NSW Police misconduct
NSW cop sacked over topless waitress party, domestic violence case failures
Former senior constable Andrew Herring told the Industrial Relations Commission he was a person of integrity but “not particularly well suited to DV investigations”.
- by Patrick Begley
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Mardi Gras votes by tiny margin to keep NSW Police in Sydney parade
NSW Police will take part in the 2025 Mardi Gras after the parade’s members voted down a motion to exclude them by 34 votes.
- by Max Maddison
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State Parliament
Revealed: LGAs where police strip-searches occur most often
A coalition of justice and health organisations has urged the state government to outlaw such searches of young people due to their traumatic impact.
- by Max Maddison and Cindy Yin
Bullying, assault claims at Sydney school, girls arrested ‘unlawfully’
The “violent and shocking” assault of a year 9 girl was caught on CCTV. The police log recorded that “up to 30 students” were attacking staff and students.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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Courts
Joey wanted a fun day out. She ended up being stripped naked and humiliated
Thousands of people strip searched at music festivals may be owed compensation from NSW Police.
- by Riley Walter and Nick Newling
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Police
‘Serious misconduct’: NSW Police inspector had 13 beers, 8 spirit drinks before crash, watchdog says
The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has released a damning report about the high-ranking officer, who allegedly crashed his work car in Sydney’s NorthConnex tunnel.
- by Perry Duffin and Tiffiny Genders
‘I’m an old bloke, I was excited’: Ex-cop says sex with teen inside police station was consensual
A week after allegedly raping the 19-year-old while investigating her complaint, Glen Coleman messaged: “The final offer. $700 for two hours. Either way, this will be the end”.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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Courts
Woman breaks down in court detailing alleged rape inside police station
The former sex crimes detective was investigating the then-teenager’s complaint when he allegedly put $70 on the police station desk and said she could leave if they had sex.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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Courts
Detective’s alleged teen rape victim ‘kept asking to leave’ when he groped her in police car, court told
The then-19-year-old has accused the sex crimes detective of raping her, and thought she had to ask permission to leave his car because “he was a cop”.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Sex crimes detective raped woman whose complaint he was investigating, court told
Glen Coleman allegedly raped the 19-year-old woman at a police station and sexually touched her without her consent in his police car.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
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Crime
Dozens of children strip-searched by police over summer
NSW Police strip-searched children, including 12 and 13-year-olds, in the four months after the Minns government promised to review the practice, an FOI request has revealed.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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