L-plater charged over cross-border police pursuit
A 31-year-old L-plater has been charged over a cross-border police chase on the North Coast. Here’s the latest from court.
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Historic wage rise has NSW Police on track to full capacity
The biggest wage increase in history has the NSW Police force on track to return to full capacity by 2026, following five years of dwindling officer numbers.
‘F–k the council’: Man’s $92K rampage on town’s parking meters
A man drank homemade moonshine before vandalising 40 parking meters in a North Coast town while screaming “f–k the council” and “good luck getting your money tomorrow”. Here’s what happened in court.
‘Long time coming’: $28m Byron precinct for police, firefighters
A $28 million police and firefighter precinct has been announced for the heart of Byron Bay to make sure emergency services can keep up with growing demand.
‘Disheartening’: War memorial vandalised weeks from Xmas
A war memorial has been vandalised in the Northern Rivers weeks from Christmas. An RSL secretary expressed his disappointment and says he is “sick” of the “ridiculous” damage being done in town.
‘You’re dead’: NDIS worker threatens to slit pub patron’s throat
A disability support worker threatened to slit a patron’s throat at a popular Northern Rivers pub after she was previously caught driving with cocaine, meth and cannabis in her system.
Alleged mushie trip rapist remains free after jury deliberates
An alleged rapist from Victoria who denied preying on a woman during a “magic mushie” trip involving a pet goat near Byron Bay continues to walk free after a jury were unable to reach a verdict.
Mechanic beat, smothered noisy neighbour to death
A former mechanic with schizophrenia brutally killed his neighbour by bludgeoning him with a brick and smothering him with a pillow – but has been found not criminally responsible.
Violent crook out of jail by Xmas after brutal bashing
A Coffs man struck a woman in the back of the head with a knife handle during a shocking attack – but his violent criminal record won’t stop him getting out of jail before Christmas.
‘Pushed to the limit’: Nurses, midwives launch 24-hour strike
Northern NSW nurses and midwives have vowed they won’t give up on better pay and working conditions as they took to the streets joining thousands of others in a statewide strike on Wednesday.
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