Crime

CrimeUS jails 'militia' members on riot charges

Self-described militia members are facing federal charges that they participated in the assault on the US Capitol.

Dan Sewell and Ben Finley

CrimeMan charged after Katoomba stand off

A 44-year-old man has been charged after a four hour stand-off with police in the NSW Blue Mountains.

Out on bail‘It’s Pughsey, get him’: Gold heist accused’s claim

One of the men accused of a gold heist last year didn’t realise police who yelled at him when he fled during an unrelated alleged robbery were officers, a court has heard, as he’s released on bail.

Taylar Amonini

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Bandidos bikies accused of brutal birthday bashing

A man was so brutally beaten by senior Bandidos bikies — including one armed with a metal pole — at his own birthday party that he was left almost completely blind in one eye, prosecutors claim.

Shannon Hampton

CrimeRussia brushes off Navalny sanctions call

Russia insists the detention of poisoned opposition politician Alexei Navalny is a "domestic matter" and that the Kremlin will not heed calls for sanctions.

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Chicken accountant appeals sentence but not conviction

A Peppermint Grove accountant and shire councillor who stole millions of dollars from a wealthy chicken farmer will appeal his six-year jail term — but will not fight to clear his name.

Shannon Hampton

Grim discoveryDead body found inside Armadale home

Firefighters called to a house fire in Armadale have discovered a dead body inside the home.

Sarah Steger

CrimeSlain gangland lawyer gave info to cops

Victoria's Court of Appeal has released documents confirming murdered gangland lawyer Joe Acquaro gave information to police.

Georgie Moore

Massive haulCigarette smuggling ‘mastermind’ cousins jailed

Two cousins, who tried to smuggle 9.5 million cigarettes into WA by hiding them under ceiling panels in a sea container, have both been jailed for nearly five years.

Tim Clarke

CrimeCop says bottom-touching was accidental

A police officer has told a Brisbane court he didn't intentionally touch a female colleague on the buttock during a training exercise.

Cheryl Goodenough

CrimeCourt told of injuries in NCA bombing

The Supreme Court in Adelaide has heard of the horrific injuries suffered by two people caught up in the bombing of the National Crime Authority office in 1994.

Tim Dornin

Beachside violenceParty bus operator hits back at Scarborough ban plan

Banning party buses in Scarborough won’t curb rising antisocial behaviour in the area, according to the operator of a bus service that regularly visits the coastal party hotspot.

Ben O'Shea

CrimeMan to stand trial over sex worker rapes

A man has pleaded not guilty to 27 charges relating to the rapes of two teenage sex workers in Melbourne the 1980s.

Gus McCubbing

CrimeMan in court over death after prison fight

A man charged with unlawful striking causing death after a fight in prison with murder-accused Zlatko Sikorsky has had his case mentioned in court.

Cheryl Goodenough

CrimeMan arrested after Katoomba stand off

A 44-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly threatened a woman, before a stand-off with police in Katoomba, lasting more than three hours.

Tiffanie Turnbull

CrimeGran killer thought drugs ruined his brain

Prosecutors say the psychosis that caused killer Murray Deakin to think people were vampires and demons was induced by cannabis and LSD use.

Luke Costin

In custody‘Covidiot’ quarantine breacher to stay behind bars

The South Australian ‘covidiot’ who is accused of lying on her G2G application and breaching WA’s quarantine laws for the second time in a year will spend at least another two weeks behind bars.

Emily Moulton

CrimeOne of Aust's most dangerous kept in jail

A troubled NSW prisoner will be kept in prison eight years after her sentence expired over concerns she poses too great a risk of committing serious offences.

Luke Costin

CrimeBody found at rest stop near Tamworth

An unidentified man's body has been found inside a campervan at a rest stop near Tamworth in northern NSW.

CrimeArakun man charged with attempted murder

A man who allegedly attacked a woman in a remote community in far north Queensland has been charged with attempted murder.

CrimeMan jailed after appeal over pilot punch

A man who was released on immediate parole after pleading guilty to punching a stranger in the face will serve eight months in jail after an appeal.

Cheryl Goodenough

CrimeMan charged over Melbourne death

A man will face court charged with murder following another man's death on Melbourne's Mornington Peninsula.

Fight night fix?Party bus ban in motion for Scarborough

The City of Stirling will meet with police to tackle antisocial behaviour after confronting photos exposed alcohol-fuelled violence plaguing nightlife in the seaside suburb.

Michael Traill

Perth to PilbaraAlleged meth bust after ‘drug dealer’s’ phone tapped

A suspected Pilbara drug dealer was being monitored by police for two weeks when he allegedly tried to smuggle more than 137grams of methamphetamine into the region.

Emily Moulton