Teen street gangs hit with bikie-style bans in crime crackdown
Teenage gangs face new bikie-style meeting bans, repeat youth offenders will be confronted with tougher penalties and bail laws will be reviewed, under an official crime crackdown.
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Wild plan proposed to curb retail crime in SA’s shopping centres
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‘Vanity spin unit’ backlash as road safety fight questioned
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Top cop’s frustration as kid crims rule city
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Gang charged with stealing more than $1m in cash, collectible coins
Two men have been charged after NSW Police stumbled upon $1m and guns, stolen hundreds of kilometres away during a violent home invasion in a tiny South Australian town.
Kids and crime: Cops’ plan to tackle whopping stat — without jail
Just 10 per cent of youth offenders are responsible for at least half of reported SA crime involving young people. But a new anti-street gang squad has revealed its plan to “break the cycle”.
14yo on 131 charges: Huge reform quietly axed as child crime rates soar
Children as young as 10 have been charged with sex crimes, shocking new statistics show, as authorities make a huge call on plans to let young offenders walk free. See the data.
Albo drops fresh tax cut hint as election looms
It was what the prime minister wouldn’t say that spoke volumes in Adelaide on Friday.
Drugged killers’ ‘self-defence’ legal loophole slammed shut
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