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A feared crime family ruled Sydney’s underworld. Now it’s at war with itself

A split within the notorious network sparked a gangland war when a senior member defected to form his own criminal syndicate.

  • Riley Walter

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Taylor Swift.

The pop superstar the candidates for top cop are terrified to mention

Six people are being interviewed for the state’s next police commissioner, with Mal Lanyon leading the pack.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman and Stephen Brook
Special Operations Paramedic Scott McNamara and Constable Jesse Hockey rescued the 14-year-old boy from the water.

‘Come with me’: Hero first responders recount dramatic rescue after fatal jet-ski crash

Police constable Jesse Hockey and paramedic Scott McNamara didn’t hesitate jumping into the cold, murky water when two boys hit an obstacle on the Georges River.

  • Josefine Ganko and Kayla Olaya
Jonathan Vollis a prominent businesman in the Hunter Region.

Hotelier accused of multiple rapes after work event

CCTV footage allegedly captured businessman Jonathon Voll repeatedly raping an employee inside one of his venues.

  • Clare Sibthorpe
The black market for tobacco and cigarettes is thriving.

Eviction, jail and $1.5 million fines for illegal tobacco sellers

Landlords would be given the power to evict tenants caught selling illegal cigarettes in a plan to fight the thriving tobacco black market.

  • Jessica McSweeney
SG is suing the NSW Crime Commission in the NSW Supreme Court for breach of contract.

A supergrass gave up secrets of Sydney’s underworld. Now he wants more than $1m from the crime commission

He risked his life to provide information on the city’s criminal milieu to the authorities. Now he’s in a protracted, top-secret court fight to get paid.

  • Neil Mercer
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Simon Knight was 32 years old when he vanished without a trace.

A Sydney chef checked out of a Surry Hills hotel. He was never seen again

Simon Knight left the hotel by bike, withdrew $500 from the bank then “disappeared off the face of the earth”.

  • Josefine Ganko
Chao Wang, aka Charlie Lotzke, and a Lamborghini

Luxury hotels and a Lamborghini: School captain ‘conned mates out of millions’

Chao Wang claimed he was running a successful betting company. Police allege it was all a “heinous” scam to steal more than $2 million from investors.

  • Perry Duffin
Alex White learned an abuser attended his sons daycare through the media. He’s calling for greater transparency

Why parents are kept in dark about alleged abusers at childcare providers

While thousands of parents were told about a Victorian daycare worker, details of a recent case in Sydney remain shrouded in secrecy.

  • Amber Schultz
Bradley Wilder.

‘One wrong mistake’: Heartbroken family pay tribute after man dies in police pursuit

Bradley Wilder, who died in a motorbike crash after failing to stop for police, has been remembered as “soft spoken, well behaved and respectful”.

  • Cindy Yin

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/nsw-police-jdi