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Madeline Crittenden is a reporter for The Sunday Telegraph. She joined in 2021 after covering crime and courts for several mastheads throughout NSW.

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Madeline Crittenden

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Illawarra Star

St. George Illawarra Dragons rugby league players Jack de Belin arrives at Wollongong District Court in Wollongong, Monday, June 22, 2020. De Belin and his co-accused Callan Sinclair will appear in Wollongong District Court having pleaded not guilty to the aggravated sexual assault of a 19-year-old woman inside a Wollongong apartment in December 2018.(AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

Jack de Belin back in court as pre-trial arguments continue

St George Illawarra star Jack de Belin returned to court on Monday as legal argument continues ahead of his sexual assault trial.

Illawarra Star

Protesters march in Sydney, Saturday, June 6, 2020, to support the movement of U.S. protests over the death of George Floyd. Black Lives Matter protests across Australia proceeded mostly peacefully as thousands of demonstrators in state capitals honored the memory of George Floyd and protested the deaths of indigenous Australians in custody. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

NSW Black Lives Matter activists to defy protest ban

NSW Police have won a court bid to block a NSW Black Lives Matter rally but organisers have vowed to host the illegal rally anyway with some joking after the defeat “they can’t arrest all of us”.

Illawarra Star

Illawarra paddle boarder Sara Egan with trainer Rebecca Dunning

I’ll give everything a go, if I can’t do it I’ll try again’

Sara Egan has proved that no matter you’re ability, you can do whatever you set your mind to, as long as you’ve got a positive attitude and a bit of determination.

Illawarra Star

Marshall Mount buggy crash on February 17, 2019, which killed a 10-year-old Sydney girl. MUST CREDIT: 9 News Illawarra.

Little girl killed in buggy crash after party takes tragic turn

A woman has pleaded guilty to negligent driving occasioning death after a buggy she was driving at children’s birthday party flipped and killed a little girl.

The South Coast News

Two charged with bushfire-related fraud – South Coast. Two people have been charged following an investigation into bushfire-related fraud on the state’s South Coast. In March 2020, detectives from South Coast Police District commenced an investigation into a group of people suspected of fraudulently obtaining bushfire assistance payments from a number of charities. Following extensive inquiries, police executed two search warrants at homes in Surf Beach about 8am today (Thursday 18 June 2020). Officers located and seized documents for examination. A 47-year-old man and 38-year-old woman were arrested and taken to Batemans Bay Police Station. The woman was charged with five counts of dishonestly obtain financial advantage by deception. The man was charged with two counts of dishonesty obtain financial advantage by deception. Both were refused bail and are due to face Wollongong Local Court via AVL tomorrow (Friday 19 June 2020). Police will allege the group claimed in excess of $10,000 from these charities and made further attempts to claim an additional $20,000. Source: NSW Police

Man and woman allegedly faked addresses for charity money

A man and woman from the South Coast have fronted court after allegedly using fake addresses to claim cash from charities trying to help bushfire victims get back on their feet.

Illawarra Star

Simpson Sports owner Shane James Simpson being arrested by police. New South Wales State and Local Police raided Simpson Sports firearms shop in Port Kembla just after 9am this morning. The male owner was opened the store for police and was then arrested and taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station for alleged illegal supply of firearms. Picture: Dylan Robinson

Shocking video scared man into black market gun dealing

A Port Kembla firearms dealer who trafficked hundreds of guns on the black market has told a court he was ‘forced’ into the sophisticated racket after a European man showed him a graphic video of a person being shot in the head.

Illawarra Star

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH SPECIAL. MUST NOT BE PUBLISHED WITHOUT TALKING TO JEFF DARMANIN ST PIC ED. Bike Jacob Nyrhinen.

Threats, texts and doorbell surveillance

Heavily-tattooed Jacob Nyrhinen has admitted to assaulting his ex-girlfriend after he eavesdropped on her conversations via a secret video doorbell, and concluded she was seeing another man.

Illawarra Star

Jarrad Pavric, 22, arrives at Wollongong Local Court on March 23. Picture: Madeline Crittenden.

Cop’s son guilty of revenge porn offences on child victim

The son of an Illawarra cop who had threatened to publish naked images of a 14-year-old girl online unless she agreed to sleep with him, has had to hear the impact of his grubby actions firsthand.

Illawarra Star

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH SPECIAL. Daniel Clulow, 27, was killed in a high speed crash while trying to escape being shot at in Albion Park, near Wollongong, on Saturday May 18 2019. Three other people were also injured. Picture: Facebook. Image confirmed by Ava Benny Morrison.

Murder charges dropped following fatal Albion Park crash

Murder charges against two men have been downgraded, after a horrific crash at Albion Park Rail killed an Illawarra father-of-seven last year.

Illawarra Star

Trail bike rider dies at Figtree

A young trail bike rider died at Figtree overnight, after he collided with tree.

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