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| UpdatedA man is sentenced to 12 years in prison for a series of attacks described in court as "terrifying" and "brutal" on young women in Western Australia in the early 1990s.
Topics: sexual-offences, child-abuse, police, gosnells-6110, albany-6330, perth-6000
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A high-ranking police officer in WA's Pilbara says Australians have a "militant" response to the prospect of alcohol restrictions.
Topics: crime, police, karratha-6714
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| UpdatedA person is hit by a train at Broadmeadows railway station in Adelaide's north, with Adelaide Metro advising passengers on the Gawler line to find alternative transport.
Topics: rail, accidents, police, elizabeth-north-5113, elizabeth-5112, davoren-park-5113, sa, adelaide-5000
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Topics: police, courts-and-trials, morwell-3840, lindenow-south-3875
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| UpdatedA former Bairnsdale dentist is expected to face deportation after being jailed for a crash that killed an off-duty police officer.
Topics: crime, courts-and-trials, police, morwell-3840, lindenow-south-3875
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| UpdatedA plan to overhaul Queensland's stock squad will see greater focus placed on tackling rural crime issues such as drugs, child exploitation and fraud.
Topics: police, livestock, crime-prevention, qld
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Thousands of police have surrounded a controversial Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok, with orders to raid the complex, February 16, 2017.
Topics: police, corruption, law-crime-and-justice, religion-and-beliefs, thailand
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| UpdatedHundreds of police are searching a giant Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Bangkok in the hunt for a former abbot facing charges of conspiracy to launder money.
Topics: police, corruption, law-crime-and-justice, religion-and-beliefs, buddhism, thailand
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Two police officers are charged over an alleged assault on a female former police officer in custody at the Ballarat police station two years ago.
Topics: police, crime, law-crime-and-justice, ballarat-3350, vic
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| UpdatedRicky Ciano, who survived an attempt on his life and subsequently relocated to Queensland, is found dead in a car in the NSW Central Tablelands, the ABC understands, with a friend saying he "ran out of places to hide".
Topics: crime, murder-and-manslaughter, death, police, law-crime-and-justice, sydney-2000
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Topics: fires, disasters-and-accidents, crime, police, law-crime-and-justice, waramanga-2611, canberra-2600, act, australia
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| UpdatedJeffery Lecke admits to being in denial about hitting his wife and says he would probably have breached the domestic violence order keeping him away from her if not for a newly formed police unit on the Sunshine Coast.
Topics: domestic-violence, community-and-society, family-law, people, police, maroochydore-4558, qld, australia
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As the Northern Territory grapples with an increase in property crime, particularly involving young perpetrators, the Government announces it will seek to pass legislation on urgency so GPS tracking ankle bracelets can be used to reduce crime.
Topics: crime, crime-prevention, police, youth, nt
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Olympic swimming champion Grant Hackett has struggled to adjust to life in retirement like many other sportspeople, writes Mary Gearin.
Topics: sport, olympics-summer, law-crime-and-justice, police, crime, mermaid-waters-4218
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| UpdatedA ban on the sale of takeaway full-strength beer and pre-mixed alcohol is part of a raft of new restrictions being sought by police in Port Hedland.
Topics: alcohol, police, port-hedland-6721
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| UpdatedA Canberra father who allegedly rammed a parked car outside his children's school is charged with high-range drink driving, with police saying he blew more than three times the legal blood alcohol limit.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, police, alcohol, garran-2605, canberra-2600, act, australia
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NSW Police conduct raids on properties in Sydney, February 14, 2017.
Topics: police, law-crime-and-justice, sydney-2000
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Three man are arrested in south-west Sydney over their alleged involvement in a re-birthing syndicate in which vehicles are stolen and -resold.
Topics: police, crime, punchbowl-2196, wiley-park-2195, milperra-2214, greenacre-2190
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| UpdatedPapua New Guineans are in mourning after the shock death of a revered former Miss PNG winner and beloved community figure just before her 25th birthday.
Topics: death, police, papua-new-guinea
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Do you need video proof to report hooning to Tasmania Police? Who has to move a dumped car? Inspector John Ward has the answers.
Topics: traffic-offences, law-crime-and-justice, police, human-interest, hobart-7000
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A suicide bomb attack in the Pakistani city of Lahore kills at least 13 people and injures 83 others, a senior police official says.
Topics: terrorism, government-and-politics, police, pakistan, asia
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| UpdatedThe fate of $60,000 of gold stolen from a West Australian mine site by three men is set to be decided by a Kalgoorlie court, with police due to apply for it to be forfeited to the state.
Topics: crime, courts-and-trials, police, kalgoorlie-6430, coolgardie-6429
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Darwin police lacked clear objectives and resolution strategies to deal with an ice-fuelled group crime spree and subsequent car crash that killed a teenager in 2015, a coronial inquest hears.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, darwin-0800
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The Kimberley District police superintendent says the status quo of record rates of alcohol-fuelled violence and self-harm cannot continue.
Topics: alcohol, police, broome-6725, derby-6728