Dozens of recidivist youths in police crosshairs as crime wave grips
A specialist police team is probing more than 50 repeat youth offending ringleaders they believe are driving a surge in crime.
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Five youths on the run, three teens in court over crime spree
One boy has been released on bail after three teenagers faced court over a string of break-ins across Adelaide – but police are hunting five others.
Battered locals fear knock-out blow from AFL
Local footy clubs say they could face oblivion if footy authorities react the wrong way to bombshell recommendations from Australia’s top sporting minds.
SANFL punts the Gaza salary cap charges, footy icon in the clear
A number of charges that led to a record fine for an amateur South Australian footy club have been dropped.
Foaming mad: Police push for tougher treatment of spitting offenders
Tough new laws could be on the cards for vile offenders who spit on frontline cops after a push from the state’s police union.
‘No money, no clothes’: SA family’s ‘Gestapo-style’ nightmare in paradise
The Bruegger family were running a successful resort on the Pacific island of Vanuatu when their lives were turned upside down by midnight raids and an unlawful deportation.
‘Thought I was going to die’: Assault victim lashes ‘broken’ system
Police say a resourcing crisis is stopping them from tracking down criminals on outstanding warrants, with a grandfather assaulted this week labelling the justice system “broken”.
New laws target criminal networks recruiting kids as ‘footsoldiers’
Criminals recruiting kids to do their dirty work would face the harshest penalties yet under new proposed laws.
Missing man’s family reveal the moment they made grim discovery
The heartbroken loved ones who discovered the body of Dan Cojocea on the Eyre Peninsula say it was a miracle they spotted him.
First pictures: Missing dad’s body found after four-day search
Emergency crews have retrieved the body of missing father Dan Cojocea near Port Lincoln, who was found after a four-day search.
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