Premier Chris Minns is visiting Tamworth today to announce a $23 million investment aimed at tackling youth crime and improving safety in regional New South Wales.
Crime
Posted inCrime, Tamworth
Seven charged in two day police operation in Tamworth
Seven people have been charged during a high-visibility police operation in Tamworth.
Posted inArmidale, Crime
Body found in Markham St home, triggering investigation
Homicide detectives have begun an investigation after a man was found dead at a home in Markham Street.
Posted inAwareness Events, Domestic Violence, Housing, Social issues and services
Shocking but unsurprising link between violence, mental health and homelessness
New figures released for World Homeless Day have laid bare the devastating intersection between mental health, family violence, and homelessness in New South Wales.
Posted inCrime, NSW Politics
Crime down in New England but fears remain
Despite the encouraging drop in crime statistics revealed this week, locals say the statistics are cold comfort, pointing to high rates of violence compared to the rest of New South Wales and shocking recent incidents like the stabbing of a Moree motel owner.
Posted inArmidale, Crime, Gunnedah
Charges following multiple alleged pursuits across Gunnedah, assault in Armidale
Oxley Police have charged a man after he was involved in two alleged pursuits across the state’s west yesterday, while New England police have charged a man in Armidale following a king hit attack on a man celebrating a bachelor party.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Crime, New England Surrounds, Tamworth
Tamworth teen dead, four injured in stolen car police chase
Police have declared a critical incident after a car chase ended in a crash that killed a teenager, believed to be from Tamworth, and injured four other people.
Posted inAwareness Events, Crime, Money, National News
Calls to be smarter than scammers in scam awareness week
Australians are being urged to stay alert to scams as Scams Awareness Week runs from 25–29 August, with new figures showing both the scale of the problem and the importance of vigilance.
Posted inCrime, Glen Innes, Health, Inverell, NSW Politics, Uralla
New measures on illegal tobacco before close of inquiry submissions
The NSW Government has announced sweeping new measures to combat the illegal tobacco trade, just days before submissions close for a parliamentary inquiry into the issue.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Grants and funding, Indigenous
Local services receive major boost to support Aboriginal community safety
Aboriginal-led organisations in the New England have secured more than half a million dollars in new funding to tackle domestic, family and sexual violence