hours as the Anzac Day long weekend begins, prompting a plea from police for motorists to drive carefully.

Calls for accountability after police shooting death

Calls for accountability after police shooting death

Calls for accountability after police shooting death

Calls for accountability after police shooting death

Hundreds of people have rallied to call for justice for a 35-year-old man who was shot dead by police who were not carrying Tasers.

Tragic start to Easter as four drown and one missing

Tragic start to Easter as four drown and one missing

Tragic start to Easter as four drown and one missing

Tragic start to Easter as four drown and one missing

Four people have died and a fifth is missing after they are believed to have been swept into water in a series of coastal tragedies.

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Ex-AFL player agent charged over alleged police threats

Police have arrested and charged disgraced ex-AFL player agent Ricky Nixon for allegedly threatening an officer on social media.

Police conducting bail checks on 'weak' legal basis

The legal doctrine under which police conduct about 100,000 compliance checks on offenders out on bail should be scrapped, a law enforcement watchdog says.

'Playing on him': appeal set for Taser cop jail call

A police officer who tasered an elderly woman could be hit with jail time as prosecutors get a hearing locked in to try to overturn his community sentence.

Former cop cleared of stealing luxury watches from raid

A former police officer told a jury there were flaws in evidence claiming he stole luxury watches and then sold them to a jeweller for more than $90,000.

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Fake good Samaritan's alleged sex assault on 83yo woman

Police are investigating after an elderly woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in her home by a man who offered to help her with her shopping.

Second drive-by as police seek gran's cowardly killers

Two suburban drive-by shootings in as many days are under investigation, with officers still searching for whoever gunned down a 65-year-old grandmother.

Prosecutors fight damning findings in Mokbel appeal

The Director of Public Prosecutions is challenging findings made against police in drug kingpin Tony Mokbel's drug conviction appeal.

Second alleged assassin charged for underworld shooting

Police have charged another man over an alleged drive-by slaying of underworld figure Mohammed Akbar Keshtiar near a popular major city precinct.

Cop’s silence after allegedly raping woman twice

The identity of a police officer can be revealed for the first time after he was charged with raping a woman he met on a night out.

Accused cocaine kingpin ordered to surrender handprints

Police allege palm prints from an accused cocaine smuggler would match images posted in encrypted group chats by users called 'Wanted' and 'John Dillinger'.

Tragedy as tourists drown, body of kayak rescuer found

Three people are dead in separate tragedies after a man drowned in a dam trying to save children on kayaks and two tourists were swept out to sea.

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