law-crime-and-justice

A man has been sentenced to prison for "spitting." Meanwhile we have police too squeamish to shoot dead a terrorist or call in a Counter Terroism Unit at the least until 18 hours after the fact (circa 2014 Lyndt siege) and a Cardinal (one of the most powerful men in the world) in one of the most...

A hate crime (also known as a bias-motivated crime or bias crime) is a prejudice-motivated crime, an act of violence or hostility directed at another which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership (or perceived membership) in a certain group. In 2016, local...

A 26-year-old man has been charged with murdering a toddler following her suspicious death in the NSW Hunter region seven weeks ago. Emergency services were called to a house in Tarro, near Newcastle, in June after reports a 20-month-old child was in cardiac arrest. She died...

The body of Cecilia Haddad, mining executive was found in Lane Cove River in Sydney's North just a day after friends reported her missing in April. Suspicions were raised immediately as Ms Haddad was found fully clothed, with weights inside each pocket of her cargo pants. Police in Rio de...

A boy and girl, described by police as "young teenagers" were killed in the incident while a woman in her 30s, who police believe to be their mother, turned up at the scene shortly after police arrived. Ryde police were now working with the homicide squad and had identified a person of...

hopefully you don't hit a paywall all the evil doers thinking they've got away should start to feel very un easy https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/discarded-napkin-helps-us-police-crack-32yearold-murder-mystery/news-story/a68ccd2398e1dfa7393ffd4fccc01f18 Now just have to create the...

"I just wanted to serve the community … for love" Salim Mehajer sentenced to 21 months' jail for electoral fraud Former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer will spend at least 11 months in jail for rigging the 2012 local NSW government election — the election that rocketed him into the public...

Secret reports and insider accounts from prison officers and former inmates reveal Brisbane's Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is overcrowded, increasingly violent and unsafe — even for the staff. 'There's going to be a staff fatality' Peter and another Arthur Gorrie officer "Carol" spoke to...