Police weren’t chasing teens killed in crash: coroner
A coroner has found four teenagers killed in a stolen car believed that police were chasing them but officers had earlier decided against a pursuit.
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Teens charged after police fire at ‘dangerous’ car
Police say they shot at a stolen car that was being driven dangerously at officers, with a 17-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl charged.
River sweep forms part of search for suspected victim
A search for missing man Daniel Copeland, who police believe met with foul play, has extended to a sweep of a northern NSW river.
Police officer slashed with knife in Queensland
Two police officers have been injured and one has a serious slash wound to his arm after they were confronted by a man following a car chase in Queensland.
Dutton cops heat from police over right to disconnect
The police union has condemned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, a former Queensland officer, over his commitment to unwind the right to disconnect after work.
Grandmother’s stabbing prompts calls for more patrols
There are calls for a permanent police beat to be established at a shopping centre where a Queensland grandmother was fatally stabbed.
Fears grow for woman as neighbours join search
Neighbours of missing Ballarat East woman Samantha Murphy have been asked to help a search for her as fears grow for her welfare.
‘We need you at home’, daughter pleads to missing mum
Police are concerned about the out-of-character disappearance of Ballarat mum Samantha Murphy, who vanished after going for an early morning run.
Mokbel denies exaggerating his connection to Gobbo
Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has completed his third day of evidence in the Victorian Supreme Court as he tries to fight drug-trafficking convictions.
Freeway driver ‘cursed by witch’ before killing cops
A trucking boss has denied his worker told him he was tired before getting into a 19-tonne semi-trailer and ploughing into four police officers.
Fugitive sex killer had bag of uniforms, badges: police
Investigators are unsure how or why fugitive sex killer Trent Jennings allegedly acquired a bag of authentic police uniforms.
Murder charge for boy, girl traumatised after stabbing
A boy has been charged with murder and a six-year-old girl has been left traumatised after a 70-year-old woman was fatally stabbed outside a shopping centre.
Four males sought after elderly woman stabbed to death
Four males have become people of interest in the murder of an elderly woman at a shopping centre car park near Brisbane.
Apology demanded after ‘gas the Jews’ claim dismissed
Reported chants of "gas the Jews" on the steps of the Opera House might never have happened, according to NSW Police after a months-long investigation.
Hello Kitty toy trap lures boy into smash and grab
A three-year-old boy with his eyes on the prize has taken a short cut and ended up stuck inside a shopping centre claw machine, surrounded by plush toys.
Victim slams sentence for ex-senator’s cop son
A man wrongfully imprisoned due to a false statement by the son of ex-NSW premier Kristina Keneally has criticised a decision to spare the police officer jail.
Teen death inquest halted as charges mulled against cop
Prosecutors will examine potential charges against a sergeant whose unmarked police car was involved in a fatal crash with an Indigenous teen on a trail bike.
‘Foul play’: no charges yet over missing Colombian man
Police are yet to press charges over the mysterious disappearance of a Colombian man suspected of meeting foul play, releasing one of two men after questioning.
Qld police share evidence on alleged shooting supporter
Evidence gathered by Australian authorities into the December 2022 fatal shooting of two police officers at Wieambilla has been provided to a US court case.
Two arrested over missing Colombian man feared dead
A Colombian man is feared dead after vanishing in suspicious circumstances as police arrest two men they believe could help with answers.
Charges possible for cop in fatal Indigenous teen crash
Police were told not to pursue a trail bike that Indigenous teen Jai Wright was riding before he crashed into an unmarked car and died, an inquest has heard.
Man, 63, on more than 100 historical child sex charges
A 63-year-old Queensland man has been charged with more 100 child sex offences that occurred over an 11-year period.
Law change considered after ‘ridiculous’ neo-Nazi march
So-called white power salutes might follow Nazi symbolism into the NSW criminal code after neo-Nazis marched in Sydney on Australia Day.
Three people drown near unpatrolled island caves
Two women and a man have died and another woman is fighting for her life after being pulled from the water at Victoria's Phillip Island.
Cops charged over bar brawl with now-cleared NRL star
NRL player Tom Starling is seeking compensation over a brawl in which he was repeatedly punched by police officers, two of whom are now facing assault charges.
Man linked to cop shootings charged over military guns
A US man accused of talking online with the Queensland family who fatally shot two police officers now faces new charges of possessing military-style firearms.
Notorious corrupt cop Roger ‘The Dodger’ Rogerson dead
Australia's most notorious corrupt cop, Roger Rogerson, has died in hospital while serving a life sentence for murder.
Charming and cruel, crooked cop Rogerson tainted to end
Charismatic and cold-blooded is how notoriously corrupt detective Roger Rogerson has been remembered following his death while incarcerated for murder.
Man acquitted of murder seeks $5.5 million from police
A man acquitted of a murder for which he spent years in jail has filed a lawsuit claiming police detectives ignored evidence and engaged in misconduct.
Qld police shooting inspired ‘true threats’ from US man
Prosecutors have argued a US man accused of encouraging the Queensland police shooting that claimed three lives later made serious threats to kill others.
Teens in stolen car ‘livestreamed police pursuit’
Police have arrested four teenagers who have been accused of livestreaming their joyride around Brisbane in a stolen car while being pursued by officers.