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Decade in jail for cop impersonator's bloody burglary

Decade in jail for cop impersonator's bloody burglary

Seven years after dressing up as a cop and beating two men with hammers, leaving them in a pool of blood, a man has been jailed for a decade for the crime.

Officer awarded compo after wrongful child abuse arrest

Officer awarded compo after wrongful child abuse arrest

Officer awarded compo after wrongful child abuse arrest

Officer awarded compo after wrongful child abuse arrest

A Victorian police officer will receive $85,000 in compensation after she was unlawfully detained for more than four hours on child abuse claims.

Police back down over tasering footage after criticism

Police back down over tasering footage after criticism

Police back down over tasering footage after criticism

Police back down over tasering footage after criticism

Police have released CCTV footage from an incident in which a man was tasered outside a care facility after criticism from human rights advocates.

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Two charged with attempted murder over tomahawk attack

Two charged with attempted murder over tomahawk attack

Two teenagers have been charged with attempted murder three weeks after a tomahawk attack on a 68-year-old man west of Brisbane.

'Antiquated' police system failing on domestic violence

'Antiquated' police system failing on domestic violence

NSW Police systems cannot properly record incidents of domestic violence and are in desperate need of an upgrade, a parliamentary hearing has been told.

Police stood down after tasering man at care home

Police stood down after tasering man at care home

Two South Australian police officers have been removed from duty amid an investigation into their use of a Taser and capsicum spray on a man at a care facility.

Man in custody after threatening police with gun

Man in custody after threatening police with gun

A man accused of threatening police with a gun on the Gold Coast has been arrested.

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Police minister in 'daydream' about Opera House rally

Police minister in 'daydream' about Opera House rally

Police minister in 'daydream' about Opera House rally

Police minister in 'daydream' about Opera House rally

NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley has defended her handling of a protest where community tensions boiled over on the steps of the Sydney Opera House.

'Absolute tragedy': five dead in beer garden car crash

'Absolute tragedy': five dead in beer garden car crash

'Absolute tragedy': five dead in beer garden car crash

'Absolute tragedy': five dead in beer garden car crash

Hundreds of mourning community members have attended a vigil for five people killed after a car crashed into the beer garden of a regional Victorian pub.

Man accused of stealing two fire trucks as Qld burns

Man accused of stealing two fire trucks as Qld burns

Man accused of stealing two fire trucks as Qld burns

Man accused of stealing two fire trucks as Qld burns

Police have arrested a 22-year-old man after two fire trucks were stolen from north Queensland stations while catastrophic blazes burned around the state.

Three dead, multiple injuries after fatal crash at pub

Three dead, multiple injuries after fatal crash at pub

Three dead, multiple injuries after fatal crash at pub

Three dead, multiple injuries after fatal crash at pub

A car has crashed into the beer garden of a pub in Victoria, killing three people and injuring a number of others.

Australia's most wanted Ayik may be spared local courts

Australia's most wanted Ayik may be spared local courts

Australia's most wanted Ayik may be spared local courts

Australia's most wanted Ayik may be spared local courts

An Australian-raised criminal mastermind arrested in Turkey might not be extradited, but federal police say they have disrupted the drug trade.

Hakan Ayik arrested in Turkey in major crime operation

Hakan Ayik arrested in Turkey in major crime operation

Hakan Ayik arrested in Turkey in major crime operation

Hakan Ayik arrested in Turkey in major crime operation

Turkey has arrested Hakan Ayik, who is wanted in Australia, and 36 others involved in an "international armed organised crime organisation".

Vic road toll edges 2022 total with two months left

Vic road toll edges 2022 total with two months left

Vic road toll edges 2022 total with two months left

Vic road toll edges 2022 total with two months left

Victoria's road toll is on the brink of surpassing the 2022 total as police promise to step up roadside monitoring during the Melbourne Cup long weekend.

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Charges against NRL stars Latrell, Wighton thrown out

NRL stars Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton have beaten charges of fighting outside a Canberra nightclub and are now considering suing the police.

Pay for trainee NSW cops to fight off interstate offers

Student police officers will be paid while undertaking their training in a bid to boost the number of recruits and relieve workforce pressures.

Gunmen still on loose as two men charged over execution

Two men in their 20s are behind bars over their alleged involvement in the daylight execution of Sydney drug lord Alen Moradian in Bondi Junction.

Police bin unjust surveillance amid 'bombshell' report

Juveniles will no longer be the target of a crime-prevention program found to be at times unlawful and often discriminatory towards Indigenous children.

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Man arrested over woman's death in regional Victoria

Homicide detectives are questioning a man after he was arrested over the death of a woman found unresponsive in a home in Victoria's north.

Search for 'truth' in missing bushwalker case

Six years after a 66-year-old man was reported missing from a hike in Tasmania, police have opened a criminal investigation into his disappearance.

Students, teachers mourn 'ray of light' sports coach

An elite private school has reopened its campus for students and teachers after the death of a young water polo coach in the building.

Two men on the run after escaping prison

Authorities are searching for two men who absconded from a correctional centre in Townsville on Sunday.

Sobering up centre won't open before drunkenness change

Construction delays will prevent Victoria's only dedicated sobering-up centre from being up and running when the state decriminalises public drunkenness.

Maine shooting suspect found dead, motive a mystery

The discovery of Robert Card’s body ends a 48-hour manhunt for the shooter in deadliest episode of gun violence in US this year.

Manhunt for US mass shooting suspect enters second day

A US Army reservist is wanted for murder after 18 people were killed and 13 others injured in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine.

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