Former UNE Vice Chancellor Brigid Heywood was finally convicted yesterday but avoided a record, while Tamworth Regional Councillor Mark Rodda was charged with vandalism.
Crime
Posted inCommunity development, Crime, Glen Innes
Glen Innes upgrades CCTV system
Glen Innes will soon commence significant upgrades to local CCTV infrastructure in town to help improve safety and peace of mind in the community.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Glen Innes, Good News, Grants and funding
New DV refuge coming to Glen Innes
The NSW Government is providing $7.6 million for the construction of a new core and cluster domestic violence refuge in Glen Innes.
Posted inArmidale, Australia Votes 2025, Crime, Guyra, Inverell, Uralla
Joyce pledges CCTV in Uralla, Inverell and Guyra as Coalition pivots to crime
Member for New England Barnaby Joyce has announced plans today to allocate $435,000 in funding to provide CCTV security cameras while campaigning in Uralla
Posted inCrime, New England Times Engage Poll
Engage Poll: Crime not in ‘crisis’, not just youth, not a vote winner
This week’s Engage Poll on crime was very enlightening to the complexity and diversity of people’s perceptions on crime, and their understanding of the political manipulation of the crime issue.
Posted inCrime, Moree
Appeal for public assistance as inquiries continue into Moree home invasion
Detectives have released images of three men who may be able to assist police following a home invasion in Moree earlier this year.
Posted inAnimals, Armidale, Crime
Armidale man convicted after starving dog to death
An Armidale man has been sentenced to eight months in prison after pleading guilty to multiple animal cruelty offences
Posted inArmidale, Crime, Education
Police accused of striking student at Armidale Secondary College incident
An incident at Armidale Secondary College on Tuesday morning led to a school lockdown, and ended with arrests, people in hospital, a police officer accused of striking a child, and school leadership accused of suspending students who were not involved.
Posted inCrime, Indigenous, Tamworth, Youth
New initiatives to address youth crime in Tamworth
Three programs are underway in Tamworth to try and address the causes of youth crime.
Posted inCrime, NSW Politics
‘Going to lock you up’: cop warning for regional youth
Dozens of officers will be deployed in several regional centres to tackle rising youth crime, including serious incidents from violent break-ins to car theft.