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Toxicology reports spark double murder investigation

Toxicology reports spark double murder investigation

South Australian police are investigating the suspected murder of an elderly Adelaide couple after toxicology reports raised concerns.

Ex-cop loses bid to block questions at shooting inquest

Ex-cop loses bid to block questions at shooting inquest

Ex-cop loses bid to block questions at shooting inquest

Ex-cop loses bid to block questions at shooting inquest

A Northern Territory court has ruled against ex-constable Zachary Rolfe in his bid not to answer questions at an inquest into the death of an Indigenous teen.

Gun found after major Sydney drug lord shot in ambush

Gun found after major Sydney drug lord shot in ambush

Gun found after major Sydney drug lord shot in ambush

Gun found after major Sydney drug lord shot in ambush

Police have uncovered a gun after notorious Sydney criminal Alen Moradian, a major player in Sydney's underworld, was shot dead in a brazen daytime ambush.

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Release comms from day of tasering, NSW opposition says

Release comms from day of tasering, NSW opposition says

Unsatisfied with the brief answers it received in parliament, the NSW opposition is maintaining its pursuit of the police minister after a gran's tasering.

Adelaide toddler's death sparks murder investigation

Adelaide toddler's death sparks murder investigation

South Australian detectives have launched a murder investigation into the death of a 17-month-old boy from head injuries after a suspected assault.

Teenage boy dies after targeted attack on suburban road

Teenage boy dies after targeted attack on suburban road

The hunt is on for two attackers armed with knives wanted over the death of a 14-year-old boy in Melbourne's northwest.

Police tasered man six times before death, coroner told

Police tasered man six times before death, coroner told

Ashley Charles Washington died at Toowoomba in December 2020 after allegedly attacking a police dog and its handler, leading to multiple taser hits.

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Sydney gangs under pressure as six charged over brawl

Sydney gangs under pressure as six charged over brawl

Sydney gangs under pressure as six charged over brawl

Sydney gangs under pressure as six charged over brawl

Six men have been charged over a wild brawl in a popular shopping centre in Sydney's CBD as police say criminal gangs are coming under unrelenting pressure.

Driver charged after school bus runs off the road

Driver charged after school bus runs off the road

Driver charged after school bus runs off the road

Driver charged after school bus runs off the road

A group of Victorian school children have escaped injury after a bus ran off the road north of Adelaide and its driver has been charged with two offences.

Family 'tormented' by son's death at hands of police

Family 'tormented' by son's death at hands of police

Family 'tormented' by son's death at hands of police

Family 'tormented' by son's death at hands of police

The parents of mentally ill man Todd McKenzie, who was shot dead by police on the NSW mid-north coast, have pleaded for change to prevent more deaths like his.

Family's questions as cop spared jail over man's death

Family's questions as cop spared jail over man's death

Family's questions as cop spared jail over man's death

Family's questions as cop spared jail over man's death

A woman whose brother died under a police car following a pursuit has questioned whether a former sergeant spared jail received special treatment.

Minister defiant over police delay in gran's tasering

Minister defiant over police delay in gran's tasering

Minister defiant over police delay in gran's tasering

Minister defiant over police delay in gran's tasering

The NSW police minister has faced the media for the first time since police were shown to have delayed releasing key details of a grandmother's tasering.

Officer fired shot after van rammed unmarked police car

Officer fired shot after van rammed unmarked police car

Officer fired shot after van rammed unmarked police car

Officer fired shot after van rammed unmarked police car

An officer fired a shot after a man allegedly rammed an unmarked police car and the accused has since been charged with more than 200 offences.

Man punched, tasered by cop after three-vehicle crash

Man punched, tasered by cop after three-vehicle crash

Man punched, tasered by cop after three-vehicle crash

Man punched, tasered by cop after three-vehicle crash

Queensland police are investigating footage of an incident in which an officer repeatedly punched and then tasered a driver.

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Doubt cast on police timeline of statements on tasering

The NSW police minister has faced repeated questions over what she knew about a police decision to withhold key details from the public after a gran's tasering.

Man charged after teens killed in boat towing accident

An elderly man has been charged with negligently operating a boat six months after two teenager were killed after being towed in a boat in northern NSW.

Invasion Day spectator 'recklessly' injured by police

NSW will pay an Irish national $800,000 after police officers were found to have negligently caused her injury at a 2017 Invasion Day rally in Sydney.

Minister under fire over police censorship of tasering

Documents show NSW Police removed mention of paramedics, a knife and a Taser in their first statement about the tasering of a 95-year-old grandmother.

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'Most powerful' Queensland police car will be electric

Queensland Police will add five electric vehicles to its highway patrol fleet in a one-year trial of the technology to be held throughout the state.

Push to find missing NSW woman with $250,000 reward

On what would have been the 40th birthday of Niamh Maye, a $250,000 reward is being offered to help find out what happened when she disappeared 21 years ago.

Parliament pays tribute to 'exemplary' police constable

Federal parliament has honoured a police officer killed after he was allegedly run over and dragged under the vehicle of a man he was trying to arrest.

Man critically injured in police shooting at home

Police fired several shots at a man, causing serious injuries, after officers were called to a domestic incident north of Brisbane.

Inmate charged with murder after Adelaide prison death

A man is facing a murder charge after a fellow inmate was killed at a high security prison in Adelaide's northeast.

Top End Constable Ozzie and life as a bush cop

Constable Jermaine 'Ozzie' Ostrofski reflects on the rewards and challenges of working in remote communities as a Northern Territory police officer.

Ute driver, 19, dead after police pursuit for speeding

A speeding ute driver has died in Sydney's south after fleeing a traffic stop before crashing into another vehicle with a patrol officer in pursuit.

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