Police stationed outside Adelaide underworld identity’s funeral
Carmelo Loprete, a mechanic previously embroiled in with the Calabrian Mafia to import one of Australia’s largest cocaine shipments, has been farewelled in Adelaide today.
Police & Courts SA
$45m bus bust: Duo confess in SA’s second largest coke sting
Two Victorian men charged over the second biggest cocaine bust in South Australian history have confessed to their crimes after nearly 140kg of the drug was found inside luxury buses.
‘No case to answer’: Stunning plea in Bowden case after evidence delay
The two men charged over the suspected drug-related death of a young woman earlier this year have answered the charges after weeks of evidence delays.
Twist as alleged security-guard slasher back in court
A woman accused of fleeing Big W with stolen Lego when she allegedly slashed a security guard with a razor blade is back in court.
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Teens arrested after alleged baseball bat attack
Two teenagers have been arrested after a man was allegedly attacked with a baseball bat in Murray Bridge, leaving him with serious injuries.
‘He was cherished’: Young pilot killed in Outback plane crash identified
A pilot aged in his 20s died following a plane crash in the state’s Far North on Thursday.
‘There was no rape’: Man awaits fate for alleged club assault
A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl at a CBD nightclub has claimed she lied to explain away her “embarrassing” behaviour, a court has heard.
Four injured after car and bus collide, north of Adelaide
Two people have been rushed to hospital after a serious crash involving a car and bus on Thursday afternoon.
Embattled cop resigns from school board amid assault allegations
An email was circulated to parents after union candidate Wade Burns stepped down from another board — but the Police Association remains silent on bombshell claims.
Boss charged with alleged rape of teenage employee
A 47-year-old northern suburbs man has been charged with allegedly raping one of his teenage employees while he was giving the young girl a lift home after work.
‘Erodes standards’: Court’s big move on brutal DV killer’s jail time
A monster who buried his ex-girlfriend alive was given a “manifestly inadequate” sentence, with the court now coming down hard on the murderer.
SA’s highest court hands down massive Ironside ruling
The state’s highest court has ruled whether Operation Ironside detectives were acting legally when they intercepted messages on the AN0M app.
Two Riverland men charged over separate historic child sex offences
Two Riverland men have been charged over separate unrelated child sex offences – one dating back to the late 90s.
Boys busted after western suburbs crime spree
A pair of teenagers who police claim were involved in a car theft, petrol drive-off and assault on a 14-year-old boy have been arrested.
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