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Andrew Scipione faces retirement Video
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Facing retirement as one of New South Wales' longest serving police chiefs, Andrew Scipione says his work is not done in addressing domestic violence, the scourge of ice and associated violent crime, March 19, 2017.
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The unfinished business of NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione
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Facing retirement as one of New South Wales' longest serving police chiefs, Andrew Scipione says his work is not done in addressing domestic violence, the scourge of ice and associated violent crime.
Topics: police, crime, terrorism, domestic-violence, sydney-2000, nsw
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Murdered man's wife appeals for help to catch Coolbellup killer
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The wife of a man who was fatally stabbed at a bus stop in Perth's southern suburbs describes him as a kind and gentle person, and says his family is struggling to make sense of why he was killed.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, police, crime, coolbellup-6163, perth-6000, wa
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NZ man accused of throwing quokka into ocean at Rottnest
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A 37-year-old man from New Zealand is charged with animal cruelty after allegedly tossing a quokka into the water from a jetty at Rottnest Island off Perth.
Topics: animal-welfare, police, rottnest-island-6161, wa
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Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney's sister says family's name 'tainted'
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Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney's sister says her family's name has been "irreparably tainted" by him being named as the "prime" and "only" suspect in his wife's murder.
Topics: courts-and-trials, police, murder-and-manslaughter, perth-6000, wa
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Police failed duty of care in leaving teen to die, family tells inquest
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A teenager found unconscious in a Gold Coast apartment during a police raid would still be alive if officers at the scene called for medical help, an inquest hears.
Topics: courts-and-trials, police, southport-4215
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Body camera vision of the police raid was shown to the inquest Video
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Teenager Charlie Robertson was found unconscious in a Gold Coast apartment during a police raid and would still be alive if officers called for medical help, an inquest has heard.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, police, qld
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11yo boy's body found in creek bed after storm tragedy
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The body of Ryan Teasdale, who disappeared while boogie boarding yesterday in Wollongong floodwaters, is found in a creek bed at the end of a stormwater drain in Unanderra, NSW.
Topics: accidents, floods, police, unanderra-2526, wollongong-2500
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Victoria Police accused of 'North Korean' tactics to detain man
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Victoria Police is accused of defying magistrates' rulings and misusing the state's new night court system amid revelations a man is unlawfully held by police for a week on an unlicensed driving charge.
Topics: police, crime, law-crime-and-justice, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Dog shot dead by police after it delayed flights at Auckland Airport
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Police shoot dead a runaway dog on the tarmac of New Zealand's Auckland Airport because it was delaying planes taking off.
Topics: animals, human-interest, accidents, police, new-zealand
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NSW Police update on their search for missing boy Ryan Teasdale Video
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Police say they are fearing the worst for Ryan Teasdale, 11, who went missing while playing in floodwaters near a stormwater drain, as heavy rain closed roads, shut down trains and resulted in dozens of rescues south of Sydney.
Topics: missing-person, floods, disasters-and-accidents, police, emergency-incidents, weather, rainfall, wollongong-2500
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Police fear the worst for 11yo boy missing in NSW floods
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Police hold grave fears for Ryan Teasdale, 11, who went missing while playing in floodwaters near a stormwater drain, as heavy rain closed roads, shut down trains and resulted in dozens of rescues south of Sydney.
Topics: floods, disasters-and-accidents, missing-person, children, police, emergency-incidents, weather, rainfall, wollongong-2500
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NT Government hypocritical on youth crime, independent MLA says
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The NT Government passes legislation allowing electronic monitoring of offenders on bail but is criticised for rushing it through.
Topics: youth, crime, police, government-and-politics, darwin-0800, palmerston-0830
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Rayney's mother accuses police of intimidation, terrorism
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The mother of Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney accuses WA Police of "a sheer act of intimidation and terrorism" for forcing their way into his house on the same day they named him the prime and only suspect in his wife's murder.
Topics: courts-and-trials, police, murder-and-manslaughter, perth-6000, wa
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NSW Ombudsman, crime commission in war of words
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A spat between two powerful NSW Government organisations over a police phone bugging scandal escalates, as the ombudsman's office rebukes 'unfounded and inflammatory' comments from the crime commission.
Topics: police, government-and-politics, law-crime-and-justice, corruption, nsw
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'We made a mistake': Unconscious man dies after being left by police
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A police officer moves an unconscious man, who later died from a drug overdose, from a 'recovery position' to his back during a drug raid in footage shown to a Queensland coroner.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, police, southport-4215, qld, australia, miami-4220
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Crime Commission report 'exonerates' Kaldas
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Greens MP David Shoebridge says a New South Wales Crime Commission report "exonerates" former deputy police commissioner Nick Kaldas from adverse findings made by the state's Ombudsman into police bugging other police.
Topics: police, law-crime-and-justice, state-parliament, government-and-politics, crime, nsw
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NSW Crime Commission slams ombudsman's police bugging report
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The search for the state's next top cop is rocked by another explosive report regarding a police bugging scandal, this time from the NSW Crime Commission, which offers a scathing rebuke of last year's ombudsman's inquiry.
Topics: corruption, law-crime-and-justice, police, crime, nsw
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Internal probe clears WA cops of pulling guns on kids
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An internal inquiry clears two police officers alleged to have threatened youths in Western Australia's north with guns.
Topics: police, youth, south-hedland-6722
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Pair jailed for police shooting and attacks on Carl Williams' family
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Melbourne men Rodney Phillips and Sam Liszczack are jailed over the shooting of a police officer and a series of attacks on the homes of relatives of murdered gangland figure Carl Williams.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, police, moonee-ponds-3039, melbourne-3000, vic
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Charges laid over car plunge death at Bunbury port
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A 44-year-old man is charged over the death of a woman in a car which plunged into the water at Bunbury port in Western Australia's South West at the weekend.
Topics: police, crime, law-crime-and-justice, bunbury-6230
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Police officer found not guilty after 'sack whack' prank
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A police officer who slapped the testicles of a senior colleague — who later had one surgically removed — is found not guilty of grievous bodily harm.
Topics: police, law-crime-and-justice, assault, crime, courts-and-trials, sydney-2000, glebe-2037
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Woman, young boy found dead in Sydney's east
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Police are investigating after the bodies of a woman and a child are found in a unit in Hillsdale in Sydney's east.
Topics: police, crime, law-crime-and-justice, hillsdale-2036
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Frank Newbery murder still baffles Newcastle police
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It is a decade since the murder of the man dubbed Newcastle's 'gentleman grocer' and police say, despite several leads and reward offered, the killer is still at large.
Topics: murder-and-manslaughter, police, newcastle-2300
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Queensland police unveil 'world-class' robot
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A new all-terrain, life-saving robot capable of pulling victims from harm's way will make the Queensland Police Service the envy of Australia, the State Government says.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, police, public-sector, government-and-politics, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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