When Brian Powell ruled the city’s night-life, female police officers danced on tables at his venues while gangsters like ‘Neddy’ Smith watched on. Mark Morri pays tribute to one of Sydney’s last great publicans.
Facial recognition is proving to be an invaluable tool for NSW Police, as a team of tech whizzes work around the clock to catch criminals across the state.
A secret police strike force has been investigating a ruthless new “hit squad” and whether it is being used in an underworld civil war raging between the Alameddine crime gang and their once-loyal enforcers.
Analysis: Police are doing their best to prevent the outbreak of a gang war – it’s a pity the law often does not appear to back them up, writes Daily Telegraph Crime Editor Mark Morri.
Outgoing NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has been cleared of leaking the identity of a Bondi Junction stabbing victim to former radio host Ray Hadley.
Two men, one with links to the Alameddine crime gang and the other a solicitor (pictured), are fighting for life after a gunman opened fire in Granville. But it is understood they were likely not the target of the attack.
An innocent TikTok star livestreaming near Sydney’s Town Hall this week became the target of dangerous trend called swatting, where a hoax emergency call is made to elicit a SWAT-team-like response. A man (inset) has been charged over the incident.
The wife of arguably Australia’s most famous DJ is clearing out her wardrobe and making a quick buck while she does it.
One of the men involved in a wild brawl at a Sydney service station last week was previously the target of an infamous attempted underworld murder.
A 22-year-old man was gunned down in the front yard of his Sydney home on Monday night in a case police are investigating as a potential underworld hit gone wrong. Watch the footage.
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