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Threatening, explicit phone calls spark police chase and arrest
12+ hour, 24+ min ago (216+ words) A man has been arrested after allegedly making a series of offensive phone calls to several businesses using a public payphone. The 28yearold has been charged after police allege he made a series of threatening and sexually explicit phone calls to…...
Relief as baby found "safe and well" after urgent alert issued for missing child
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (158+ words) Bryce Luff is a senior reporter for 7 NEWS. com. au in Perth. Bryce joined Seven West Media as a digital producer for thewest. com. au and Perth Now in 2018. His start in journalism cames as a football reporter for Community…...
Major update in Bali 3 case after men sentenced for killing Aussie dad
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (206+ words) Three Australians sentenced in Bali last month over the shooting murder of a Melbourne father have had their prison terms extended by an appeal judge. The Indonesian High Court handed an extra five years to Sydney man Darcy Francesco Jenson…...
Traffic boss investigated after posting selfie taken while riding his bike
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (238+ words) South Australia's top traffic officer is facing an internal investigation after being fined for using his mobile phone while riding his bicycle " the same offence he has spent years warning motorists and cyclists to avoid. WATCH ABOVE: SA's top traffic…...
Top cop's warning to prosecutors about plea deals for killers
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (515+ words) One Australian state's top lawmaker has warned prosecutors against making plea deals without first seeking input from victims or their families. It follows growing anger over plea deals in high'profile Victorian cases, where families say they were blindsided as charges…...
Jerry cans tossed from allegedly stolen car during wild police chase
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (642+ words) Three men have been arrested after a wild police chase through multiple suburbs in Sydney's west with officers alleging the offender's stolen vehicle is linked to a string of shootings and firebombings across the city. NSW Police allege they first…...
Alleged diesel thief accused of stealing more than $1m worth of fuel
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (255+ words) More than $1 million worth of diesel has allegedly been stolen in southeast Queensland. A 48-year-old man from Greenbank is accused of using stolen fuel cards to collect the diesel from unmanned diesel depots. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Charges laid over…...
Wild scenes as alleged car thief lands on cactus while fleeing cops
1+ week, 2+ day ago (255+ words) An alleged car thief has landed himself in a prickly situation after falling onto a cactus while fleeing police. Queensland Police said two teenagers allegedly committed multiple offences in at least nine different addresses across four suburbs in Brisbane's south…...
Fatal shooting in Box Hill high-rise apartment
1+ week, 2+ day ago (92+ words) 7 NEWS Alleged Queensland criminal lands on cactus while fleeing police E-bike sales soar as fuel prices bite Rabbi's awkward mix-up at Brooklyn Beckham's wedding Ketamine Queen sentenced over Matthew Perry's death Ceasefire on thin ice as Iran shuts Strait of…...
Police stand-off ends with man shot in chest in Aussie capital
1+ week, 5+ day ago (141+ words) A man who allegedly threatened police while they were responding to an early morning call for help has been shot in the chest by officers. Police were initially called to the residence in the Hobart suburb of Goodwood about 4. 30am. But…...