A roundtable meeting convened in Moree brought together senior local Police and council leaders to discuss the concerns of the community around crime.
Crime
Posted inCrime, Uralla
Volunteer fire fighter believed to be Uralla’s firebug charged
Arson Unit detectives have charged a volunteer firefighter over allegedly deliberately lighting a fire near Uralla.
Posted inCrime, Wee Waa
Multiple charges laid after brawl in Wee Waa
A brawl in Wee Waa on Sunday has resulted in three men being charged, and put another three in hospital including one being airlifted to John Hunter.
Posted inCrime
How not to evade police while driving drunk
Cumnock Police have had one of their easier arrests over the weekend after a man who was allegedly driving drunk crashed into the fence of the police station.
Posted inCrime, Tamworth
Armed robbery in Oxley Vale
Tamworth Police have arrested and charged West Tamworth man with two counts of armed robbery over an incident in Oxley Vale yesterday.
Posted inCrime, New England Times Engage Poll
New England Times Poll: locals most concerned about stealing as crime stats reveal dire situation in Moree
Less than a third of New Englanders trusted police to deal with local crime, while the latest crime stats reveal Moree is one of the worst crime hot spots in the state.
Posted inCrime, Tamworth
19 year old man killed in crash at Piallamore
A man has died following a single-vehicle crash at Pillamore, while younger teens were involved in a high speed chase in Tamworth.
Posted inCrime, Education
New encyclopedia of rural crime
A new book from the Centre for Rural Criminology at the University of New England (UNE) aims to improve the prevention and response to rural crimes.
Posted inCrime, Guyra
Uncivil disputes: the perfect rural crime
In the wake of the recent closure of Little Black Duck Café in Guyra, there have been a number of cases of reported theft and fraud the police don’t seem to be interested in.
Posted inCrime, Tenterfield
Tamworth man jailed for advocating for terrorism
A Tamworth man who advocated for violent terrorist acts in a series of racist and extremist messages on social media has been sentenced to two years and seven months’ in prison.