Is this the northern beaches’ worst — or most ‘stupid’ — driver?
A self-described “stupid” tradie has been jailed for driving while disqualified after being nabbed behind the wheel without a licence for the 11th time.
A self-described “stupid” tradie has been jailed for driving while disqualified after being nabbed behind the wheel without a licence for the 11th time.
A convicted western Sydney child sex offender has learned his fate over his most recent unsettling offences, which were discovered after a bathroom bust.
A Cranbourne West teenager, accused of stabbing a police officer responding to an alleged fake aggravated burglary call, allegedly told police to “shoot him” three times.
A full NSW Supreme courtroom let out gasps and tears as the son of an Illawarra grandmother accused of murdering her boyfriend was acquitted of the charge.
A jail sentence is hanging over the head of a creep who confessed to accessing a Russian-hosted website to hoard child abuse material.
One man who rendered another unconscious, before stomping on his head, boasted that he was ‘proud’ of how the victim ‘fell like a bucket of shit’.
A magistrate has blasted a warehouse worker, who rang his female colleague daily on a private number after she rejected his advances, saying his behaviour would “freak anyone out”.
The Sydney GP confessed to downloading more than a thousands videos and images depicting the sexual abuse of children as young as three “because I am a sick person”.
The accused driver of a luxury SUV, allegedly stolen from a western Sydney home before leading police on a wild chase, has pleaded not guilty.
Police have hit three men and two women with charges after a wild brawl reportedly involving up to 60 people – and a gun – in northern NSW. Here’s what we know.
Former Bandido bikie John Fahey has been charged after he allegedly punched and stomped on another man at a hotel in Sydney’s west last month.
A kidnapper busted with a freshly-fired short-barrelled shotgun took a man to a bikie clubhouse in Lismore where he allegedly threatened to skin him in the bush.
A prominent Northern Rivers defence lawyer turfed out of a bar on the Queensland-NSW border during the Covid pandemic has had the last laugh in court. Here’s what happened.
Australian universities have no powers to ban extremist Muslim group Hizb-ut Tahrir from their campus, with a prominent Sydney university boss calling on parliament to declare the group a terrorist organisation if they want them barred.
A review of sexual assault cases ordered by chief prosecutor Sally Dowling following judicial criticism her office was pursuing merit-less cases has seen 15 cases axed. Budget Estimates has heard.
An ex-specialist cop is facing charges after police were called to a brawl at a Mid-North Coast hotel. Here’s what we know.
An alleged car thief, accused of waking a northern beaches mum while stealing the car keys to her luxury 4WD before leading police on a wild chase, is set to be prosecuted in a higher court.
Police have seized a massive haul of illegal cigarettes during an investigation that also uncovered a clandestine drug lab in Sydney’s southwest.
Hollywood actor Simon Baker has pleaded guilty to drink driving after being caught driving a Tesla erratically near Byron Bay, but he enjoyed a surf in Sydney instead of facing court in person.
The cost-of-living crisis doesn’t appear to be hitting everyone hard, with thugs using food as projectiles to target vehicles on the M4. See the damage from incidents that police believe are linked.
The Sydney Morning Herald has apologised for mistakenly running a front page photograph of businessman Michael Ibrahim instead of the jailed crime boss of the same name.
An allegedly violent home invader involved in a daylight break in a regional NSW town was on the run for more than 24 hours before being arrested.
A man who allegedly bit a police officer on the arm in the NSW Central West has been charged with assault.
A senior constable on the NSW south coast who allegedly assaulted two teenagers has been charged with common assault.
A medical report referenced in agreed facts tendered to the court reveals the boy suffered extensive injuries on the brain, retina and spine after being shaken with “potentially lethal” force.
Former Olympic swimming coach Dick Caine has been unmasked as a serial pedophile after a judge found he raped and sexually abused six underage students during the height of his teaching career.
A southern Sydney Labor council candidate has fronted court supported by his father, the long-time local mayor, to appeal his licence suspension after he was fined for speeding and causing a crash in a McDonald’s car park.
A northern NSW man was busted helping smuggle more than a kilogram of heroin into the region destined for Melbourne, after ABF tipped police off about a dodgy Malaysian package.
A software engineer employed by the federal Attorney-General’s department has been charged over an alarming alleged domestic violence incident involving his partner.
Melbourne Storm forward Shawn Blore has denied an allegation of affray, alongside his brother Dean, following an alleged incident in Sydney’s CBD.
A Northern Rivers drink driver hopped behind the wheel well over the limit, smashed into a bollard and then denied the crash – but left her car’s bumper and number plate behind.
A notorious child sex offender who transitioned genders in prison has been charged with directing a child abuse material ring called “The Pack” from inside a NSW jail.
Crash investigation cops are examining the case of Kyle Hakki, who is accused of swerving into a bike lane and killing a Sydney cyclist. See what happened in court
One of Sydney’s most notorious crime figures, along with an associate, is currently being sought by NSW Police for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to murder rival gangster.
Former Sydney biker Eneasi Taumoefolau was arrested for allegedly trying to set up a Comanchero bikie chapter in Tonga, two years after he was deported from Sydney.
Police have charged 10 people and seized more than $500,000 worth of prohibited drugs as part of a months-long investigation across Sydney.
A woman in her 30s charged with murdering her lover in his 60s, who was also her landlord, will remain behind bars for now after facing a Coffs court. Here’s the latest on the case.
A man who ran a struggling online fitness supplements business on the northern beaches has been caught up in a police sting, allegedly buying a kilo of cocaine. See what happened in court.
Police had foiled two recent attempts on Tarek Ayoub’s life, but when hitmen came after him for a third time on Monday, they ensured he would not survive.
The state’s top criminals have had their exotic cars, million-dollar watches and luxury handbags confiscated by a team of accountants and lawyers referred to as “Raptor with calculators”.
Days after winning Australian TV’s highest honour, NSW Police have moved to protect gold Logie winning presenter Larry Emdur after a man entered the Channel 7 headquarters without security clearance.
A Mid-North Coast teacher has been accused of obsessing over and stalking a young student – and repeatedly sexually assaulting her over a number of years. Now, his case has been pushed back.
The mayor of Byron Shire – accused of common assault and stalking/intimidation – has lost an application in court to suppress the media from reporting on the criminal proceedings.
A court has viewed police footage of a distraught mother moments after her son stabbed her partner to death in the Illawarra with the woman telling officers she thought the deceased “tried to stab” the accused first.
A labourer pushed his partner into a makeshift fence in the centre of Coffs Harbour and pretended to hug her after being caught by an off-duty cop.
An ex-policeman, accused of recording and sending intimate images of a woman, allegedly used ‘coercive control’ before he was hit with fresh charges and taken into custody.
A south coast man has been busted drink driving with a suspended licence after a vodka-fuelled night, all while serving a sentence for resisting police, assault and damaging property.
A former private schoolboy has learnt his fate after using inside knowledge to defraud PayPal of more than $50,000 while working at the Commonwealth Bank.
A teen and two adults have been charged following a horror car crash in the Canberra region which killed a 15-year-old.
A northern beaches man has faced court after allegedly using a camera attached to his shoe to film a 12-year-old girl under her skirt at a shopping centre.
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