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.
Crime
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.
Posted inCrime
‘You will be caught’: knives off streets in crackdown
Almost 100 weapons have been seized in a state-wide sweep aimed at stamping out knife-related crime after a spate of high-profile attacks.
Posted inCrime, Moree
Teen joyrider in Moree first sentenced under new ‘post and boast’ laws
A teenage boy who shared a video of a stolen luxury car speeding at 150km/h is one of the first to feel the impact of a state’s “post and boast” laws.
Posted inArmidale, Crime
Police appeal for information after man stabbed in leg in Armidale
Police area appealing for public assistance after a man was stabbed at Armidale on Saturday. Read more here.
Posted inBoggabilla, Crime
Police appealing for information following break, enter and crash in Boggabilla
Police are appealing for information that may assist inquiries, following a break and enter and crash in Boggabilla last week.