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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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Social media images of Waqar Virk who is alleged to have fired a water pistol near Parliament House. Picture: Instagram/Supplied. **ID Confirmed

‘Very stupid act’: Uber driver slammed over water pistol scare

An Uber driver allegedly caught waving what appeared to be Glock out the window of his car behind Parliament House has been slammed by a magistrate.

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Ussi Da Silva Moniz,left, and two of his venues that went bust, Eros, top right, and Sinaloa, bottom right. Pictures: News Corp/Supplied

Ghost: Elusive Kings Cross restaurateur vanishes owing $8m

Once touted as the “saviour of Kings Cross”, Ussi Da Silva Moniz disappeared when his venues were abruptly shuttered and went bust. Three sets of liquidators can’t find him. Or the millions he owes.

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Car carrier chaos: Major delays after transport truck rolls

Drivers are facing significant delays after a car carrier rolled onto its side in Sydney’s southwest on Friday, partially closing Picton Road.

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Elvis impersonator Bernie Peri was found dead at his Parkes home on Sunday November 10. A man has been charged with his murder. , , image: supplied

Murder charge: Elvis impersonator found dead after karaoke night

A beloved Elvis impersonator has been identified as the victim of an alleged murder in NSW’s central west.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2024: Police pictured at a road block on Wilton Park Road in Wilton. Police have established a crime scene in Sydney's south-west after the body of a teenage boy was located earlier today. Emergency services responded to reports about 7.25am (Saturday 9 November 2024), that a body had been located in bushland off Wilton Park Road, Wilton.Picture: Damian Shaw

Man charged with murder after teen’s body found in bush

A man has been charged with murder after the body of a 15-year-old was discovered in bushland in Sydney’s southwest.

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Doctor rescues overboard crew member after 24 hours at sea

In a story of incredible survival, a Swansea doctor pulled a Vietnamese man from the ocean 24 hours after he fell from a cargo ship, with officials now investigating if he intentionally jumped to enter the country.

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Grieving families’ heartbreak as killer drivers freed in months

The shattered families of innocent people killed on the roadsare calling for the introduction of minimum non-parole periods for killer drivers.

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CCTV footage shows aftermath of police chase ending in fiery crash

Seven brass war memorial plaques have been stolen from an RSL club in Sydney’s west overnight, triggering a dangerous police pursuit. Watch the CCTV footage of the arrest below.

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Emergency services tend to a person who later died after a suspected diving incident at Shelly Beach in Manly on November 8, 2024. Picture: The Daily Telegraph

Woman, 63, dies in diving incident at Sydney beach

A woman in her 60s has tragically died in a suspected diving incident at a popular Sydney beach on Friday morning.

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Dana Griffin, daughter of Paul, shared a heartwarming post in Instagram paying tribute to her father. Photo: Instagram

Charges upgraded in fatal one-punch attack

The daughter of prominent Hills District community member Paul Griffin has shared a heartwarming tribute to her father after he died from an alleged one-punch attack. It comes as the suspect’s charges were upgraded.

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