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'Understrength' police need more cops to fight crime

'Understrength' police need more cops to fight crime

A top cop has ordered a major overhaul of his state police force, admitting it does not have enough officers on the beat to prevent and respond to rising crime.

'Tip of the iceberg': record human trafficking reports

'Tip of the iceberg': record human trafficking reports

'Tip of the iceberg': record human trafficking reports

'Tip of the iceberg': record human trafficking reports

Human trafficking reports in Australia have soared to a record high, with people increasingly aware of the signs and warning police.

Contract criminals who fix 'kill cars' targeted by cops

Contract criminals who fix 'kill cars' targeted by cops

Contract criminals who fix 'kill cars' targeted by cops

Contract criminals who fix 'kill cars' targeted by cops

Days after police arrested men allegedly on their way to carry out a murder, the force has made raids relating to those who arrange cars for violent crimes.

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Woman dies after serious assault at suburban home

Woman dies after serious assault at suburban home

A man is being questioned by homicide detectives after a woman was seriously assaulted and died at a suburban home.

'Someone must know': $1m reward for murder cold case

'Someone must know': $1m reward for murder cold case

Detectives have doubled a cash reward in the hope of cracking the 30-year unsolved murder of a young tourist on a picturesque beach.

Drug crop worth $15m found in gardening igloos

Drug crop worth $15m found in gardening igloos

Eight suspects fled a property where police uncovered a sophisticated cannabis crop, with a potential street value of $15 million, growing in gardening igloos.

Australian police expecting more 'ISIS bride' arrivals

Australian police expecting more 'ISIS bride' arrivals

More Australians linked to the Islamic State are expected return home as the federal police monitor two women and six children who recently arrived.

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Crime-troubled territory names new police chief

Crime-troubled territory names new police chief

Crime-troubled territory names new police chief

Crime-troubled territory names new police chief

Months after a top cop was sacked over a jobs-for-mates scandal, a crime-hit territory has named a new police commissioner with the force under the spotlight.

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Authorities have charged a 29-year-old man with igniting the January fire that destroyed Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.

Officer charged for child abuse and bestiality material

Officer charged for child abuse and bestiality material

Officer charged for child abuse and bestiality material

Officer charged for child abuse and bestiality material

A police constable has been charged with possessing child abuse and bestiality material after a property was searched.

Ex-FBI chief Comey pleads not guilty to charges

Ex-FBI chief Comey pleads not guilty to charges

Ex-FBI chief Comey pleads not guilty to charges

Ex-FBI chief Comey pleads not guilty to charges

Former FBI director James Comey pleaded not guilty in his first court appearance, in a case critics say is politically motivated.

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

A man is dead after a public-place shooting and a car was found alight nearby soon after, as police investigate possible links.

Masked trio sought over Hamas graffiti 'propaganda'

Masked trio sought over Hamas graffiti 'propaganda'

Masked trio sought over Hamas graffiti 'propaganda'

Masked trio sought over Hamas graffiti 'propaganda'

Grainy images have been released of three men suspected of painting pro-terrorist slogans on the anniversary of the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.

Police staffer arrest prompts forensic evidence review

Police staffer arrest prompts forensic evidence review

Police staffer arrest prompts forensic evidence review

Police staffer arrest prompts forensic evidence review

Forensic data is being re-tested following the arrest of a staff member of a police crime command, with the state opposition now seeking a briefing.

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Cops foil alleged daycare murder plot in gangland feud

Police have intercepted alleged hitmen they say were on their way to kill a man picking up a child from a daycare centre, as a city's gangland war escalates.

Three charged with torture and murder of cyber expert

A man allegedly murdered after being tortured in multiple locations is being remembered by his family as kind and loving as his alleged killers face court.

Top cop sacking prompts overhaul of police appointments

Appointments of senior police officials in a crime-troubled jurisdiction will be overhauled after a top cop was sacked over a jobs-for-mates scandal.

Bad news for alleged criminals nabbed in AN0M app sting

Information gained against users of a Trojan horse app covertly monitored by the AFP and FBI can be used in court, in a blow to 390 people caught in the net.

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Ex-police boss' nephew wants cop job after porn 'joke'

A former police commissioner's nephew fired for sharing pornography says cops should be allowed to crack "bad or distasteful jokes" without losing their jobs.

Victim numbers down under controversial crackdown

Queensland's Liberal National government has toasted its controversial youth crime laws after police data revealed victim numbers fell in 2025.

Search continues as Indonesia building toll rises to 49

Indonesian rescuers have recovered dozens of bodies after the collapse of a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school.

Man arrested after police respond to active shooter

Police have arrested a man after shots were fired in Sydney's inner-west with at least one person taken to hospital with a gunshot wound.

Sovereign citizens 'not above the law' as guns seized

The deaths of two police officers in Victoria have prompted a major crackdown on so-called "sovereign citizens" with guns in another jurisdiction.

Police question six over Manchester synagogue attack

Police have arrested six people on suspicion of terror offences after an attack on a synagogue in northwest England.

'Tragic' end to missing boy case as search scaled back

Police have taken aim at "keyboard detectives" as a massive outback search for a four-year-old boy missing from a rural property for a week is downgraded.

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