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Elizabeth Neil is a reporter for the Penrith Press. She previously wrote for multiple local papers in NSW, including the Blacktown Advocate and Hills Shire Times. Prior to these, was an established reporter for the Sunshine Coast Daily and Gympie Times in Queensland. She specialises in court and crime reporting.

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UpdatedNSW

Cops believe road rage victim dragged 100m to his death

Police have released a description of a white ute whose driver they would like to speak to after a man was killed in a suspected road rage incident near a school in Sydney’s west.

The Hills

Andrew Hadfield was jailed over a crime spree which spanned Christmas Eve and into the 2024 new year. Photo: Social media

New dad jailed over Christmas Eve, New Years crime spree

A new father will miss the first year of his child’s life after he was sentenced to jail over a crime spree starting on Christmas Eve in 2023.

VideoBlacktown

Firefighters battle a blaze in Doonside, in Sydney's west. Photo: FRNSW

Community rallies to support family after devastating house fire

A western Sydney community has rallied support for a family who lost their house and everything in it to an accidental blaze involving a heater and office furniture.

Penrith

CTC at Melville Road was subject to an alleged armed robbery

Boy granted bail after alleged tobacconist, servo armed robbery

A child who allegedly held up a tobacco store and a petrol station while armed with a knife has been granted bail. Details here.

PollHills Shire

‘Unrealistic’: Council takes aim at housing plan amid crisis

A Western Sydney council has claimed the state government’s five-year housing target is ‘overly ambitious’ and accused them of neglecting critical infrastructure elsewhere.

Hills Shire

Cop crackdown on hooded teens amid Metro station attacks

Cops are cracking down on hooded teenagers at train stations amid a rise in robberies and assaults, warning the public to call officers if they see teens with face coverings.

Blacktown

Teen allegedly hid 70cm knife in pants

A young man has been charged after police allegedly made a disturbing find during a crackdown on youth gang crime in Sydney’s west.

Blacktown

‘I’ll jump on your head’: Roofer’s chilling threats to woman

A court has heard chilling threats a Blacktown man made to his ex-partner during a recorded phone call.

EXCLUSIVEPenrith

Benjamin Carter (DOB: 24/07/86) leaves Penrith Local Court on Friday, November 3, 2023. Carter, a tax agent who lives at Silverdale, is facing more than a dozen fraud charges after he allegedly misappropriated $26 million from clients. Picture: Shannon Tonkin (DT Court Reporter) ,

Former high-flying accountant hit with fresh embezzlement charges

A former high flying tax agent, accused of siphoning the funds from various former clients to bankroll his gambling addiction, has been hit with more than a dozen embezzlement charges.

UpdatedPolice & Courts

Police are at the Windsor Terrace Motel in Sydney's west today after an alleged assault that has left one person fighting for life.

Man fights for life after motel bashing in Sydney’s northwest

Police were called to a motel on George Street in Windsor shortly before 12.30am following reports a man was being assaulted in a motel room.

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