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Two people are in custody following a major police incident at the Moore Park Entertainment Quarter in Sydney. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

BREAKINGPremiumPolice swarm major Sydney precinct

Two people are in custody after witnesses reported seeing dozens of police cars at a major entertainment precinct in Sydney.

Emma Kirk

Police arrested two men after seizing a replica gun and bulletproof vest in a busy city area. (HANDOUT/New South Wales Police Force)

CrimePremiumReplica gun, fake police badge seized in busy city area

Two men are in custody after police seized a plastic gun, bulletproof vest with the US flag and a fake police badge in an operation near a major stadium.

Farid Farid

A suspended sentence for a child abuse offender has been rejected by a judge as unsuitable. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumWebmaster behind every parent's nightmare jailed

A man has been sentenced after uploading pictures of boys he took in public toilets in what has been described as "every parent's nightmare".

Rex Martinich

Busselton Courthouse.

HORROR CRASHPremiumDriver admits causing crash that killed 15yo

A teenage driver who was due to stand trial over a crash that killed a 15-year-old girl has changed his plea to guilty on all charges.

Madelin Hayes

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CRIMEPremiumJiu-jitsu nurse takes down violent patient

Incredible footage has emerged of a nurse using jiu-jitsu to take down a violent patient while they were being escorted out of a hospital emergency department.

Emma Kirk

Three men from country Victoria will face court for allegedly killing wombats with a car. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NEWSPremiumMen charged with killing wombats

Three men from country Australia will face court for allegedly deliberately running over wombats and killing them with a car.

Blair Jackson

A suppression protecting Ralph Carr's identity was lifted days after a jury returned its verdict (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumHigh-profile rapist unmasked as manager to sport stars

A leading entertainment and sports agent can be revealed as the man who raped a younger woman in his own home.

Tara Cosoleto

Todd Blanche has issued an order officially rescinding a lucrative "anti-weaponisation fund". (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumTrump supporters' anti-weaponisation fund scrapped

Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar "anti-weaponisation fund" to compensate his political allies has been rescinded.

MARY CLARE JALONICK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER

An alleged unlicensed motorcyclist who ran a red light and collided with a car, leaving one person fighting for life and a young child with injuries, has been hit with a string of charges.

Courts & JusticePremiumMotorcyclist faces charges as passenger fights for life

An alleged unlicensed motorcyclist who ran a red light and collided with a car, leaving one person fighting for life and a young child with injuries, has been hit with a string of charges.

Brooke Rolfe

Defence barrister Dermot Dann KC is representing the man. NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

UpdatedPremiumIdentity of ‘high-profile’ rapist revealed

A high-profile businessman found to have raped a woman last week can now be unmasked as prominent entertainment and sports manager Ralph Carnovale-Carr.

Liam Beatty

Jeremy Miller, 40, remains on the run three days after he removed his device on Friday.

Missing personMajor police hunt for criminal who removed ankle monitor

Police are still hunting one of eight criminals who allegedly removed their ankle monitoring devices over the weekend.

Brooke Rolfe

Witness Robert Assaf is giving evidence before a corruption probe for a third day. (Damian Shaw/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumLiberal operative's evidence claim after 'rat' taunt

A former Liberal operative once branded a "rat" has claimed party members might have tried to align their messaging before facing a major inquiry.

Max Aldred

Two men have been charged with murder following a man’s death in Australind.

CrimePremiumPair charged with murder after fatal South West attack

Two men have been charged with murder following an altercation that allegedly resulted in the death of a man. 

Brooke Rolfe

The shooting took place at a recently opened In-N-Out Burger restaurant. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumUS mass shooter died from self-inflicted gunshot

The lone gunman who mowed down customers at a fast-food restaurant in the US state of Idaho died of a self-inflicted wound.

Staff Writers

Police are investigating a home invasion in Wentworthville on Sunday night. NewsWire / Nikki Short

NEWSPremium60yo shot in terrifying home invasion

A man has been rushed to hospital with a gunshot wound after two men disguised in balaclavas broke into his home.

Jackson Robb

Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones gave an alleged victim a ‘smothering kiss’, a court heard. Christian Gilles / NewsWire

updatedPremium‘Does it feel good?’: Jones’ alleged car act

An alleged victim of Jones has detailed how the former shock jock allegedly squeezed his penis while he was driving the broadcaster to his NSW farm.

Steve Zemek

A data breach has been announced in Liechtenstein, a country of about 41,000 people. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimePremiumCyber attack on Liechtenstein steals data of 31,000

The government of Liechtenstein has convened a crisis team after a cyber attack breached the country's database of owners of companies, foundations or trusts.

Staff Writers

Alan Jones's barrister has suggested six men have concocted sexual touching allegations against him. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumJones' alleged victim feared he could 'lose everything'

A former athlete has described the tension between being grateful to and fearful of Alan Jones as he accused the talkback titan of indecently assaulting him.

Adelaide Lang

Alan Jones has denied 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching without consent. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumWhat you need to know about Alan Jones' sex abuse case

Nearly two dozen historical sexual touching allegations against veteran talkback host Alan Jones will be tested over four months in court.

Adelaide Lang

An explosion at the Balzi Rossi restaurant killed three people and injured 21, Moscow officials say. (EPA PHOTO)

CrimePremiumMoscow mayor calls restaurant bomb 'terrorist act'

A bomb attack on a Moscow restaurant has killed three people including a woman carrying the device, Russian officials say.

Staff Writers

** ONLINE OUT UNTIL AFTER AIRED ON 6PM NEWS ** Two men are being questioned by police over a man’s death in Australind CREDIT: 7NEWS 7NEWS

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One man dead, two in custody in Australind

Paramedics alerted police to the unresponsive man about 1.20am before he later died at Bunbury hospital. 

Caleb Runciman

A man who was previously jailed for attempted murder has been charged over another alleged knife attack.

crimePremiumMan refused bail over knife attack that left victim in coma

A man who was previously jailed for attempted murder has been charged over another alleged knife attack, it can be revealed. 

Rachel Tassicker & Caleb Runciman

Five youths have been charged with assault-related offences over an attack on a worker in Melbourne. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

CrimePremiumFive youths charged over 'awful' attack on worker

Four teenagers and a 12-year-old boy have been charged over a daylight attack that left a 60-year-old man in a critical condition.

Eleanor Wilson

Pictured left to right: Jezziah Smith, Jeremy Miller and Russell Dabb who were missing on Sunday afternoon after reportedly cutting off their electronic monitoring devices.

CrimePremiumCriminals released into community by courts now missing

The WA Police union has taken aim at the Department of Justice after officers were tasked with hunting down eight serious criminals who cut off their court-imposed ankle monitors in 24 hours. 

Caleb Runciman