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Man charged over police officer assault

October 12, 2008 00:00:00

A Queensland man has been charged with assaulting an off-duty police officer on the state's central coast earlier this evening.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, assault, qld, gladstone-4680

18yo girl facing police assault charges

October 11, 2008 21:22:00

A teenager has been charged with serious assault after allegedly biting and kicking police during an arrest at Deception Bay, north of Brisbane.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, assault, qld, deception-bay-4508

Body found in Derwent River

October 11, 2008 17:31:00

Police have recovered a body found floating in Hobart's Derwent River in Tasmania.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, hobart-7000

Man charged for Bathurst porn display

October 11, 2008 15:00:00

Police have charged a man with displaying pornographic material at the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar race.[MORE]

Tags: pornography, law-crime-and-justice, police, sport, motor-sports, bathurst-2795

Man wanted over casino bashing

October 11, 2008 13:21:00

Police are looking for a man who seriously assaulted another man at Perth's Burswood Casino. [MORE]

Tags: police, assault, perth-6000

Sydney police probe spate of late night attacks

October 11, 2008 12:07:00

Police are investigating several serious incidents Sydney's CBD overnight which have seen three people treated in hospital for various injuries.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, antisocial-behaviour, nsw, sydney-2000

Police probe Baldivis stabbing

October 11, 2008 11:36:00

The Major Crime Squad is investigating the stabbing of a man in Perth's southern suburbs. [MORE]

Tags: crime, police, assault, baldivis-6171

Vic corruption fight will get harder, policing expert warns

October 11, 2008 11:04:00

A policing expert is warning that efforts to root out corruption in Victoria could push bent police further underground.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, vic

NT police defend actions over Indigenous suicide

October 11, 2008 09:00:00

The Northern Territory police force has defended the actions of officers surrounding a death in custody in Arnhem Land.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, indigenous, black-deaths-in-custody, indigenous-culture, suicide, law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, nt, darwin-0800

Probe into fatal police shooting begins

October 10, 2008 21:06:00

Investigations have begun into a police shooting in NSW that has left one man dead south of Newcastle.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, domestic-violence, law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, australia, nsw, belmont-2280, newcastle-2300

'Virtual' crime is real, conference told

October 10, 2008 18:40:00

An international criminal law conference in Sydney has been told there should be no distinction between the real world and the virtual world, particularly when it comes to crime.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, sydney-2000

Police fatally shoot man near Newcastle

October 10, 2008 18:37:00

A police officer has shot a man dead during a struggle at Belmont, south of Newcastle.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, domestic-violence, law-crime-and-justice, crime, police, australia, nsw, belmont-2280, newcastle-2300

Labor attacks Libs' police plans

October 10, 2008 17:35:00

The Canberra Liberals will commit a quarter of a million dollars to boost police numbers and improve neighbourhood watch programs if the party wins the election.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, law-crime-and-justice, police, community-organisations, act, canberra-2600

Double road fatality near Caboolture

October 10, 2008 16:38:00

Two people have died in a head-on road crash on the D'Aguilar Highway near Caboolture, north of Brisbane.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, road-accidents, police, qld, caboolture-4510, woodford-4514

Charges dropped over bungled police probe

October 10, 2008 16:36:00

Charges are dropped over a bungled SA police probe involving a man who was later murdered.[MORE]

Tags: crime, police, murder-and-manslaughter, sa, adelaide-5000

Double stabbing in Tennant Creek

October 10, 2008 16:15:00

Northern Territory police are investigating two stabbings in Tennant Creek last night.[MORE]

Tags: police, assault, tennant-creek-0860

Kelly considers streamlined police recruitment

October 10, 2008 14:44:00

New South Wales Police Minister Tony Kelly says he will ask the Police Commissioner whether the recruitment process can be refined to help fill vacant positions at Coonamble and Gulargambone.[MORE]

Tags: police, coonamble-2829, dubbo-2830

DPP fears quality of evidence

October 10, 2008 12:26:00

The Director of Public Prosecutions Tim Ellis has expressed concern that the warning police gave to a minister of a secret criminal investigation could have affected the quality of evidence collected.[MORE]

Tags: ethics, local-government, state-parliament, states-and-territories, unions, police, tas

11 arrested travelling to Bathurst 1000

October 10, 2008 11:11:00

New South Wales Police have arrested 11 people travelling to this year's Bathurst 1000 event for possessing prohibited drugs, offensive conduct, and driving offences. [MORE]

Tags: police, motor-sports, antisocial-behaviour, nsw, bathurst-2795, orange-2800

'Misguided' NT intervention blamed for man's suicide

October 10, 2008 10:49:00

The family of a Northern Territory man who killed himself two months ago has blamed the federal intervention for his death.[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, indigenous, government-and-politics, federal-government, law-crime-and-justice, police, sexuality, relationships, nt

AFP defends sending 'Serb nationalist' officer to Croatia

October 10, 2008 10:44:00

The AFP has defended its decision to send Agent Mark Dokmonovich to Croatia to aid the Britt Lapthorne investigation.[MORE]

Tags: police, missing-person, australia, croatia

Police pushed to limit over bikie visit: union

October 10, 2008 09:09:00

The Police Association says Melbourne's police resources will be pushed to breaking point to cover a bikie gang visit over the weekend.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, police, australia, vic, geelong-3220, melbourne-3000

Man accused of spitting at police, punching dog

October 10, 2008 09:00:00

A 38-year-old man is due to appear in a Gold Coast court this morning over an alleged assault on a police officer and his dog.[MORE]

Tags: animal-welfare, police, assault, ashmore-4214, southport-4215

Secret police document shown to Minister

October 10, 2008 08:22:00

A document showing Tasmania's Police Commissioner Jack Johnston informed the Police Minister of a secret criminal investigation has been tabled in State Parliament.[MORE]

Tags: ethics, local-government, state-parliament, states-and-territories, unions, police, tas

No conflict on ethics watchdog: Premier

October 10, 2008 08:12:00

The Premier has denied his position on an independent investigative body is at odds with that of his deputy.[MORE]

Tags: ethics, local-government, state-parliament, states-and-territories, unions, police, tas