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Nick Ralston is the Crime Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald.
Rifle found in bushes linked to Brothers 4 Life
Nick Ralston An assault rifle has allegedly been found hidden in the backyard of a south-western Sydney home linked to street gang Brothers 4 Life.
Ray Hadley in hot water over missing emails in 2GB bullying case
Nick Ralston Talkback host Ray Hadley has been accused of failing to comply with a court order by not handing over "damaging emails" relating to his alleged bullying of a staff member at Sydney radio station 2GB.
150 kilograms of cheese found in car, police say
Nick Ralston A man has been charged after police allegedly found 150 kilograms of cheese in his car in Sydney's north-west.
Love triangle link to Darling Point stabbing
Nick Ralston A man has been stabbed to death and a woman injured in an apartment in Darling Point in an attack that police believe may have been sparked by a love triangle.
Brothers 4 Life victim charged with shooting fellow gang member
Nick Ralston A week ago he was lucky to be alive when he was shot as bullets were sprayed in the garage of a south-western Sydney home in an attack that killed his mate.
Brothers 4 Life on the brink of collapse, says Kaldas after 10 arrested
Nick Ralston, James Robertson They go by the moniker ''Brothers 4 Life'' but for more than a year members of the notorious crime gang have allegedly shot and killed each other, injured innocent family members and terrorised...
Ten Brothers 4 Life members arrested over Sydney shootings
Nick Ralston Ten members of the gang Brothers 4 Life have been arrested over the shooting deaths and woundings of their own members in a spate of incidents spanning more than a year in Sydney.
Two seconds that destroyed two families: woman who ran over Kevin Quintal found not guilty
Nick Ralston It took less than two seconds for a series of unfortunate events to unfold that caused the death of a five-year-old boy and destroyed the lives of two families.
'She'll never be the same person': Lidija Sutevska cleared after fatally running over Kevin Quintal
Nick Ralston A Sydney mother who fatally struck a five-year-old boy as he walked to school has been found not guilty of negligent driving.
Suspect jumps in bath in bid for clean getaway
Nick Ralston It was meant to be a clean getaway.
Suspected gang shooting puts 13-year-old in hospital
Nick Ralston, Lisa Davies A 13-year-old girl has been caught up as collateral damage in what is believed to be an escalating feud within criminal gang Brothers 4 Life and a bid by its founder and one of the state's most...
Girl, 13, shot in the back in targeted attack
Megan Levy and Nick Ralston A 13-year-old girl has been shot in the back in what police say is a targeted attack at a home in Sydney's west.
Police brace for tit-for-tat shootings after Brothers For Life member shot dead in Revesby
Emma Partridge, Nick Ralston Police are bracing for the possibility of tit-for-tat shootings after the cousin of Brothers For Life founder Bassam Hamzy,was shot dead in Sydneyâs south-west.
Man charged over robbing banks with sledgehammer
Nick Ralston A man has been charged over the daring daylight robbery of two Sydney banks with a sledgehammer.
Sex abuse accused sues landlord from jail
Nick Ralston A Sydney dance teacher charged with sexually abusing his students has launched legal action from jail in a bid to recoup thousands of dollars from the landlord of his former dance studio.
Air freshener used to conceal mother's death, court told
Nick Ralston A woman allegedly left her mother dead in bed in their Sydney home for up to six months, changing sheets and using air freshener to mask the smell while using her money to stay at luxury hotels, a...
Threat flares again as bushfires remain uncontained
Nick Ralston, Sarah Whyte and Peter Hannam The volatile nature of the bushfires still burning across NSW was again underlined on Thursday night, with two massive fires raging uncontained on the western side of the Blue Mountains flaring again...
UTS chemical scare sees 5000 evacuated
Nick Ralston and Sophia Phan A chemical scare at the University of Technology Sydney has forced the evacuation of 5000 people, Fire and Rescue NSW says.
NSW bushfires: 'Aggressive and high-risk strategies' avert catastrophe
Nick Ralston and Sarah Whyte A high-risk gamble by firefighters has paid off, with NSW escaping from one of its most threatening bushfire days on record mostly unscathed.
'This will be as bad as it gets': Blue Mountains fire crews prepare for the worst
Nick Ralston, Sarah Whyte and Peter Hannam A worse than expected weather forecast combined with four large out-of-control bushfires and extreme conditions conducive to more flaring up have prompted a grim warning for Wednesday.