A Bondi plumber and a Hungarian national were among eight people who appeared before the courts on drug charges following police raids earlier this week. Prosecutors laid out the allegations against the various members of the group which police have described as being a major drugs syndicate.
Police are hunting a man who allegedly spat at and headbutted a female officer after being told to leave a closed beach during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A piano tutor and student at Sydney’s Academy of Film, Theatre and Television has faced court on allegations he had cannabis in his system when he crashed into and killed a young sailor. The 29-year-old navy recruit had been preparing to propose to his partner.
Two buses, both carrying passengers, have crashed in Kensington resulting in at least three people injured. One young woman is in a serious condition after she was knocked unconscious.
A former high-flying Sydney finance worker was arrested after a large haul of drugs was allegedly intercepted from Germany. He now faces a retrial after a jury was unable to return a verdict.
Two student friends were asleep in their beds when home invaders armed with kitchen knives burst in. What followed was a frenzied stabbing attack as they repeatedly plunged the blades into their faces, necks and bodies as they lay helpless in bed.
A man with a history of violence took it upon himself to deal with what he claims was an annoying neighbour by attacking him with a baseball bat and then setting fire to his couch.
He was once executive chef at one of Sydney’s top restaurants. But Luca Bardella has now faced court after stealing $9000 from an elderly woman to fund his drug habit.
A Sydney electrician has told a court his own cocaine addiction led to his getting involved in drug dealing. He has now been sentenced after nine bags of cocaine were found inside a common tool.
A former NRL speedster led police on a foot chase after being stopped because of his erratic drink-driving. A court heard it was the star’s second high-range drink drive offence.
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