More support is needed to recruit local frontline workers and address the root causes of entrenched crime in regional and rural areas, an inquiry has been told.
Crime
Posted inCrime, Grants and funding, Moree
Premier in Moree again to announce funding for after hour activities
Premier Chris Minns will be back in Moree today to announce $1m in grants to address crime, support young people and improve community safety
Posted inBoggabilla, Crime
“Atrocious” funeral stabbing in Boggabilla results in minimum 14 year jail sentence
A 33-year-old who repeatedly stabbed a man over an affair with his partner will spend at least 14 years in jail for murder.
Posted inCrime, Local News
Demerit point scheme put under the spotlight by Taskforce
If you love racking up demerit points and palming them off, you might want to think again. The Minns Labor Government has set up a taskforce, comprised of Transport for […]
Posted inCrime
Animal cruelty link to ‘high-level’ domestic violence
A lawyer who prosecutes animal cruelty offences is probing a link to domestic violence offences, as inspectors investigate increasingly severe cases.
Posted inCrime
Youth crime in Kingswood results in police pursuit all the way to Newcastle
NSW Police are looking for four people wanted in relation to an aggravated break and enter of a hotel in Kingswood, south of Tamworth, early this morning.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Tamworth
Tamworth’s new refuge for domestic violence victim-survivors
A project to support accommodation for domestic violence victim-survivors and their families in Tamworth is progressing.
Posted inCrime, NSW Politics
It’s not love, it’s coercive control: New campaign highlights hidden abuse
The NSW Government have launched an advertising campaign to raise public awareness and understanding of coercive control.
Posted inCrime, General News, News
Updated: 7 dead, 12 injured in Westfield Bondi Junction stabbing; offender named
UPDATED: Police have name Queensland man Joel Couchi as responsible for yesterday’s stabbing attack at Westfield Bondi Junction.
Posted inCrime, Moree
Armed Robbery at Moree’s Amaroo Tavern
In the latest of a string of violent crime offences in Moree, the Amaroo Tavern was the victim of an alleged attempted armed robbery last night. More details here.